1951–1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France

Great Britain tests

• 6 October 1951: Great Britain 21–15 New Zealand, Bradford
• 10 November 1951: Great Britain 20–19 New Zealand, Swinton
• 15 December 1951: Great Britain 16–12 New Zealand, Leeds

Wales test match

• 7 December 1951: Wales 3–15 New Zealand, Bradford

France tests

• 23 December 1951: France 8–3 New Zealand, Paris
• 30 December 1951: France 17–7 New Zealand, Bordeaux

British Empire XIII match

The final match of the tour was against a Great Britain and Australia combined team labelled the "British Empire XIII". The match was played on 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge, London. The British Empire team won 26–2 in front of a crowd of around 6,000. The match, not originally planned for the tour, was arranged because the New Zealand team wanted to play a match in London.

Teams

;British Empire XIII

1. GBR Jack Cunliffe
2. AUS Brian Bevan
3. AUS Trevor Allan
4. AUS Ernest Ward
5. AUS Lionel Cooper
6. GBR Jack Broome
7. GBR Albert Pepperell
8. GBR Tom McKinney
9. GBR Frank Barton
10. GBR Alan Prescott
11. AUS Harry Bath
12. AUS Arthur Clues
13. GBR Dave Valentine

References

References

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2. (12 November 1951). "N.Z. unlucky to lose test". The Press.
3. (17 December 1951). "Britain wins third test". The Press.
4. (10 December 1951). "N.Z. team beats Wales". The Press.
5. (4 January 1952). "A double tackle". The Press.
6. (2 January 1952). "Rugby league test". The Press.
7. (25 January 1952). "Rugby League {{!}} N.Z. team beaten in last match {{!}} Empire side wins 26–2 in London". The Press.
8. (24 January 1952). "Rugby League {{!}} Big profit on tour {{!}} N.Z. team makes £12,000". The Press.
9. "British Empire vs New Zealand 1952".