Kiwis Tour 1956 Series

Game 2

New South Wales Firsts 17 lost to New Zealand 26

Kiwis Tour 1956

New South Wales Firsts
17
26
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30607
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 2nd June, 1956
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Cliff Brown
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 35,492
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 14
Scrums 24 16
Penalties 15 13
NSW Firsts Scoresheet New Zealand
Don ADAMS T 3 William SORENSEN
Graham LAIRD   Frank MULCARE
Peter O'CONNOR      
 
Ron WILLEY 4 G 7/10 Des WHITE
NSW Firsts Teams New Zealand
Ron WILLEY
[Manly]
1 FB 1 Des WHITE
Ross KITE
[St George]
2 W 3 Vern BAKALICH
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
3 C 8 William SORENSEN
Tony PASKINS
[Eastern Suburbs]
4 C 7 Tommy BAXTER (c)
Don ADAMS 5 W 10 Cyril EASTLAKE
 
Graham LAIRD
[Parramatta]
6 FE 11 George MENZIES
Col DONOHOE
[Souths]
7 HB 13 Sel BELSHAM
 
Les HAMPSON
[Newtown]
13 FR 15 Henry MAXWELL
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
12 HK 19 John BUTTERFIELD
Roy BULL
[Manly]
11 FR 18 Duncan MacRAE
Henry HOLLOWAY
[Newtown]
10 2R 23 Jim RIDDELL
Don SCHOFIELD 9 2R 24 Cliff JOHNSON
Peter O'CONNOR 8 L 26 Frank MULCARE
 
    HC   William TELFORD
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1956 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1956 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Kevin O'Brien (centre), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Bryan Orrock (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row)
In:
Tony Paskins (centre), Graham Laird (five-eighth), Les Hampson (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Don Schofield (second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 1 vs. Western Division
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 3 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Out:
Pat Creedy (fullback), Ron Ackland (centre), Reece Griffiths (wing), John Yates (front row), John Bond (front row)
In:
Des White (fullback), William Sorensen (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Henry Maxwell (front row), Duncan MacRae (front row)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (centre to wing)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson