The 1916 New Zealand rugby league season was the ninth season of
rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
International competitions
New Zealand played no international matches in 1916.
National competitions
Northern Union Cup
Auckland again held the
Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
Club competitions
Auckland
City won the
Auckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League (ARL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region, including both club and school rugby league. It began in 1910 when the fi ...
's competition and the Roope Rooster.
[Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 ''New Zealand Rugby League'', 1990. p. 72]
Ponsonby United captain
Scotty McClymount won the title of favourite player in a public charity vote held to raise funds for the War effort.
City's Albert Asher
Arapeta Paurini Wharepapa (3 December 1879 – 8 January 1965), or Albert Asher as he was more commonly known, was a New Zealand List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballe ...
was second and Grafton's
Karl Ifwersen finished third.
[Coffey, John and Bernie Wood ''Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009'', 2009. .]
Other Competitions
The
Wellington Rugby League
Wellington Rugby League is the local sporting body responsible for the administration of Rugby league in the Greater Wellington region. It is responsible for the local competition of the same name, as well as its representative team, the Wellingto ...
's competition was suspended from 1916 until 1918. The
Canterbury Rugby League's competition was suspended for the 1916 season.
[Coffey, John. ''Canterbury XIII'', Christchurch, 1987]
References
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New Zealand rugby league seasons
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