The touring party was;[1] Henry Vivan was originally named in the forwards but had to withdraw because of a family bereavement.
The 1926–27 New Zealand tour of Britain involved several skirmishes within the Kiwi party.
In mid-November, following further disturbances which almost led to the tour party being evicted from their Harrogate hotel, it was decided that coach Mair would withdraw from team selection and match tactics for a period of four weeks.
The tour, and the costly disputes, continued with the rebels eventually setting sail for home a week earlier than their colleagues.
The seven suspended were Singe, Mouat, Wright, Carroll, Devine, Petersen and English-born Henry, who remained in England after the tour and was allowed to play on by the Rugby Football League.