1943 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1943 New Zealand rugby league season was the 36th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.
International competitions
[edit]New Zealand played in no international matches due to World War II.
National competitions
[edit]Northern Union Cup
[edit]West Coast again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.
Inter-district competition
[edit]Waikato defeated Auckland at Carlaw Park during the season. They were not to repeat this feat until 1997.[1]
Club competitions
[edit]Auckland
[edit]Manukau won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, Rukutai Shield, Roope Rooster and Stormont Shield.[2]
Manukau also defeated Blackball 23–9 at Carlaw Park in October.
Manukau included Puti Tipene (Steve) Watene, Jack Hemi and Pita Ririnui.[3]
Wellington
[edit]Petone won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[2]
Canterbury
[edit]Sydenham-Rakaia won the Canterbury Rugby League's Massetti Cup.[2]
The competition consisted of Sydenham-Rakaia, Hornby, Linwood-Woolston, Addington, Central and Army Combined.[4]
Other Competitions
[edit]Blackball, who won the West Coast Rugby League championship, were not challenged for the Thacker Shield.[4] Blackball included Bob Aynsley, Ray Nuttall and Ken, Cecil and Bill Mountford.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ John Coffey Coasters give Reds a shock[dead link] The Press, 15 September 1997
- ^ a b c Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p. 72
- ^ a b Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909–2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
- ^ a b Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
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