1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France

The 1980 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The test series between the New Zealand Kiwis and Great Britain was drawn one all, as was the test series between New Zealand and France.

The Kiwis were 6-1 outsiders ahead of the tour. Great Britain had won seven of the last nine encounters and the New Zealand side was almost entirely domestic based, with Mark Graham the only overseas professional. Following the tour Fred Ah Kuoi, James Leuluai, Dane O'Hara and Mark Broadhurst subsequently secured professional contracts..^[1]

Squad

New Zealand were coached by Ces Mountford and included;

• Fred Ah Kuoi; 9 games, 1 try
• Ray Baxendale; 8 games, 1 try
• Mark Broadhurst; 9 games
• Danny Campbell; 1 game
• Tony Coll; 6 games, 4 tries
• Bruce Dickison; 8 games, 2 tries
• Barry Edkins; 7 games, 9 goals
• Kevin Fisher; 7 games
• Bruce Gall; 8 games, 3 tries
• Mark Graham (captain); 6 games, 4 tries
• Bernie Green; 5 games, 2 tries
• Bill Kells; 4 games
• Gary Kemble; 7 games, 2 tries, 9 goals
• James Leuluai; 9 games, 3 tries
• Rick Muru; 5 games, 1 try
• Michael O'Donnell; 8 games, 1 try, 5 goals
• Dane O'Hara; 10 games, 6 tries
• Gary Prohm; 9 games
• Alan Rushton; 8 games, 1 try
• Gordon Smith; 7 games, 1 try, 15 goals
• Howie Tamati; 9 games, 1 try
• Kevin Tamati; 8 games, 1 try
• Paul Te Ariki; 6 games
• Nolan Tupaea; 6 games, 3 tries
• Shane Varley; 7 games, 1 try
• Graeme West; 9 games, 2 tries
• John Whittaker; 9 games, 2 tries

Fixtures

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