1916 New Zealand rugby league season
The 1916 New Zealand rugby league season was the ninth season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
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International competitions
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New Zealand played no international matches in 1916.
National competitions
Northern Union Cup
Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
Club competitions
Auckland
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City won the Auckland Rugby League's competition and the Roope Rooster.[1]
Ponsonby United captain Scotty McClymount won the title of favourite player in a public charity vote held to raise funds for the War effort. City's Albert Asher was second and Grafton's Karl Ifwersen finished third.[2]
Other Competitions
The Wellington Rugby League's competition was suspended from 1916 until 1918. The Canterbury Rugby League's competition was suspended for the 1916 season.[3]
References
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- ↑ Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.72
- ↑ Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ↑ Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987