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Great Britain vs New Zealand 1961

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>  New Zealand 29 (M. Cooke, S. Edwards, T. Hadfield, D. Hammond, B. Reidy tries; J. Fagan 7 goals) defeated Great Britain 11 (B. Boston 2, A. Murphy tries; A. Rhodes goal) at Headingley.
Date: Sat, 30th September.   Halftime: New Zealand 14-8.   Referee: Eric Clay.   Crowd: 16,540.
Great Britain: Rhodes, Boston, Ashton, Hallas, O'Grady; Bolton, Murphy; Barton, Sayer, McTigue, Huddart, Edgar, Turner.
New Zealand: Fagan, Hadfield, Cooke, Bailey, Reidy; Bond, Snowden; Edwards, Butterfield, Emery, Lee, Hammond, Cooke.
>  Great Britain 23 (M. Sullivan 2, E. Ashton, D. Bolton, R. Evans tries; N. Fox 4 goals) defeated New Zealand 10 (R. Bailey 2 tries; J. Fagan 2 goals) at Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sat, 21st October.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Great Britain 10-5.   Referee: Eric Clay.   Crowd: 19,980.
Great Britain: Fraser, Boston, Ashton, Fox, Sullivan; Bolton, Murphy; Terry, Dagnall, McTigue, Huddart, Whiteley, Evans.
New Zealand: Fagan, Kennedy, Cooke, Bailey, Reidy; Bond, Snowden; Edwards, Butterfield, Emery, Cooke, Hammond, Castle.
>  Great Britain 35 (M. Sullivan 2, E. Ashton, B. Dagnall, E. Fraser, N. Herbert, A. Murphy tries; N. Fox 7 goals) defeated New Zealand 19 (T. Hadfield 2, S. Edwards tries; R. Cooke 5 goals) at Station Road.
Date: Sat, 4th November.   Halftime: Great Britain 18-6.   Referee: Eric Clay.   Crowd: 22,558.
Great Britain: Fraser, Boston, Ashton, Fox, Sullivan; Bolton, Murphy; Herbert, Dagnall, McTigue, Huddart, Whiteley, Evans.
New Zealand: Harrison, Hadfield, Cooke, Bailey, Reidy; Bond, Snowden; Edwards, Butterfield, Emery, Lee, Hammond, Cooke.