1971 New Zealand rugby league tour

A 25-match tour itinerary was announced in July 1971,^[3] with the tourists later agreeing to an additional fixture against Oldham. Prior to the main tour, New Zealand also played two warm-up games against amateur sides in London on 29 and 30 August.

Date	Opponents	Score (NZ first)	Venue	Attendance	Notes
4 September	Rochdale Hornets	23–8	Rochdale	2,374
6 September	St Helens	8–18	St Helens	8,169
8 September	Hull Kingston Rovers	10–12	Hull	5,746
12 September	Widnes	18–15	Widnes	5,787
15 September	Castleford	8–25	Castleford	5,889
18 September	Warrington	2–13	Warrington	6,295
25 September	Great Britain	18–13	Salford	3,764
30 September	Barrow	25–15	Barrow-in-Furness	4,839
2 October	Whitehaven	21–8	Whitehaven	3,105
8 October	Swinton	15–26	Swinton	3,280
10 October	Wigan	24–10	Wigan	11,987
16 October	Great Britain	17–14	Castleford	4,108
17 October	Huddersfield	10–11	Huddersfield	3,495
20 October	Leigh	5–10	Leigh	3,819
22 October	Salford	30–31	Salford	7,127
24 October	Wakefield Trinity	23–12	Wakefield	5,367
27 October	Oldham	24–13	Oldham	1,882
30 October	Bradford Northern	30–23	Bradford	6,277
31 October	York	5–11	York	2,803
6 November	Great Britain	3–12	Leeds	5,479
11 November	France	27–11	Perpignan	3,581
14 November	Littoral Province	14–9	Avignon
18 November	Racing Club Albi XIII	29–9	Albi
21 November	France	24–2	Carcassonne	7,200
24 November	Bordeaux Selection	20–9	Bordeaux
28 November	France	3–3	Toulouse	5,000

• "Kiwis Tour 1971". Rugby League Project.
• Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.77 1971–1972. League Publications.
• "Fifty years on: Celebrating 1971 Kiwis' historic odyssey". New Zealand Rugby League. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2026.