2007 All Golds Tour
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The 2007 All Golds Tour was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team, the Kiwis, of Great Britain and France. The Kiwis played five test matches, winning one against France, but losing the game against Australia and the series against Great Britain 3–0, failing to win the Baskerville Shield.
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The third test against Great Britain, 10 November 2007 | |||||
| Date | 13 October 2007 – 17 November 2007 | ||||
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| Previous tour | 2002 | ||||
| Next tour | 2015 | ||||
The 2007 All Golds tour marked the centenary of the inaugural rugby league tour – the 1907-1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Great Britain. New Zealand, then nicknamed "The All Golds" reverted back to this name for the tour in celebration of the anniversary. A special game for retired players, labeled the "All Golds vs Northern Union game" was also played.
The tour involved a reception with Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for the squad.[1]
Squad
- Coach: Gary Kemble
*Also played in All Golds match.
Australian representative
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To celebrate the inclusion of Australia's Dally Messenger in the original All Golds tour, New Zealand Warriors captain and Queensland front rower Steve Price was invited to join the New Zealand team for the match against the Northern Union.[2] The Australian test prop said it was "mind-blowing" to be invited on the tour.[3][4]
Andrew Johns had initially been invited,[5] but due to a career-ending neck injury, he was unable to play with the squad.[6] Australian captain Darren Lockyer was then set to take Johns' place until he too was ruled out after suffering a season-ending knee injury.[7][8] Trent Barrett was also linked with the stand-off role in the side.
All Blacks and former Kiwi Test players
The NZRL expressed interest in including recently retired New Zealand rugby league stars Nigel Vagana, Ruben Wiki, and Stacey Jones in test matches. All three came out of international retirement to play in the match against the Northern Union.
Several current and former All Blacks (New Zealand rugby union players) were also considered for the match against the Northern Union. Players who grew up playing rugby league such as Carlos Spencer, Piri Weepu and Ma'a Nonu were approached by the NZRL however none were available due to rugby union commitments.[9] Jonah Lomu was also considered but was effectively ruled out due to media and personal appearance commitments at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[10]
Coach
Brisbane Broncos' Australian coach Wayne Bennett accepted the invitation from the New Zealand Rugby League to join the All Golds for their commemorative match against the Northern Union in England in October.[11] The former Queensland and Australia coach stated "This is a great honour and it's unique in the game."[12]
Fixtures
The New Zealand side played a total of five matches while on their European tour and one test in New Zealand before leaving.
| Date | Opponent | Venue | City | Res. | Score | Attend. | Rep. |
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| 13 October | Australia | Westpac | Wellington | Lost | 0–58 | 16,681 | [13] |
| 21 October | Northern Union | Halliwell Jones | Warrington | Won | 25–18 | 6,800 | [14] |
| 27 October | Great Britain | Galpharm | Huddersfield | Lost | 14–20 | 16,522 | [15] |
| 3 November | Great Britain | Kingston | Kingston upon Hull | Lost | 0–44 | 20,324 | [16] |
| 10 November | Great Britain | JJB Stadium | Wigan | Lost | 22–28 | 21,235 | [17] |
| 17 November | France | Jean-Bouin | Paris | Won | 22–14 | 6,781 | [18] |
Italics indicates the Northern Union vs All Golds game which was contested by retired players
New Zealand vs Australia
There was a pre-tour test between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington.
13 October 2007 |
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0 – 58 | Australia |
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Tries: Greg Inglis (3) Israel Folau (2) Greg Bird Jarryd Hayne Willie Mason Steve Price Cameron Smith Brett Stewart Goals: Cameron Smith (6/10) Kurt Gidley (1/1) |
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All Golds v Northern Union
This was an exhibition match played under 1907 scoring rules with tries worth 3 points and goals / field goals worth 2 points each.[20]
21 October 2007 |
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18 – 25 |  All Golds |
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| Tries: Danny McGuire (2) Jon Clarke Kirk Yeaman Goals: Jamie Rooney (3/4) |
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Tries: Ali Lauitiiti (2) Greg Eastwood Louis Anderson Clinton Toopi Goals: Stacey Jones (5/5) |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington Attendance: 6,800 Referee: Ashley Klein Player of the Match: Sam Burgess |
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Steve Price was the Australian guest player emulating Dally Messenger's role with the original All Golds. 19 year old Bradford forward Sam Burgess was awarded the Man of the Match and his performance saw his inclusion in the Great Britain squad for the upcoming Baskerville Shield series against the Kiwis. Stacey Jones in his last international match kicked 5 goals from 5 attempts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baskerville Shield
Venues
The three Baskerville Shield tests took place at the following venues.
| Huddersfield | Kingston upon Hull | Wigan |
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| Kirklees Stadium | KC Stadium | JJB Stadium |
| Capacity: 24,500 | Capacity: 25,400 | Capacity: 25,133 |
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1st Test
27 October 2007 |
| Great Britain |
20 – 14 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Sam Burgess Maurie Fa'asavalu Gareth Raynor Goals: Rob Burrow (4/4) |
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Tries: Shontayne Hape (2) Paul Whatuira Goals: Lance Hohaia (1/3) |
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 16,522 Referee: Tony Archer Player of the Match: Rob Burrow |
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2nd Test
3 November 2007 |
| Great Britain |
44 – 0 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Leon Pryce Rob Burrow Ade Gardner Jamie Peacock Gareth Raynor Keith Senior Paul Wellens Goals: Kevin Sinfield (5/5) Rob Burrow (1/3) |
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3rd Test
10 November 2007 |
| Great Britain |
28 – 22 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Rob Burrow David Hodgson Danny McGuire Keith Senior Jon Wilkin Goals: Rob Burrow (4/6) |
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Tries: Chase Stanley (2) Taniela Tuiaki Paul Whatuira Goals: Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith (3/4) |
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France vs New Zealand
17 November 2007 |
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14 – 22 | New Zealand |
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| Tries: Éric Anselme Cyril Stacul Goals: Maxime Grésèque (3/3) |
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Tries: Louis Anderson Shaun Kenny-Dowall Thomas Leuluai Paul Whatuira Goals: Ben Roberts (3/4) |
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Aftermath
Great Britain's scrum half back, Rob Burrow was awarded the George Smith Medal as player of the series which he finished as top points scorer with 26 from two tries and nine goals.[26] Coach Gary Kemble was fired after the tour losses, with Roy Asotasi and David Kidwell leading a public campaign to replace him.[27] Kemble was replaced by Stephen Kearney as head coach and Wayne Bennett assistant coach, a combination which took the Kiwis to win the 2008 World Cup. The All Golds played another match, against the New Zealand Māori in New Plymouth, in 2008 as part of the lead up to the Rugby League World Cup.