Kangaroos Tour 1953 Series

Game 5

Taranaki 3 lost to Australia 62

Kangaroos Tour 1953

Taranaki
3
62
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23145
Status Completed
Date Monday, 6th July, 1953
Referee Rolly Avery
Venue Pukekura Park (New Plymouth)
Crowd 1,950
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 17
Taranaki Scoresheet Australia
A McKINNON T 6 Des McGOVERN
      3 Brian CARLSON
      2 Brian DAVIES
      2 Bernie DREW
      Allan HORNERY
      Noel PIDDING
      Alex WATSON
 
    G 2 Ferris ASHTON
      Brian CARLSON
      Bernie DREW
      Des McGOVERN
      Albert PAUL
      Noel PIDDING
Taranaki Teams Australia
A SKIPPER 1 FB 1 Noel PIDDING
[St George]
H KATENE 2 W 2 Brian CARLSON
Ron McKAY 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
A McKINNON 4 C 4 Alex WATSON
E PARKINSON 5 W 5 Des McGOVERN
 
P DYMOND 6 FE 6 Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[South Sydney]
P MOLLAR 7 HB 7 Greg HAWICK
[South Sydney]
 
D EICHSTALDT 8 FR 8 Ferris ASHTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Jack McLEOD 9 HK 9 Allan HORNERY
R EDWARDS 10 FR 10 Brian DAVIES
L McLENAGHAN 11 2R 11 Albert PAUL
P WHITE 12 2R 12 Bernie DREW
C MARTIN 13 L 13 Harold CROCKER
   
 

Team Info

Taranaki

Previous Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 - Game 25 vs. France
Next Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 20 vs. USA
Out:
B Lambert (fullback), P Barton (wing), R Watson (centre), C Hawkins (wing), R McCullock (five-eighth), A McCleod (front row), L Murray (hooker), M Casperson (lock)
In:
A Skipper (fullback), H Katene (wing), A McKinnon (centre), E Parkinson (wing), P Mollar (halfback), D Eichstaldt (front row), Jack McLeod (hooker), L McLenaghan (second row)
Changes:
P Dymond (halfback to five-eighth), C Martin (second row to lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 6 vs. South Auckland
Out:
Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
In:
Alex Watson (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Ferris Ashton (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Albert Paul (second row), Bernie Drew (second row)
Changes:
Clive Churchill (fullback to five-eighth), Noel Pidding (wing to fullback), Brian Davies (second row to front row), Harold Crocker (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson