2007 All Golds Tour

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The 2007 All Golds Tour was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team, the Kiwis, of Great Britain and France. The Kiwis played five test matches, winning one against France, but losing the game against Australia and the series against Great Britain 3–0, failing to win the Baskerville Shield.

The 2007 All Golds tour marked the centenary of the inaugural rugby league tour – the 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. New Zealand, then nicknamed "The All Golds" reverted back to this name for the tour in celebration of the anniversary. A special game for retired players, labeled the "All Golds vs Northern Union game" was also played.

The tour involved a reception with Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for the squad.[1]

Squad

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Name Australia GB GB GB France Games Tries Goals FGs Points Club
Template:Sortname BE BE SR SR 4* 1 0 0 4 Template:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors
Template:Sortname (C) PR PR PR PR PR 5 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Template:Sortname WG 1 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Cronulla Sharks
Template:Sortname BE BE 2* 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Brisbane Broncos
Template:Sortname BE BE BE 3 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon North Queensland Cowboys
Template:Sortname HK HK HK HK HK 5 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Template:Sortname BE CE WG 3 2 0 0 8 Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls
Template:Sortname FE FE BE 3 0 1 0 2 Template:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors
Template:Sortname FB 1 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Template:Sortname WG 1* 1 0 0 4 Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Template:Sortname BE BE 2* 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors
Template:Sortname HB HB BE 3* 1 0 0 4 Template:Leagueicon Wigan Warriors
Template:Sortname BE BE BE 3 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm
Template:Sortname SR SR SR LK LK 5 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors
Template:Sortname CE 1 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Template:Sortname PR PR BE BE BE 5 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Parramatta Eels
Template:Sortname FB FB FB FB 4* 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Sydney Roosters
Template:Sortname SR SR SR 3 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Penrith Panthers
Template:Sortname BE BE PR PR PR 5 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon New Zealand Warriors
Template:Sortname FE FE FE 3 0 3 0 6 Template:Leagueicon Bulldogs
Template:Sortname HB HB HB 3 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon South Sydney Rabbitohs
Template:Sortname LK LK LK SR SR 5 0 3 0 6 Template:Leagueicon Melbourne Storm
Template:Sortname WG WG 2* 2 0 0 8 Template:Leagueicon St George Illawarra Dragons
Template:Sortname CE CE CE 3* 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Leeds Rhinos
Template:Sortname WG WG WG WG 4 1 0 0 4 Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers
Template:Sortname WG 1* 0 0 0 0 Template:Leagueicon Bradford Bulls
Template:Sortname CE CE CE CE CE 5 3 0 0 12 Template:Leagueicon Wests Tigers

*Also played in All Golds match.

Australian representative

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Dally Messenger, 1907 The one Australian All Black

To celebrate the inclusion of Australia's Dally Messenger in the original All Golds tour, New Zealand Warriors captain and Queensland front rower Steve Price was invited to join the New Zealand team for the match against the Northern Union.[2] The Australian test prop said it was "mind-blowing" to be invited on the tour.[3][4]

Andrew Johns had initially been invited,[5] but due to a career-ending neck injury, he was unable to play with the squad.[6] Australian captain Darren Lockyer was then set to take Johns' place until he too was ruled out after suffering a season-ending knee injury.[7][8] Trent Barrett was also linked with the stand-off role in the side.

All Blacks and former Kiwi Test players

The NZRL expressed interest in including recently retired New Zealand rugby league stars Nigel Vagana, Ruben Wiki, and Stacey Jones in test matches. All three came out of international retirement to play in the match against the Northern Union.

Several current and former All Blacks (New Zealand rugby union players) were also considered for the match against the Northern Union. Players who grew up playing rugby league such as Carlos Spencer, Piri Weepu and Ma'a Nonu were approached by the NZRL however none were available due to rugby union commitments.[9] Jonah Lomu was also considered but was effectively ruled out due to media and personal appearance commitments at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[10]

Coach

Brisbane Broncos' Australian coach Wayne Bennett accepted the invitation from the New Zealand Rugby League to join the All Golds for their commemorative match against the Northern Union in England in October.[11] The former Queensland and Australia coach stated "This is a great honour and it's unique in the game."[12]

Fixtures

The New Zealand side played a total of five matches while on their European tour and one test in New Zealand before leaving.

Date Opponent Venue City Res. Score Attend. Rep.
13 October Template:Country data AUS Westpac Wellington Lost 0–58 16,681 [13]
21 October Northern Union Halliwell Jones Warrington Won 25–18 6,800 [14]
27 October Template:Country data GBR Galpharm Huddersfield Lost 14–20 16,522 [15]
3 November Template:Country data GBR Kingston Kingston upon Hull Lost 0–44 20,324 [16]
10 November Template:Country data GBR JJB Stadium Wigan Lost 22–28 21,235 [17]
17 November Template:Country data FRA Jean-Bouin Paris Won 22–14 6,781 [18]

Italics indicates the Northern Union vs All Golds game which was contested by retired players

New Zealand vs Australia

There was a pre-tour test between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington.

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All Golds v Northern Union

This was an exhibition match played under 1907 scoring rules with tries worth 3 points and goals / field goals worth 2 points each.[19] Template:Rugbyleaguebox

Baskerville Shield

Venues

The three Baskerville Shield tests took place at the following venues.

Huddersfield Kingston upon Hull Wigan
Kirklees Stadium KC Stadium JJB Stadium
Capacity: 24,500 Capacity: 25,400 Capacity: 25,133
File:Galpharm Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 312658.jpg File:KC Stadium before Hull v Burnley.jpg File:England v France 2013 RLWC (1).jpg

1st Test

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2nd Test

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3rd Test

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France vs New Zealand

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Aftermath

Great Britain's scrum half back, Rob Burrow was awarded the George Smith Medal as player of the series which he finished as top points scorer with 26 from two tries and nine goals.[20] Coach Gary Kemble was fired after the tour losses, with Roy Asotasi and David Kidwell leading a public campaign to replace him.[21] Kemble was replaced by Stephen Kearney as head coach and Wayne Bennett assistant coach, a combination which took the Kiwis to win the 2008 World Cup. The All Golds played another match, against the New Zealand Māori in New Plymouth, in 2008 as part of the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup.

See also

References

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External links

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