1914 New Zealand rugby league season

The 1914 New Zealand rugby league season was the seventh season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.

International competitions

New Zealand hosted the touring Great Britain Lions, losing the Test match 13-16. The New Zealand team was; Arthur Hardgrave, Stan Weston, Karl Ifwersen, George Bradley (c), Billy Wilson, Frank Barclay, Bill Bussell, Charles Savory, Ernest Button, Jim Parker, Vic Banks, Bob Mitchell and Stan Walters. Wilson scored two tries, Banks scored one and Ifwersen kicked two goals.^[1]

Great Britain defeated Auckland 34-12 in front of 14,000. The gate earned Auckland Rugby League ₤650. The Auckland team was; Tom Cross (Ponsonby), Charles Woolley (City), Karl Ifwersen (Grafton), Edward Fox (North Shore), Thomas McClymont (Ponsonby), Arthur Hardgrave (Otahuhu), Charles Webb (Ponsonby), Charles Savory (Ponsonby), J Bennett (Newton), Stan Walters (North Shore), Bob Mitchell (Grafton), Harold Hayward (Thames) and Jim Clark (Ponsonby).^[2]

National competitions

Northern Union Cup

Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.

Inter-district competition

Bill Bussell captained Canterbury.^[3] Canterbury lost to Wellington 3-13 at the Show Grounds before defeating Hawke's Bay 25-8 at the same venue.

Club competitions

Auckland

North Shore won the Auckland Rugby League's competition.^[4]

Charles Woolley played for City, Karl Ifwersen and Bob Mitchell played for Grafton, Thomas McClymont, Jim Clark, Charles Webb and Charles Savory represented Ponsonby United while Arthur Hardgrave played for Otahuhu and Stan Walters played for the North Shore.

Arthur Myers was elected the Auckland Rugby League president. He served in this role until his death in 1926.^[2]

Wellington

Suburbs won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.^[4]

Canterbury

Sydenham won the Canterbury Rugby League's competition, for which they were awarded the Thacker Shield.^[4]

Two new clubs joined the Canterbury Rugby League; City joined the senior competition while Federal only produced junior teams.^[3] Ernest Button played for City in their only season in the senior competition. Bill Bussell played for Sydenham and Billy Mitchell played for St Albans.

At the end of August the Show Grounds were handed over to the Defence Department.

References

↑ New Zealand vs England 1914 rugbyleagueproject.org
1 2 Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
1 2 Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
1 2 3 Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.72

Rugby league in New Zealand

Federations	New Zealand Rugby League

Representative teams	Men's ("Kiwis") Women's ("Kiwi Ferns") Junior Māori Residents

New Zealand Kiwis	Players Coaches Matches

Zones	Northern Auckland Counties-Manukau Upper Central Mid-Central Wellington Southern

Districts	Auckland (team) Bay of Plenty (team) Canterbury (team) Coastline (team) Gisborne Tairawhiti (team) Manawatu (team) Northland (team) Otago (team) Southland (team) Hawke's Bay (team) Taranaki (team) Tasman (team) Waikato (team) Wellington (team) West Coast (team)

Australian competition teams	New Zealand Warriors (NRL) Auckland Vulcans (defunct) Auckland Lions (defunct)

Competitions	National Competition Rugby League Cup Bartercard Premiership (defunct) Bartercard Cup (defunct) Lion Red Cup (defunct)

New Zealand domestic seasons	1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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