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    • Source: 2018 New Zealand rugby league tour of England

      • The 2018 New Zealand rugby league tour of England was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour saw
      New Zealand play a three match series against and England for the Baskerville Shield. The hosts, England, won the series by two matches to one.


      Background


      New Zealand and England previously took part in a competitive event in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, New Zealand lost to Fiji in the quarter-finals, while England made the final, losing to Australia by a score of just 6-0.
      New Zealand and England previously played against each other in a mid-season international on 23 June 2018 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. England won 36-18.
      New Zealand was last in Great Britain for the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations. During that tournament New Zealand defeated England 17-16 in Huddersfield. They last played a three match test series against England during the 2015 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain, losing the series 2-1. With the completion of these three tests, New Zealand and England played each other four times in 2018.


      Squads




      = New Zealand

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      A wider squad was named on 3 September 2018 consisting of the best New Zealand eligible players in the running to play in the upcoming tour. The final touring squad of 23 players was named on 1 October.
      On 4 October, Corey Harawira-Naera withdrew from the touring 23-man squad due to a groin injury. Agnatius Paasi and Peta Hiku were subsequently added to the squad.
      Ages are as of 27 October 2018, the day of the first test.


      Pre-tour matches




      Baskerville Shield


      New Zealand announced three matches on tour, all test matches against England.


      = First test

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      Notes:

      Oliver Gildart (England) made his Test debut.


      = Second test

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      = Third test

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      Notes:

      Joe Greenwood (England) made his Test debut, while Isaiah Papali'i made his debut for New Zealand having previously represented Samoa.


      References

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