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1957 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1957 New Zealand rugby league season was the 50th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand .
International competitions
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New Zealand attended the 1957 World Cup , defeating Great Britain but losing to France and Australia . The Kiwis then lost a match against a combined Great Britain/France XIII. The team was coached by Bill Telford and consisted of Pat Creedy , Vern Bakalich , Neville Denton , Tom Hadfield , Ron Ackland , Bill Sorensen , George P Turner , vice-captain George Menzies , Sel Belsham , Jock Butterfield , Bill McLennan , Henry Maxwell , captain Cliff Johnson , Kevin Pearce , Jim Riddell , John Yates , Rex Percy and Keith Bell .
An Auckland junior team toured Australia, winning matches against Illawarra , Western Suburbs and twice beating Eastern Suburbs . The squad included future Kiwis Brian Reidy , who captained the squad, and Gary Phillips .[1]
National competitions
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Northern Union Cup
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Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
Inter-district competition
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Canterbury and the West Coast drew in Greymouth.[2]
Club competitions
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Auckland
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Ellerslie won the Auckland Rugby League 's Fox Memorial Trophy.[3] Otahuhu won the Roope Rooster.
The first University of Auckland rugby league club was founded in 1957.[4] Ellerslie club , the university side included Murray Paterson .[1]
Wellington
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St George won the Wellington Rugby League 's Appleton Shield.[3]
Canterbury
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Papanui won the Canterbury Rugby League 's Massetti Cup.[3]
The Canterbury Rugby League experimented with a "sin bin" until the New Zealand Rugby League instructed them to return to International rules. The sin bin is now a permanent feature of the rugby league rules.[2]
The Rugby League finally sold Monica Park during the season.[2]
Kaiapoi registered with the Rugby League.
Jock Butterfield played for Sydenham.
Other competitions
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The Manawatu Rugby League was formed in February with six clubs; Takaro, Kiwi, Celtic, Kia Ora, Marton and Feilding. Ex-Australian international Noel Pidding played for the Marton club. Feilding won the first ever Championship title defeating Takaro.[5]
Runanga defeated Papanui 19–17 to win the Thacker Shield .[2]
References
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^ a b c d Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII , Christchurch, 1987.
^ a b c Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League , 1990. p. 72
^ Auckland University Rugby League Football Club Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine aucklandleague.co.nz
^ MRL History Archived 28 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Manawatu Rugby League
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