The 1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the second ever Kangaroo tour and was actually a tour by an "Australasian" squad that included four New Zealand players in addition to 24 Australian representatives.[1] It took place over the British winter of 1911–12 and this time, to help promote the game of Rugby league in New Zealand, the Northern Rugby Football Union invited a combined Australian and New Zealand team. They became the first tourists to win the Ashes.[2] and the last to do so on British soil for over half a century.[3] The tour was a success in performance and organisation. Matches were well attended, the squad's touring payments were maintained throughout and the players all shared in a bonus at the tour's end.
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1911–12 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain |
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The Kangaroo squad of 1911–12 |
Date | 23 September 1911 – 3 February 1912 |
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Manager | Charles H. Ford and John Quinlan |
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Tour captain(s) | Chris McKivat |
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Previous tour | 1908–09 |
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Next tour | 1921–22 |
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