Kiwis Tour 1959 Series

Game 1

Western Division 3 lost to New Zealand 51

Kiwis Tour 1959

Western Division
3
51
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39416
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 27th May, 1959
Referee Keith Lyons
Venue Grinstead Oval (Forbes)
Crowd 4,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 23
Western Division Scoresheet New Zealand
Jim FITZPATRICK T 3 Cyril EASTLAKE
      2 Mel COOKE
      2 Tom HADFIELD
      2 Trevor KILKELLY
      Reece GRIFFITHS
      Cliff JOHNSON
      George MENZIES
      George TURNER
 
    G 6 Cyril EASTLAKE
Western Division Teams New Zealand
    FB 1 Brian REIDY
    W 2 Reece GRIFFITHS
    C 3 Cyril EASTLAKE
    C 4 Tom HADFIELD
    W 5 George TURNER
 
    FE 6 George MENZIES
    HB 7 Keith ROBERTS
 
    FR 8 Henry MAXWELL
    HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
    FR 10 Cliff JOHNSON (c)
    2R 11 Trevor KILKELLY
    2R 12 Ron ACKLAND
    L 13 Mel COOKE
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1959 - Game 9 vs. St George
Next Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 9 vs. France

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1958 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1959 - Game 2 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Out:
Neville Denton (wing), Joe Rātima (front row), Rex Percy (lock)
In:
Brian Reidy (fullback), Ron Ackland (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (fullback to centre), Tom Hadfield (wing to centre), Reece Griffiths (centre to wing), George Turner (centre to wing), Cliff Johnson (second row to front row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson