Kangaroos Tour 1961 Series

Game 9

Auckland 13 def. Australia 8

Kangaroos Tour 1961

Auckland
13
8
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23208
Status Completed
Date Monday, 10th July, 1961
Referee H Payne
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 5,148
Auckland Scoresheet Australia
Neville DENTON T Eddie LUMSDEN
H EMERY   Ian WALSH
Gary PHILLIPS      
 
William SORENSEN 2 G Elton RASMUSSEN
Auckland Teams Australia
Gary PHILLIPS 1 FB 1 Frank DRAKE
Neville DENTON 2 W 2 Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
George TURNER 3 C 3 Jack SINCLAIR
[Manly]
William SORENSEN 4 C 4 Ron LYNCH
[Parramatta]
Tom HADFIELD 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
Doug ELLWOOD 6 FE 6 Alan GIL
Bill SNOWDEN 7 HB 7 Ray BEAVEN
 
Jim PATTERSON 8 FR 8 Dud BEATTIE
J REID 9 HK 9 Bob GEHRKE
H EMERY 10 FR 10 Ian WALSH (c)
E JOHNSON 11 2R 11 Jim PATERSON
Ron ACKLAND (c) 12 2R 12 Elton RASMUSSEN
Bruce CASTLE 13 L 13 Bill OWEN
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 31 vs. France
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1962 - Game 30 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Jack Fagan (fullback), Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth), Cliff Johnson (front row), Henry Maxwell (front row), Jim Riddell (second row), Ron McKay (lock)
In:
Gary Phillips (fullback), Doug Ellwood (five-eighth), J Reid (hooker), H Emery (front row), E Johnson (second row), Bruce Castle (lock)
Changes:
Jim Patterson (hooker to front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1962 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Don Parish (centre), Reg Gasnier (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Ron Crowe (front row)
In:
Jack Sinclair (centre), Alan Gil (five-eighth), Ray Beaven (halfback), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (lock)
Changes:
Ian Walsh (hooker to front row), Ron Lynch (lock to centre)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson