World Cup 1957

Game 1

Australia 25 def. New Zealand 5

World Cup 1957
Game 1

Australia
25
5
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14200
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 15th June, 1957
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Vic Belsham (Auckland)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 28,765
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Brian CARLSON T Cliff JOHNSON
Ian MOIR      
Kel O'SHEA      
Norm PROVAN      
Harry WELLS      
 
Keith BARNES 5/11 G William SORENSEN
Australia Teams New Zealand
Keith BARNES
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 Pat CREEDY
Ian MOIR
[South Sydney]
2 W 2 Vern BAKALICH
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 William SORENSEN
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
4 C 4 Ron ACKLAND
Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 Tom HADFIELD
 
Greg HAWICK 6 FE 6 George MENZIES
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Sel BELSHAM
 
Bill MARSH
[Balmain]
8 FR 8 William McLENNAN
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
9 HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
Brian DAVIES 10 FR 10 Henry MAXWELL
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
11 2R 11 Cliff JOHNSON (c)
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
12 2R 12 John YATES
Brian CLAY
[St George]
13 L 13 Rex PERCY
 
Dick POOLE   HC   William TELFORD
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 28 vs. RC Marseille
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 15 vs. Southern NSW
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Des White (fullback), Arnold Green (centre), Reece 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)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson