World Cup 1960

Game 2

Australia 21 def. New Zealand 15

World Cup 1960
Game 2

Australia
21
15
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14207
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st October, 1960
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Eric Clay (Leeds)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 10,773
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 2
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Brian CARLSON 3 T Tom HADFIELD
Reg GASNIER   George MENZIES
Harry WELLS   George TURNER
 
Brian CARLSON 3 G 3 Cyril EASTLAKE
Australia Teams New Zealand
Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 Gary PHILLIPS
Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Tom HADFIELD
Reg GASNIER
[St George]
3 C 3 George TURNER
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
4 C 4 Cyril EASTLAKE
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 Neville DENTON
 
Tony BROWN
[Newtown]
6 FE 6 George MENZIES
Barry MUIR 7 HB 7 Keith ROBERTS
 
Gary PARCELL 8 FR 8 Henry MAXWELL
Noel KELLY 9 HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
Dud BEATTIE 10 FR 10 Cliff JOHNSON (c)
Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
11 2R 11 Laurie OLIFF
Brian HAMBLY 12 2R 12 Ron ACKLAND
John RAPER
[St George]
13 L 13 Mel COOKE
 
Keith BARNES   HC   Travers HARDWICK
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Lionel Morgan (wing), Elton Rasmussen (second row)
In:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Gary Parcell (front row)
Changes:
Brian Carlson (fullback to wing), Rex Mossop (front row to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1960 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
William Sorensen (centre), Trevor Kilkelly (second row)
In:
Gary Phillips (fullback), Laurie Oliff (second row)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (fullback to centre)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson