Game 2
Australia 8 def. New Zealand 2
| Australia vs New Zealand 1956 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6795 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd June, 1956 | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,361 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 22 | – | 23 | |||||
| Penalties | 3 | – | 14 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Dick POOLE | T | |||||||
| Alex WATSON | ||||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | G | Des WHITE | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD [Newtown] |
1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
3 | C | 10 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 8 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Des McGOVERN | 5 | W | 9 | Tom HADFIELD | ||||
| Cyril CONNELL JR | 6 | FE | 11 | George MENZIES (c) | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 13 | Sel BELSHAM | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 18 | Duncan MacRAE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] |
12 | HK | 19 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 11 | FR | 15 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 24 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Ignatius TYQUIN | 9 | 2R | 23 | Jim RIDDELL | ||||
| Ian DOYLE | 8 | L | 26 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ken McCrohon (fullback), Ian Moir (wing)
- In:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Des McGovern (wing)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 9 vs. North QLD
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 11 vs. Wide Bay
- Out:
- Gordon Moncur (wing), Reece Griffiths (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Arnold Green (wing), Keith Roberts (halfback), John Lasher (hooker), Osmond Butt (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Des White (fullback), Vern Bakalich (wing), Tom Hadfield (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Sel Belsham (halfback), Cliff Johnson (second row), Jim Riddell (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
- Changes:
- Cyril Eastlake (fullback to centre), William Sorensen (five-eighth to centre), John Butterfield (second row to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin