Game 1
Leeds 20 lost to Australia 44
| 1959/60 Kangaroos Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23171 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th September, 1959 | |||||||
| Referee | Tom Watkinson | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,629 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 14 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 17 | |||||
| Penalties | 21 | – | 10 | |||||
| Leeds | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Derek HALLAS | 2 | T | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Gary HEMINGWAY | Ron BODEN | |||||||
| Barry SIMMS | Eddie LUMSDEN | |||||||
| John RAPER | ||||||||
| Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||||||
| Johnny RILEY | ||||||||
| Vince HATTEE | 4 | G | 10/11 | Keith BARNES | ||||
| Leeds | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Pat QUINN | 1 | FB | 1 | Keith BARNES (c) [Balmain] | ||||
| Gary HEMINGWAY | 2 | W | 2 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] | ||||
| Derek HALLAS | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Trevor WHITEHEAD | 4 | C | 4 | Johnny RILEY [St George] | ||||
| Del HODGKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] | ||||
| Vince HATTEE | 6 | FE | 6 | Ron BODEN | ||||
| Eric HORSMAN | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Tony SKELTON | 8 | FR | 8 | Billy WILSON [St George] | ||||
| Barry SIMMS | 9 | HK | 9 | Noel KELLY | ||||
| Don ROBINSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Dud BEATTIE | ||||
| Colin TOMLINSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Rex MOSSOP [Manly] | ||||
| Jack SEWELL | 12 | 2R | 12 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Clifford LAST | 13 | L | 13 | John RAPER [St George] | ||||
| HC | Clive CHURCHILL | |||||||
Team Info
Leeds
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 3 vs. Huddersfield
- Next Game:
- Match Day 5 vs. Wigan
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1959 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1959/60 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. Rochdale
- Out:
- Ian Moir (wing), Reg Gasnier (centre), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Jim Paterson (second row), Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Johnny Riley (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Rex Mossop (second row), Elton Rasmussen (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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