1942 New Zealand rugby league season

The 1942 New Zealand rugby league season was the 35th season of rugby league in New Zealand.

International competitions
See also: List of New Zealand Kiwis matches

New Zealand played in no international matches due to World War II.

National competitions

Northern Union Cup

West Coast again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season.

Inter-district competition

Club competitions

Auckland
See also: Auckland Rugby League club trophies

Manukau won the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial Trophy and Stormont Shield.[1] The Rukutai Shield was won by City-Otahuhu. Richmond won the Roope Rooster.

Due to the World War; Marist and Northcote amalgamated as did Mount Albert and Newton and City and Otahuhu.[2]

Wellington

Miramar won the Wellington Rugby League's Appleton Shield.[1]

Canterbury

Hornby-Rakaia-Riccarton won the Canterbury Rugby League's Massetti Cup.[1]

The competition consisted of; Brigade A, Brigade B, Battery, Canterbury Regiment, A.S.C, Addington, Linwood-Woolston and Hornby-Rakaia-Riccarton.[3]

Other Competitions

Blackball defeated Hornby-Rakaia-Riccarton 21-8 to retain the Thacker Shield.

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References
  1. Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1990 New Zealand Rugby League, 1990. p.72
  2. Coffey, John and Bernie Wood Auckland, 100 years of rugby league, 1909-2009, 2009. ISBN 978-1-86969-366-4.
  3. Coffey, John. Canterbury XIII, Christchurch, 1987
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