The 1995 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team to compete at the

1995 Rugby League World Cup The 1995 Rugby League World Cup was held during October in the United Kingdom. It was the eleventh staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was marketed as the Halifax Centenary World Cup, reflecting the tournament's sponsorship and the fact ...

. New Zealand won Group B of the tournament, before losing to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

20-30 in a semi-final.

Build up

Earlier in the year, New Zealand played two test matches against France, winning one and drawing the other. New Zealand then played a three match test series against Australia, losing all three tests.

Staff

*Head coach: Frank Endacott *Assistant coach: Gary Kemble

Squad

Final squad

Fixtures

Warm up match

Before leaving for the World Cup, the squad played the

New Zealand Residents The New Zealand Residents (also previously known as New Zealand 'A', New Zealand XIII, the Lion Red Cup XIII and currently known as the Bartercard Premiership Selection) are a New Zealand rugby league football representative side that is selected f ...

at Ericsson Stadium and defeated them 20-4.

World Cup Group B

Tonga

Papua New Guinea

Semi-final

The match was 20-all after 80 minutes. In extra time Australia scored two tries to win the match.

References

{{Kiwis tours 1995 Rugby League World Cup Great Britain