1923 New Zealand rugby league season
Encyclopedia
The 1923 New Zealand rugby league season was the 16th season of rugby league
that had been played in New Zealand
.
in Hamilton.
defeated Wellington 12-6 in their first ever win.
's competition for a third year in a row. City defeated Grafton 8-7 in the championship cup final. Ponsonby
won the Roope Rooster.
Lou Brown
played for Newtown while City included Maurice Wetherill, Hec McDonald, Ben Davidson and captain Bill Davidson.
's McKeon Cup. Hornby won the Thacker Shield
.
Kaiapoi played in the senior competition for the first time.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
that had been played in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
International competitions
New Zealand played in no international matches during the season.Northern Union Cup
South Auckland again held the Northern Union Cup at the end of the season. During the season they had drawn 20-all with AucklandAuckland rugby league team
The Auckland rugby league team is the team which traditionally represents all of the clubs which play in the Auckland Rugby League competition. The Auckland Rugby League team has traditionally been a powerhouse of New Zealand domestic rugby league...
in Hamilton.
Inter-district competition
The West CoastWest Coast rugby league team
The West Coast rugby league team are New Zealand rugby league team that represents the West Coast Rugby League. They have been nicknamed the Chargers.-History:...
defeated Wellington 12-6 in their first ever win.
Auckland
The City Rovers won the Auckland Rugby LeagueAuckland Rugby League
The Auckland Rugby League is the governing body for the sport of rugby league in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It is responsible for rugby league in the region and was the owner of Carlaw Park, once the "spiritual home of rugby league in New Zealand".-History:The Auckland Rugby League was...
's competition for a third year in a row. City defeated Grafton 8-7 in the championship cup final. Ponsonby
Ponsonby Ponies
The Ponsonby Ponies are a rugby league club based in Ponsonby, New Zealand. The club was founded in 1908 and competes in the Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition.-History:...
won the Roope Rooster.
Lou Brown
Lou Brown (rugby league)
Louie Ernest Brown was a New Zealander professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level played for New Zealand, Other Nationalities, and Auckland...
played for Newtown while City included Maurice Wetherill, Hec McDonald, Ben Davidson and captain Bill Davidson.
Canterbury
Addington won the Canterbury Rugby LeagueCanterbury Rugby League
Canterbury Rugby League is the regional body that administers rugby league in Canterbury, New Zealand. CRL manages local competitions from senior level down to age group competitions. Canterbury Rugby League also manages the Canterbury rugby league team which represents the region in New Zealand...
's McKeon Cup. Hornby won the Thacker Shield
Thacker Shield
The Thacker Shield is a rugby league football trophy awarded on an annual basis to the winner of a match between the champion clubs of the Canterbury Rugby League and West Coast Rugby League.-History:...
.
Kaiapoi played in the senior competition for the first time.