ness ▁racing ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Tro tt ing ▁Cup : ▁Il ▁Vic olo ▁ ▁A uck land ▁Tro tt ing ▁Cup : ▁Bur ling ton ▁Bert ie ▁ ▁Thor ough bre d ▁racing ▁ ▁Rugby ▁league ▁ ▁The ▁A uck land ▁War riors ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁Zealand - based ▁team ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁Rugby ▁League ' s ▁premi ership . ▁They ▁finished ▁ 1 0 th , ▁missing ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁eight ▁due ▁to ▁being ▁dock ed ▁two ▁points ▁for ▁an ▁incorrect ▁substitution ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁games . ▁The ▁North ▁Har bour ▁Sea ▁E ag les ▁def ended ▁their ▁Lion ▁Red ▁Cup ▁title , ▁defe ating ▁the ▁A uck land ▁War riors ▁col ts ▁ 2 8 – 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁A uck land ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁holding ▁the ▁Rugby ▁League ▁Cup , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Can ter bury . ▁ 9 ▁June , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁defeated ▁France ▁ 2 2 – 6 . ▁ 1 6 ▁June , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁drew ▁with ▁France ▁ 1 6 - all . ▁ 2 3 ▁June , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁lost ▁to ▁Australia ▁ 8 - 2 6 . ▁ 7 ▁July , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁lost ▁to ▁Australia ▁ 1 0 – 2 0 . ▁ 1 4 ▁July , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁lost ▁to ▁Australia ▁ 1 0 – 4 6 . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup , ▁losing ▁to ▁Australia ▁ 3 0 – 2 0 ▁in