1909 New Zealand rugby league season

The 1909 New Zealand rugby league season was the second season of rugby league that had been played in New Zealand.

New Zealand toured Australia, losing the series 1-2. The team was managed by Daniel Fraser while James Barber captained the side. The squad included William Trevarthen, Adam Lile, Conrad Byrne, Harold Rowe, George and John Spencer, Con Sullivan and Charlie Pearce, Ernie Buckland, Arthur Carlaw, Paddy George, Gordon Hooker, Thomas Houghton, Albert House, Bert King, Henry Knight and Ronald MacDonald. Albert Asher was invited to tour with the side but declined, opting to remain in Auckland and organise the upcoming Māori tour of Australia. These were the last tests between New Zealand and Australia on Australian soil until 1948.

A New Zealand Māori side also toured Australia, the second Māori team to do so. The team was captained by Riki Papakura and included Albert and Ernie Asher, Jim Rukutai and Frank Barclay. Before the side left New Zealand they lost 14-21 to Auckland on 10 July 1909 at Victoria Park in front of 2-3,000 spectators.