New Zealand Rugby League Team Of The Century

2007 marked 100 years of international competition for the New Zealand Rugby League. As a result the NZRL named its team of the century. Below are the players selected in that team:

1. Des White – 1950-56
21 tests – 132 points (2 tries, 63 goals)

2. Tom Hadfield – 1956-61
17 tests – 45 points (15 tries)

3. Tom Baxter – 1949-56
29 tests – 15 points (5 tries)

4. Roger Bailey – 1961-70
29 tests – 36 points (12 tries)

5. Phil Orchard – 1969-75
21 tests – 45 points (15 tries)

6. George Menzies – 1951-61
29 tests – 12 points (4 tries)

7. Stacey Jones – 1995-2006
46 tests – 160 points (16 tries, 47 goals, 2 field goals)

8. Cliff Johnson – 1950-60
34 tests – 9 points (3 tries)

9. Jock Butterfield – 1954-63
36 tests – 21 points (7 tries)

10. Ruben Wiki – 1994-2006
55 tests – 60 points (15 tries)

11. Mark Graham – 1977-88
29 tests – 24 points (7 tries)

12. Ron Ackland – 1954-63
18 tests – 3 points (1 try)

13. Mel Cooke – 1959-64
22 tests – 15 points (5 tries)

Captain Of The Century: Cliff Johnson

Player Of The Century: Mark Graham

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