Albert Henry "Bert" Baskerville was a New Zealand postal clerk, rugby union forward, author of the book Modern Rugby Football: New Zealand Methods; Points for the Beginner, the Player, the Spectator,
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league since 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native
Albert Henry Baskerville
…which was the first match by the Australia national rugby league team, again scoring a try. That was to be the only time that Baskerville represented New Zealand in a Test match. Baskerville contracted pneumonia on the ship taking the touring party from Sydney to Brisbane and, after several days in hospital…
Dally Messenger, 1907 The one Australian All Black
Michael Joseph Savage Prime Minister 1935–40 was the patron of NZ Rugby League.
The final home Test for Great Britain against New Zealand, played at Wigan RLFC's DW stadium in 2007