The team were arguably denied the opportunity of winning the World Cup, because they had two of the all-time greats in Ivan Mauger and Barry Briggs within their ranks.

New Zealand riders were part of the British teams that won the World Cup in 1968, 1971 and 1972.

Additionally, they won the defunct Speedway World Pairs Championship twice, in 1969 and 1970.

Since the advent of the Speedway Grand Prix era, international caps earned by riders is largely restricted to international competitions, whereas previously test matches between two teams were a regular occurrence.

This means that the number of caps earned by a rider has decreased in the modern era.