1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada explained

Team:New Zealand
Yearstart:1935
Yearfinish:1936
Destination:British Isles and Canada
Manager:Vincent Meredith
Captain:Jack Manchester
Matchplayed:30
Matchwon:26
Matchdraw:1
Matchlost:3
Testplayed:4
Testwon:2
Testdraw:0
Testlost:2
Played1:1
Won1:1
Draw1:0
Lost1:0
Played2:1
Won2:1
Draw2:0
Lost2:0
Played3:1
Won3:0
Draw3:0
Lost3:1
Played4:1
Won4:0
Draw4:0
Lost4:1

Matches

Scores and results list New Zealand's points tally first.

Opponent ForAg.DateVenueStatus
Devon & Cornwallalign=center width=5035align=center width=506width=120 align=right 14 September 1935Rectory Ground, DevonportTour match
Midland Countiesalign=center width=509align=center width=503width=120 align=right 19 September 1935Highfield Road, CoventryTour match
Yorkshire & Cumberlandalign=center width=5014align=center width=503width=120 align=right 21 September 1935Lidget Green, BradfordTour match
Abertillery & Cross Keysalign=center width=5031align=center width=506width=120 align=right 25 September 1935Abertillery Park, AbertilleryTour match
Swanseaalign=center width=503align=center width=5011width=120 align=right 28 September 1935St. Helen's, SwanseaTour match
Gloucestershire & Somersetalign=center width=5023align=center width=503width=120 align=right 3 October 1935Memorial Stadium, BristolTour match
Lancashire & Cheshirealign=center width=5021align=center width=508width=120 align=right 5 October 1935BirkenheadTour match
Northumberland & Durhamalign=center width=5010align=center width=506width=120 align=right 9 October 1935GosforthTour match
South of Scotlandalign=center width=5011align=center width=508width=120 align=right 12 October 1935Mansfield Park, HawickTour match
Glasgow - Edinburghalign=center width=509align=center width=508width=120 align=right 16 October 1935Old Anniesland, GlasgowTour match
Combined Servicesalign=center width=506align=center width=505width=120 align=right 19 October 1935AldershotTour match
Llanelli RFCalign=center width=5016align=center width=508width=120 align=right 22 October 1935Stradey Park, LlanelliTour match
Cardiffalign=center width=5020align=center width=505width=120 align=right 26 October 1935Arms Park, CardiffTour match
Newportalign=center width=5017align=center width=505width=120 align=right 31 October 1935Rodney Parade, NewportTour match
London Countiesalign=center width=5011align=center width=500width=120 align=right 2 November 1935Twickenham, LondonTour match
Oxford Universityalign=center width=5010align=center width=509width=120 align=right 7 November 1935Iffley Road, OxfordTour match
Hampshire & Sussexalign=center width=5014align=center width=508width=120 align=right 9 November 1935Dean Court, BournemouthTour match
Cambridge Universityalign=center width=5025align=center width=505width=120 align=right 14 November 1935Grange Road, CambridgeTour match
Leicestershire & East Midlandsalign=center width=5016align=center width=503width=120 align=right 16 November 1935Welford Road, LeicesterTour match
Scotlandalign=center width=5018align=center width=508width=120 align=right 23 November 1935Murrayfield, EdinburghTest match
North of Scotlandalign=center width=5012align=center width=506width=120 align=right 27 November 1935Linksfield Stadium, AberdeenTour match
Ulsteralign=center width=503align=center width=503width=120 align=right 30 November 1935Ravenhill, BelfastTour match
Irelandalign=center width=5017align=center width=509width=120 align=right 7 December 1935Lansdowne Road, DublinTest match
Mid-Districtsalign=center width=5031align=center width=5010width=120 align=right 12 December 1935Ynys, AberdareTour match
Neath & Abevaronalign=center width=5013align=center width=503width=120 align=right 14 December 1935AberavonTour match
Walesalign=center width=5012align=center width=5013width=120 align=right 21 December 1935Arms Park, CardiffTest match
London Countiesalign=center width=5024align=center width=505width=120 align=right 26 December 1935Twickenham, LondonTour match
Englandalign=center width=500align=center width=5013width=120 align=right 4 January 1936Twickenham, LondonTest match
Vancouveralign=center width=5032align=center width=500width=120 align=right 25 January 1936Brockton Point, VancouverTour match
Victoria (B.C.)align=center width=5027align=center width=503width=120 align=right 29 January 1936MacDonald Park, VictoriaTour match

Touring party

Full-back

Three-quarters

Five-eighths

Halfbacks

Forwards

The matches

Wales

Wales: Vivian Jenkins (London Welsh), Geoffrey Rees-Jones (Oxford Univ.), Idwal Rees (Swansea), Claude Davey (Swansea) (capt.), Wilf Wooller (Cambridge Univ.), Cliff Jones (Cambridge Univ.), Haydn Tanner (Swansea), Tom Rees (Newport), Don Tarr, (Swansea), Harry Payne (Swansea), Trevor Williams (Cross Keys), Eddie Watkins (Cardiff), Glyn Prosser (Neath), Jim Lang (Llanelli), Arthur Rees (London Welsh)

New Zealand: G Gilbert, GF Hart, NA Mitchell, N Ball, CJ Oliver, JL Griffiths, BS Sadler, A Lambourn, WE Hadley, D Dalton, ST Reid, RR King, JE Manchester (capt.), A Mahoney, HF McLean

England

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