New Zealand vs Australia 1961 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 12 def. Australia 10

New Zealand vs Australia 1961

New Zealand
12
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6800
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st July, 1961
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Rolly Avery
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 11,485
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 10
Scrums 20 13
Penalties 12 6
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Maunga EMERY T Ken IRVINE
Graeme FARRAR   Don PARISH
 
Reg COOKE 2 G 2 Don PARISH
 
Gary PHILLIPS FG    
New Zealand Teams Australia
Gary PHILLIPS 1 FB 1 Don PARISH
[Western Suburbs]
Brian REIDY 2 W 2 Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
George TURNER 3 C 3 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Tom HADFIELD 4 C 4 Brian CARLSON (c)
[North Sydney]
Reg COOKE 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
George MENZIES 6 FE 6 Arthur SUMMONS
[Western Suburbs]
Graeme FARRAR 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Jim PATTERSON 8 FR 8 Elton RASMUSSEN
John BUTTERFIELD 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH
Maunga EMERY 10 FR 10 Ron CROWE
Don HAMMOND 11 2R 11 Jim PATERSON
Ron ACKLAND (c) 12 2R 12 Ron LYNCH
[Parramatta]
Mel COOKE 13 L 13 Jack SINCLAIR
[Manly]
 
Des WHITE   HC   Brian CARLSON
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France B
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 2 vs. Australia
In:
Gary Phillips (fullback), Brian Reidy (wing), George Turner (centre), Tom Hadfield (centre), Reg Cooke (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Graeme Farrar (halfback), Jim Patterson (front row), John Butterfield (hooker), Maunga Emery (front row), Don Hammond (second row), Ron Ackland (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 5 vs. Taranaki
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 7 vs. Waikato
Out:
Frank Drake (wing), Alan Gil (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Dud Beattie (front row), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (second row)
In:
Ken Irvine (wing), Brian Carlson (centre), Barry Muir (halfback), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Ron Lynch (second row)
Changes:
Arthur Summons (halfback to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin