Australia vs New Zealand 1948 Series

Game 2

Australia 13 def. New Zealand 4

Australia vs New Zealand 1948

Australia
13
4
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6785
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th June, 1948
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Stan Chambers
Venue The Gabba (Brisbane)
Crowd 23,013
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 2
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Pat McMAHON T    
Len PEGG      
Ignatius TYQUIN      
 
Keith FROOME 2 G 2 Warwick CLARKE
Australia Teams New Zealand
Clive CHURCHILL
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Warwick CLARKE
Pat McMAHON 2 W 2 Jack FORREST
Len SMITH (c)
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Abby GRAHAM
Len PEGG 4 C 4 Maurie ROBERTSON
Johnny GRAVES
[Souths]
5 W 5 Dave REDMOND
 
Wally O'CONNELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Rex CUNNINGHAM
Keith FROOME
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 Des BARCHARD
 
Nevyl HAND
[North Sydney]
8 FR 8 Jack NEWTON
Kevin SCHUBERT 9 HK 9 Patrick SMITH (c)
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
10 FR 10 Albert HAMBLETON
Duncan HALL 11 2R 11 Charlie McBRIDE
Fred DE BELIN
[Balmain]
12 2R 12 Sandy HURNDELL
Ignatius TYQUIN 13 L 13 Travers HARDWICK
 
Len SMITH   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1948 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. SA Firsts
Out:
Noel Pidding (fullback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Frank Farrell (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Jack Holland (front row), Duncan Hall (second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 6 vs. Central QLD
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Out:
Bill McKenzie (wing), Morris Rich (centre), Harry Anderson (wing), Vic Belsham (five-eighth), Joseph Duke (front row), Bob Aynsley (hooker), Joffe Johnson (front row), Allan Laird (lock)
In:
Jack Forrest (wing), Maurie Robertson (centre), Dave Redmond (wing), Des Barchard (halfback), Jack Newton (front row), Patrick Smith (hooker), Albert Hambleton (front row), Sandy Hurndell (second row)
Changes:
Rex Cunningham (halfback to five-eighth), Travers Hardwick (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson