Round 1
Australia 25 def. New Zealand 5
| 1957 World Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14200 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Vic Belsham (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,765 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 2 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 14 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | T | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||||
| Ian MOIR | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Keith BARNES | 5/11 | G | 1/5 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Keith BARNES [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | Pat CREEDY | ||||
| Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 6 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] | 4 | C | 7 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 2 | Tom HADFIELD | ||||
| Greg HAWICK | 6 | FE | 8 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 9 | Sel BELSHAM | ||||
| Bill MARSH [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 13 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 18 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 11 | FR | 16 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 11 | Cliff JOHNSON (c) | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 17 | John YATES | ||||
| Brian CLAY [St George] | 8 | L | 10 | Rex PERCY | ||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 France vs Australia - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Tom Payne (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Ian Doyle (lock)
- In:
- Keith Barnes (fullback), Brian Carlson (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Brian Davies (front row), Brian Clay (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 15 vs. Southern NSW
- Next Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Round 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Des White (fullback), Arnold Green (centre), Reese Griffiths (wing), Joe Murray (front row), Duncan MacRae (front row), Jim Riddell (second row)
- In:
- Pat Creedy (fullback), Vern Bakalich (wing), Ron Ackland (centre), William McLennan (front row), Henry Maxwell (front row), John Yates (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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