1944 New Zealand rugby league season
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The 1944 New Zealand rugby league season was the 37th 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]The West Coast defeated Canterbury 23–18.[1]
Club competitions
[edit]Auckland
[edit]City won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy, Rukutai Shield and Stormont Shield.[2] Ponsonby won the Roope Rooster.
Wellington
[edit]Randwick won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[2]
Canterbury
[edit]Addington won the Canterbury Rugby League's Massetti Cup.[2]
The competition consisted of Hornby, Linwood, Addington, Riccarton, Sydenham-Rakaia and Woolston-Hollywood.[1]
Addington defeated Blackball 11–10 to win the Thacker Shield and also defeated Randwick 19–18.[1]
Other Competitions
[edit]References
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