2007 All Golds Tour
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.
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.
Squad
| Name | Australia | GB | GB | GB | France | Games | Tries | Goals | FGs | Points | Club |
| BE | BE | SR | SR | 4* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | New Zealand Warriors | ||
| PR | PR | PR | PR | PR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |
| WG | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cronulla Sharks | |||||
| BE | BE | 2* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brisbane Broncos | ||||
| BE | BE | BE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | North Queensland Cowboys | |||
| HK | HK | HK | HK | HK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wests Tigers | |
| BE | CE | WG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Bradford Bulls | |||
| FE | FE | BE | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand Warriors | |||
| FB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels | |||||
| WG | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Sydney Roosters | |||||
| BE | BE | 2* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Zealand Warriors | ||||
| HB | HB | BE | 3* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Wigan Warriors | |||
| BE | BE | BE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Melbourne Storm | |||
| SR | SR | SR | LK | LK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Zealand Warriors | |
| CE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Manly Warringah Sea Eagles | |||||
| PR | PR | BE | BE | BE | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Parramatta Eels | |
| FB | FB | FB | FB | 4* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney Roosters | ||
| SR | SR | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Penrith Panthers | |||
| BE | BE | PR | PR | PR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New Zealand Warriors | |
| FE | FE | FE | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Bulldogs | |||
| HB | HB | HB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Sydney Rabbitohs | |||
| LK | LK | LK | SR | SR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Melbourne Storm | |
| WG | WG | 2* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | St George Illawarra Dragons | ||||
| CE | CE | CE | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Leeds Rhinos | |||
| WG | WG | WG | WG | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Wests Tigers | ||
| WG | 1* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bradford Bulls | |||||
| CE | CE | CE | CE | CE | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Wests Tigers |
- Coach: Gary Kemble
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 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 | Westpac | Wellington | Lost | 0–58 | 16,681 | ||
| 21 October | Northern Union | Halliwell Jones | Warrington | Won | 25–18 | 6,800 | |
| 27 October | Galpharm | Huddersfield | Lost | 14–20 | 16,522 | ||
| 3 November | Kingston | Kingston upon Hull | Lost | 0–44 | 20,324 | ||
| 10 November | JJB Stadium | Wigan | Lost | 22–28 | 21,235 | ||
| 17 November | Jean-Bouin | Paris | Won | 22–14 | 6,781 |
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.| Team details | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---- All Golds v Northern UnionThis was an exhibition match played under 1907 scoring rules with tries worth 3 points and goals / field goals worth 2 points each.
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