Harry Bath coached the Kangaroos side throughout the tour. South Sydney's John Sattler captained the side. In the two matches in which Sattler did not play, the team was captained by Les Johns (against Wellington) and John McDonald against Auckland. The touring team was co-managed by Eddie Burns (Canterbury, NSW) and Jack Lynch (Ipswich, Qld).[2]
Touring squad
The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including the players' ages and weights.[3] A team photo was published during the tour.
Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.[4]
Denman, Fitzsimmons, Manteit, Robson and Weiss were selected from Queensland clubs. Cootes, Costello and Lye were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad were playing for Sydney based clubs during the 1969 season.[5]
^New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Team Manager for N.Z."The Rugby League News. 50 (14 (3 May 1969)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-767453332. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
^New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Players for N.Z. Tour". The Rugby League News. 50 (18 (24 May 1969)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-759105460. Retrieved 28 Jan 2021 – via Trove.
^E.E.Christensen (1970). "Australian Tour of N.Z.". E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook. 24. Sydney: E.E.Christensen.