Game 1
Western Division 16 lost to New Zealand 19
| Kiwis Tour 1956 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39369 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 30th May, 1956 | |||||||
| Referee | Eric McIlhatton | |||||||
| Venue | Lithgow (Lithgow) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,620 | |||||||
| Western Division | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Laurie BENNETT | T | 2 | Vern BAKALICH | |||||
| Alex WHITBY | Ron ACKLAND | |||||||
| John BUTTERFIELD | ||||||||
| Frank MULCARE | ||||||||
| Barry RUSSELL | 5 | G | 2 | Pat CREEDY | ||||
| Western Division | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Barry RUSSELL | 1 | FB | 2 | Pat CREEDY | ||||
| Bill MILLER | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Ray QUINNELL | 3 | C | 10 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| Alex WHITBY | 4 | C | 12 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| J COHEN | 5 | W | 6 | Reece GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Jack McINTOSH | 6 | FE | 11 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Billy ROBERTS | 7 | HB | 13 | Sel BELSHAM | ||||
| Laurie BENNETT | 8 | FR | 21 | John YATES | ||||
| John KELLY | 9 | HK | 19 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Hilton BONHAM | 10 | FR | 16 | John BOND | ||||
| P WELDON | 11 | 2R | 24 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Jack PERRIN | 12 | 2R | 23 | Jim RIDDELL | ||||
| J GAIN | 13 | L | 26 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Frank BELL | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Western Division
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1956 - Game 10 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Maori Tour 1956 - Game 8 vs. NZ Maori
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- France vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Roy Moore (fullback), Ron McKay (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Dick Haggie (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), Henry Maxwell (front row), Lory Blanchard (hooker), William McLennan (front row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Pat Creedy (fullback), Ron Ackland (centre), Cyril Eastlake (centre), Reece Griffiths (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), John Yates (front row), John Bond (front row), Cliff Johnson (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
- Changes:
- John Butterfield (second row to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson