The New Zealand national rugby league team defeated Great Britain 2–0 in the three match test series.
New Zealand arrived in Great Britain for the first time since the 1995 World Cup, having already lost a test series 1–2 with Australia.
Many of the squad, including coach Frank Endacott, had been involved in the Auckland Warriors' 1998 season, where they had finished 15th out of 20 clubs.
The squad included two sets of brothers; the Iros, Kevin and Tony and the Pauls, Robbie and Henry.
The Auckland Warriors were sold to a consortium that included majority investor the Tainui tribe as well as Graham Lowe and Malcolm Boyle.