Game 5
Taranaki 0 lost to Australia 34
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23206 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 28th June, 1961 | |||||||
| Referee | Peter Yaxley | |||||||
| Venue | Burnside (Hawera) | |||||||
| Crowd | 600 | |||||||
| Taranaki | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Frank DRAKE | ||||||
| 2 | Eddie LUMSDEN | |||||||
| 2 | Jack SINCLAIR | |||||||
| Ron CROWE | ||||||||
| Bob GEHRKE | ||||||||
| G | 5 | Don PARISH | ||||||
| Taranaki | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| ? KNUCKEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Don PARISH [Western Suburbs] |
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| Morrie CHURCH | 2 | W | 2 | Frank DRAKE | ||||
| B CHRISTIANSON | 3 | C | 3 | Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] |
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| R SOUTHERN | 4 | C | 4 | Alan GIL | ||||
| S STURMEY | 5 | W | 5 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
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| C MURRAY | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray BEAVEN | ||||
| ? WILSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur SUMMONS [Western Suburbs] |
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| ? CRAVEN | 8 | FR | 8 | Dud BEATTIE | ||||
| G O'CARROLL | 9 | HK | 9 | Bob GEHRKE | ||||
| J BROUGHTON | 10 | FR | 10 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| J ERIWHATA | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jim PATERSON | ||||
| K PETERS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill OWEN | ||||
| M WOODS | 13 | L | 13 | Jack SINCLAIR [Manly] |
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| HC | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
Team Info
Taranaki
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 25 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1964 - Game 29 vs. France
- Out:
- B Lambert (fullback), J Chapman (wing), P Moller (halfback), M Casperson (front row), R Bertrand (second row)
- In:
- ? Knuckey (fullback), Morrie Church (wing), ? Wilson (halfback), ? Craven (front row), J Eriwhata (second row)
- Changes:
- S Sturmey (centre to wing), R Southern (wing to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 4 vs. West Coast
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Barry Muir (halfback), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Ron Lynch (lock)
- In:
- Reg Gasnier (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Jim Paterson (second row), Jack Sinclair (lock)
- Changes:
- Frank Drake (fullback to wing), Don Parish (centre to fullback), Arthur Summons (five-eighth to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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