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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. Conducted as part of the celebrations of a century of rugby league in New Zealand, it was a re-creation of the original New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain in 1907. The Kiwis played four test matches, winning one against France, but losing the series against Great Britain 3–0, failing to win the Baskerville Shield. A special game was played between the "All Golds" and the "Northern Union", a New Zealand vs Great Britain veterans game for internationally retired players. The tour also involved a reception with HM Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for the squad.

History

In 1905 New Zealand's rugby union team toured Great Britain and witnessed the growing popularity of the professional Northern Union rugby code. With this popularity in mind, and sensing a financial opportunity, Albert Henry Baskerville recruited a group of players for a professional tour, and wrote to the Northern Rugby Football Union asking if they were willing to host a New Zealand touring party. This team toured Australia and then Great Britain in 1907, and was known colloquially as the All Golds, or Professional All Blacks.

Squad

Name	Australia	GB	GB	GB	France	Games	Tries	Goals	FGs	Points	Club
Louis Anderson		BE	BE	SR	SR	4*	1	0	0	4	New Zealand Warriors
Roy Asotasi (C)	PR	PR	PR	PR	PR	5	0	0	0	0	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Luke Covell	WG					1	0	0	0	0	Cronulla Sharks
Greg Eastwood		BE		BE		2*	0	0	0	0	Brisbane Broncos
David Faiumu	BE			BE	BE	3	0	0	0	0	North Queensland Cowboys
Dene Halatau	HK	HK	HK	HK	HK	5	0	0	0	0	Wests Tigers
Shontayne Hape	BE	CE	WG			3	2	0	0	8	Bradford Bulls
Lance Hohaia		FE	FE	BE		3	0	1	0	2	New Zealand Warriors
Krisnan Inu	FB					1	0	0	0	0	Parramatta Eels
Shaun Kenny-Dowall					WG	1*	1	0	0	4	Sydney Roosters
Epalahame Lauaki		BE		BE		2*	0	0	0	0	New Zealand Warriors
Thomas Leuluai		HB	HB		BE	3*	1	0	0	4	Wigan Warriors
Jeff Lima	BE			BE	BE	3	0	0	0	0	Melbourne Storm
Simon Mannering	SR	SR	SR	LK	LK	5	0	0	0	0	New Zealand Warriors
Steve Matai	CE					1	0	0	0	0	Manly Warringah Sea Eagles
Fuifui Moimoi	PR	PR	BE	BE	BE	5	0	0	0	0	Parramatta Eels
Sam Perrett		FB	FB	FB	FB	4*	0	0	0	0	Sydney Roosters
Frank Pritchard	SR	SR	SR			3	0	0	0	0	Penrith Panthers
Sam Rapira	BE	BE	PR	PR	PR	5	0	0	0	0	New Zealand Warriors
Ben Roberts	FE			FE	FE	3	0	3	0	6	Bulldogs
Jeremy James Smith	HB			HB	HB	3	0	0	0	0	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith	LK	LK	LK	SR	SR	5	0	3	0	6	Melbourne Storm
Chase Stanley				WG	WG	2*	2	0	0	8	St George Illawarra Dragons
Clinton Toopi			CE	CE	CE	3*	0	0	0	0	Leeds Rhinos
Taniela Tuiaki	WG	WG	WG	WG		4	1	0	0	4	Wests Tigers
Tame Tupou		WG				1*	0	0	0	0	Bradford Bulls
Paul Whatuira	CE	CE	CE	CE	CE	5	3	0	0	12	Wests Tigers

• Coach: Gary Kemble

*Also played in All Golds match.

Australian representative

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. The Australian test prop said it was "mind-blowing" to be invited on the tour.

Andrew Johns had initially been invited, but due to a career-ending neck injury, he was unable to play with the squad. Australian captain Darren Lockyer was then set to take Johns' place until he too was ruled out after suffering a season-ending knee injury. 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. Jonah Lomu was also considered but was effectively ruled out due to media and personal appearance commitments at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.

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. The former Queensland and Australia coach stated "This is a great honour and it's unique in the game."

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.
13 October	Australia	Westpac	Wellington	Lost	0–58	16,681
21 October	Northern Union	Halliwell Jones	Warrington	Won	25–18	6,800
27 October	Great Britain	Galpharm	Huddersfield	Lost	14–20	16,522
3 November	Great Britain	Kingston	Kingston upon Hull	Lost	0–44	20,324
10 November	Great Britain	JJB Stadium	Wigan	Lost	22–28	21,235
17 November	France	Jean-Bouin	Paris	Won	22–14	6,781

New Zealand vs Australia

There was a pre-tour test between Australia and New Zealand in Wellington.

New Zealand	0 – 58	Australia
Tries: Goals:		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)

Westpac Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 16,681 Referee: Steve Ganson Player of the Match: Greg Inglis

Team details

New Zealand Australia FB 1 Krisnan Inu LW 2 Luke Covell RC 3 Steve Matai LC 4 Paul Whatuira RW 5 Taniela Tuiaki FE 6 Ben Roberts HB 7 Jeremy James Smith PR 8 Roy Asotasi (c) HK 9 Dene Halatau PR 10 Fuifui Moimoi SR 11 Simon Mannering SR 12 Frank Pritchard LK 13 Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith Substitutions: IC 14 David Faiumu IC 15 Shontayne Hape IC 16 Sam Rapira IC 17 Jeff Lima Coach: Gary Kemble FB 1 Brett Stewart LW 2 Israel Folau RC 3 Mark Gasnier LC 4 Greg Inglis RW 5 Jarryd Hayne FE 6 Greg Bird HB 7 Cooper Cronk PR 8 Steve Price HK 9 Cameron Smith (c) PR 10 Petero Civoniceva SR 11 Nathan Hindmarsh SR 12 Ryan Hoffman LF 13 Dallas Johnson Substitutions: IC 14 Brent Kite IC 15 Kurt Gidley IC 16 Willie Mason IC 17 Michael Crocker Coach: Ricky Stuart

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.

Northern Union	18 – 25	All Golds
Tries: Danny McGuire (2) Jon Clarke Kirk Yeaman Goals: Jamie Rooney (3/4)		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

Team details

Northern Union All Golds FB 1 Michael Platt LW 2 David Hodgson RC 3 Martin Gleeson LC 4 Kirk Yeaman RW 5 Gareth Raynor SO 6 Danny McGuire SH 7 Jamie Rooney PR 8 Adrian Morley (c) HK 9 Terry Newton PR 10 Andy Lynch SR 11 Danny Tickle SR 12 Stephen Wild LK 13 Sam Burgess Substitutions: IC 14 Jon Clarke IC 15 Richard Moore IC 16 Paul Sykes IC 17 Andy Coley Coach: Tony Smith FB 1 Sam Perrett LW 2 Shaun Kenny-Dowall RC 3 Nigel Vagana LC 4 Clinton Toopi RW 5 Tame Tupou FE 6 Thomas Leuluai HB 7 Stacey Jones PR 8 Steve Price HK 9 David Faiumu PR 10 Ruben Wiki (c) SR 11 Ali Lauitiiti SR 12 David Kidwell LK 13 Louis Anderson Substitutions: IC 14 Greg Eastwood IC 15 Epalahame Lauaki IC 16 Awen Guttenbeil IC 17 Chase Stanley Coach: Wayne Bennett 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
Galpharm Stadium	KC Stadium	JJB Stadium
Capacity: 24,500	Capacity: 25,400	Capacity: 25,133

1st Test

Great Britain	20 – 14	New Zealand
Tries: Sam Burgess Maurie Fa'asavalu Gareth Raynor Goals: Rob Burrow (4/4)		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

Team details

Great Britain New Zealand FB 1 Paul Wellens LW 2 Ade Gardner RC 3 Martin Gleeson LC 4 Keith Senior RW 5 Gareth Raynor SO 6 Leon Pryce SH 7 Rob Burrow PR 8 Adrian Morley HK 9 Jon Clarke PR 10 Jamie Peacock (c) SR 11 Gareth Ellis SR 12 Sean O'Loughlin LK 13 Kevin Sinfield Substitutions: IC 14 Maurie Fa'asavalu IC 15 James Graham IC 16 Sam Burgess IC 17 Danny McGuire Coach: Tony Smith FB 1 Sam Perrett LW 2 Tame Tupou RC 3 Clinton Toopi LC 4 Paul Whatuira RW 5 Taniela Tuiaki FE 6 Lance Hohaia HB 7 Thomas Leuluai PR 8 Roy Asotasi (c) HK 9 Dene Halatau PR 10 Fuifui Moimoi SR 11 Simon Mannering SR 12 Frank Pritchard LK 13 Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith Substitutions: IC 14 Greg Eastwood IC 15 Louis Anderson IC 16 Sam Rapira IC 17 Epalahame Lauaki Coach: Gary Kemble

2nd Test

Great Britain	44 – 0	New Zealand
Tries: Leon Pryce Rob Burrow Ade Gardner Jamie Peacock Gareth Raynor Keith Senior Paul Wellens Goals: Kevin Sinfield (5/5) Rob Burrow (1/3)		Tries: Goals:

KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull Attendance: 20,324 Referee: Tony Archer

Team details

Great Britain New Zealand FB 1 Paul Wellens LW 2 Ade Gardner RC 3 Martin Gleeson LC 4 Keith Senior RW 5 Gareth Raynor SO 6 Leon Pryce SH 7 Rob Burrow PR 8 Adrian Morley HK 9 Jon Clarke PR 10 Jamie Peacock (c) SR 11 Gareth Ellis SR 12 Sean O'Loughlin LK 13 Kevin Sinfield Substitutions: IC 14 Maurie Fa'asavalu IC 15 James Graham IC 16 Sam Burgess IC 17 Danny McGuire Coach: Tony Smith FB 1 Sam Perrett LW 2 Taniela Tuiaki RC 3 Clinton Toopi LC 4 Paul Whatuira RW 5 Tame Tupou FE 6 Lance Hohaia HB 7 Thomas Leuluai PR 8 Sam Rapira HK 9 Dene Halatau PR 10 Roy Asotasi (c) SR 11 Simon Mannering SR 12 Frank Pritchard LK 13 Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith Substitutions: IC 14 Fuifui Moimoi IC 15 David Faiumu IC 16 Louis Anderson IC 17 Greg Eastwood Coach: Gary Kemble

3rd Test

Great Britain	28 – 22	New Zealand
Tries: Rob Burrow David Hodgson Danny McGuire Keith Senior Jon Wilkin Goals: Rob Burrow (4/6)		Tries: Chase Stanley (2) Taniela Tuiaki Paul Whatuira Goals: Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith (3/4)

JJB Stadium, Wigan Attendance: 21,235 Referee: Tony Archer

Team details

Great Britain New Zealand FB 1 Paul Wellens LW 2 Ade Gardner RC 3 Martin Gleeson LC 4 Keith Senior RW 5 David Hodgson SO 6 Danny McGuire SH 7 Rob Burrow PR 8 Adrian Morley HK 9 Jon Clarke PR 10 Jamie Peacock (c) SR 11 Gareth Ellis SR 12 Sean O'Loughlin LK 13 Jon Wilkin Substitutions: IC 14 James Graham IC 15 Jamie Jones-Buchanan IC 16 James Roby IC 17 Kirk Yeaman Coach: Tony Smith FB 1 Sam Perrett LW 2 Chase Stanley RC 3 Clinton Toopi LC 4 Paul Whatuira RW 5 Taniela Tuiaki FE 6 Lance Hohaia HB 7 Jeremy James Smith PR 8 Sam Rapira HK 9 Dene Halatau PR 10 Roy Asotasi (c) SR 11 Louis Anderson SR 12 Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith LK 13 Simon Mannering Substitutions: IC 14 Lance Hohaia IC 15 Fuifui Moimoi IC 16 Epalahame Lauaki IC 17 Jeff Lima Coach: Gary Kemble

France vs New Zealand

France	14 – 22	New Zealand
Tries: Éric Anselme Cyril Stacul Goals: Maxime Grésèque (3/3)		Tries: Louis Anderson Shaun Kenny-Dowall Thomas Leuluai Paul Whatuira Goals: Ben Roberts (3/4)

Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Ashley Klein

Team details

France New Zealand FB 1 Thomas Bosc LW 2 Justin Murphy RC 3 Sébastien Planas LC 4 Sébastien Raguin RW 5 Cyril Stacul SO 6 Christophe Moly SH 7 Maxime Grésèque PR 8 David Ferriol HK 9 Julien Rinaldi (c) PR 10 Adel Fellous SR 11 Cyrille Gossard SR 12 Éric Anselme LK 13 Laurent Carrasco Substitutions: IC 14 Jean-Christophe Borlin IC 15 Rémi Casty IC 16 Teddy Sadaoui IC 17 James Wynne Coach: John Monie FB 1 Sam Perrett LW 2 Chase Stanley RC 3 Clinton Toopi LC 4 Paul Whatuira RW 5 Shaun Kenny-Dowall FE 6 Ben Roberts HB 7 Jeremy James Smith PR 8 Sam Rapira HK 9 Dene Halatau PR 10 Roy Asotasi (c) SR 11 Louis Anderson SR 12 Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith LK 13 Simon Mannering Substitutions: IC 14 Thomas Leuluai IC 15 Jeff Lima IC 16 David Faiumu IC 17 Fuifui Moimoi Coach: Gary Kemble

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. Coach Gary Kemble was fired after the tour losses, with Roy Asotasi and David Kidwell leading a public campaign to replace him. 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.

See also

• New Zealand Rugby League
• Rugby league in New Zealand

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External links

• "NZ League To Take Hard Line With NRL", xtraMSN website, retrieved 27 July 2006.
• "States the wish for Wiki, Vagana and Jones to play in the Tour, retrieved 20 May 2007

• New Zealand national rugby league team tours
• Rugby league tours of France
• Rugby league tours of Great Britain
• 2007 in New Zealand rugby league
• 2007 in Australian rugby league
• 2007 in English rugby league
• 2007 in French rugby league