1924 New Zealand rugby league season League was formed after 12 to 16,000 watched New Zealand play Great Britain at Tahuna Park. The match was played at Tahuna Park due to the Otago Rugby Union's refusal to allow the game to be played at Carisbrook. 1924 New Zealand rugby league season The 1924 New Zealand rugby league season was the 17th season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand. New Zealand defeated Great Britain 2-1 in a three match series. The first match, which was also the first test match to be played at Carlaw Park was won 16-8 in front of 22,000
King Country Rugby Football Union of the NPC and in just 6 years were in the third division. The original King Country Rugby Union was formed in 1905 by the Manunui, Matapuna, Oio and Kakahi rugby clubs. In 1907, the newly formed Taumarunui rugby club replaced Oio. The current King Country Rugby Football Union was formed in 1922, by the amalgamation of the first King Country Rugby Union (which was renamed as the Taumarunui Sub-union in 1922) along with the Ruapehu Sub-union in Ohakune (founded 1908), Maniapoto Sub-union in Te Kuiti (1907) and Ohura Valley Sub-union (1920). These were joined by Otorohanga Sub-union in 1927,