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The 2016 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain will be a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team to compete in the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations. The New Zealand Kiwis will play a match against Australia in Perth, Australia on their way to Great Britain.
Background
[edit]The last Four Nations tournament was held in 2014 and was hosted by New Zealand and Australia. New Zealand won the tournament, which also included England and Samoa, by defeating Australia 22-18 in the final.[1]
Scotland qualified for the tournament by winning the 2014 European Cup. New Zealand has only played Scotland once, defeating them 40-4 in a 2013 Rugby League World Cup quarter-final.
New Zealand toured Great Britain in 2015, losing a three match test series against England 2-1.
New Zealand last played Australia in the 2016 Anzac Test, losing 0-16 on 6 May.
Coach Stephen Kearney had been in charge of New Zealand since 2008. However on 12 September, less than a month before the Kiwis' first match, Kearney resigned to become the head coach of the New Zealand Warriors.[2][3] He was replaced by David Kidwell, who took on the position full-time.[4] On 28 September, the New Zealand Rugby League announced the appointment of Justin Morgan and Willie Swann as assistant coaches.[5]
Squad
[edit]Training squad
[edit]An initial training squad was named on 7 September 2016 and added to as teams were eliminated from the NRL finals.[6] Players that were unavailable included Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Peta Hiku, Dean Whare, Kieran Foran and Kodi Nikorima.[6] Ben Matulino and Alex Glenn were originally named in the squad, but later withdrew due to injury.[7][8]
| Club Team | Players |
|---|---|
| Manly Sea Eagles | Lewis Brown, Addin Fonua-Blake, Martin Taupau |
| Parramatta Eels | Manu Maʻu, Brad Takairangi |
| St George Illawarra Dragons | Jason Nightingale |
| Sydney Roosters | Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Isaac Liu, Sam Moa, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
| New Zealand Warriors | David Fusitu'a, Shaun Johnson, Solomone Kata, Thomas Leuluai, Sam Lisone, Tuimoala Lolohea, Issac Luke, Simon Mannering, |
| Wests Tigers | Tim Simona, Elijah Taylor |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | Greg Eastwood |
| Penrith Panthers | James Fisher-Harris, Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, Suaia Matagi, Te Maire Martin |
| Brisbane Broncos | Adam Blair, |
| New Zealand Warriors | Jazz Tevaga |
Final squad
[edit]A final travelling squad of 24 will be named during the week after the NRL Grand Final on 2 October.[6]
Fixtures
[edit]New Zealand will play a test match in Perth, before heading to Great Britain for three test matches as part of the Four Nations tournament.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Attendance | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 October | Australia | nib Stadium, Perth | ||||
| 29 October | England | John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield | ||||
| 5 November | Australia | Ricoh Arena, Coventry | ||||
| 11 November | Scotland | The Zebra Claims Stadium, Workington |
The final will be held at Anfield, Liverpool on 20 November.[10]
Australia
[edit]This will be the first test match to be held in Perth.[11]
England
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Australia
[edit]This is part of a double header, as England play Scotland at the same venue at 5:30pm.
Scotland
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References
[edit]- ^ New Zealand exact revenge on Australia to clinch title
- ^ "Kearney new Vodafone Warriors head coach". warriors.kiwi. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Stephen Kearney backs David Kidwell to take over Kiwis coaching duties". tvnz. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- ^ "Kidwell not confirming Mannering as Kiwis skipper". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ^ "Kidwell names NZ Kiwis assistants". New Zealand Rugby League. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d Media, NRL Digital. "Big contingent in train-on squad".
- ^ a b https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/sport/league/kiwis-name-eight-more-players-in-four-nations-squad
- ^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11718567
- ^ "League: Eastwood added to Kiwis squad". 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
- ^ a b c d "2016 Four Nations Schedule". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Perth to host October Test match". nrl.com. 23 April 2016.
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