New Zealand at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup explained

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

See also: 1995 Rugby League World Cup squads.

Final squad

width=25%	Player	width=15%	Games	width=5%	T	width=5%	G	width=5%	FG	width=5%	Points	width=5%	Position	width=35%	Club
Richie Barnett	2	1	–	–	4	FB/CE	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Richie Blackmore	3	3	–	–	12	WG/CE	Auckland Warriors
	1	–	–	–	–	HK	Auckland Warriors
Gary Freeman	1	–	–	–	–	HB	Penrith Panthers
Daryl Halligan	–	–	–	–	–	WG	Canterbury Bulldogs
	3	2	–	–	8	WG	Auckland Warriors
	3	–	–	–	–	SR	Western Suburbs Magpies
	3	1	–	–	4	CE	Leeds Rhinos
Tony Iro	3	1	–	–	4	SR	Sydney City Roosters
Stacey Jones	3	–	–	–	–	HB	Auckland Warriors
	3	–	–	–	–	SR	Auckland Warriors
	3	1	–	–	4	FE	South Queensland Crushers
	1	–	–	–	–	PR	Canberra Raiders
	3	–	–	–	–	PR	Sydney City Roosters
	3	–	1	–	2	FE/HB	Auckland Warriors
	3	1	–	–	4	PR/HK	Auckland Warriors
	3	–	–	–	–	FB/FE	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
	3	–	–	–	–	PR	Canberra Raiders
Matthew Ridge (c)	3	1	10	1	25	FB	Manly Sea Eagles
Brent Stuart	–	–	–	–	–	PR	Western Suburbs Magpies
John Timu	–	–	–	–	–	CE	Canterbury Bulldogs
Brendon Tuuta	–	–	–	–	–	HB/LK	Western Reds
Ruben Wiki	3	–	–	–	–	CE	Canberra Raiders
Jason Williams	1	–	–	–	–	WG	Canterbury Bulldogs

Fixtures

Warm up match

See also: 1995 New Zealand rugby league season. Before leaving for the World Cup, the squad played the New Zealand Residents at Ericsson Stadium and defeated them 20-4.

World Cup Group B

See also: 1995 Rugby League World Cup Group B.

Papua New Guinea

Semi-final

See also: 1995 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage. The match was 20-all after 80 minutes. In extra time Australia scored two tries to win the match.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Australia vs. New Zealand - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson.
2. Web site: RLWC 1995: Australia.