Game 1
South Auckland 7 lost to Australia 33
| 1949 Kangaroos Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23101 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 12th September, 1949 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Davies Park (Huntly) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,823 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 18 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 24 | |||||
| South Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| ? TURNER | T | 4 | Ian JOHNSTON | |||||
| 2 | Johnny GRAVES | |||||||
| 2 | Matt McCOY | |||||||
| Ron ROBERTS | ||||||||
| R MARTIN | 2 | G | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||
| Matt McCOY | ||||||||
| South Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| R MARTIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Vic BULGIN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| ? TURNER | 2 | W | 2 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| ? O'CARROLL | 3 | C | 3 | Ian JOHNSTON [Parramatta] | ||||
| ? O'CALLAGHAN | 4 | C | 4 | Matt McCOY [St George] | ||||
| A RODGERS | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| ? PHILLIPS | 6 | FE | 6 | Frank STANMORE [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| A AOAKI | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME (c) [Newtown] | ||||
| Albert HAMBLETON (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | Alan THOMPSON | ||||
| J TUPAEA | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| ? NORMAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Jack HOLLAND [St George] | ||||
| ? TONGA | 11 | 2R | 11 | Kevin HANSEN [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| F HILTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | ||||
| ? MOYES | 13 | L | 13 | Noel MULLIGAN | ||||
| B | 14 | Ron ROBERTS [St George] | ||||||
Team Info
South Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 25 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1950 Lions Tour - Game 24 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- R Stevens (fullback), J Beasley (wing), A Mee (centre), Leonard Scott (centre), W Timoti (wing), W Dryborough (five-eighth), L Allen (halfback), J Curnow (hooker), S Harlock (front row), A Hilton (second row), K Chell (lock)
- In:
- R Martin (fullback), ? Turner (wing), ? O'Carroll (centre), ? O'Callaghan (centre), A Rodgers (wing), ? Phillips (five-eighth), A Aoaki (halfback), J Tupaea (hooker), ? Norman (front row), ? Tonga (second row), ? Moyes (lock)
- Changes:
- F Hilton (front row to second row), Albert Hambleton (second row to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1949 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Bobby Lulham (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Johnny Hawke (centre), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Alf Gibbs (front row), Duncan Hall (front row), Fred De Belin (second row), Bill Tyquin (lock)
- In:
- Vic Bulgin (fullback), Ian Johnston (centre), Matt McCoy (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Alan Thompson (front row), Jack Holland (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Jack Rayner (second row), Ron Roberts (bench)
- Changes:
- Noel Mulligan (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Ron Roberts replaced Pat McMahon.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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