New Zealand vs Australia 1961 Series

Game 2

New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 10

New Zealand vs Australia 1961

New Zealand
8
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6801
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 8th July, 1961
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Rolly Avery
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 12,424
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 7
Scrums 7 13
Penalties 10 6
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
    T Reg GASNIER
      Arthur SUMMONS
 
Reg COOKE 3 G 2 Don PARISH
Gary PHILLIPS      
New Zealand Teams Australia
Gary PHILLIPS 1 FB 1 Frank DRAKE
Brian REIDY 2 W 2 Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
George TURNER 3 C 3 Don PARISH
[Western Suburbs]
Tom HADFIELD 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Reg COOKE 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
George MENZIES 6 FE 6 Arthur SUMMONS
[Western Suburbs]
Bill SNOWDEN 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR (c)
 
Jim PATTERSON 8 FR 8 Ron CROWE
Tom REID 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH
Maunga EMERY 10 FR 10 Dud BEATTIE
Don HAMMOND 11 2R 11 Elton RASMUSSEN
Ron ACKLAND (c) 12 2R 12 Jim PATERSON
Mel COOKE 13 L 13 Ron LYNCH
[Parramatta]
 
Des WHITE   HC   Brian CARLSON
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1961 - Game 1 vs. Liverpool/Widnes
Out:
Graeme Farrar (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker)
In:
Bill Snowden (halfback), Tom Reid (hooker)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 7 vs. Waikato
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 9 vs. Auckland
Out:
Alan Gil (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (second row), Brian Carlson (lock)
In:
Reg Gasnier (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Ian Walsh (hooker), Jim Paterson (second row), Ron Lynch (lock)

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