Game 18
New South Wales Firsts 27 def. United States of America 18
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1953 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Rees Duncan (centre), Barry Stenhouse (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Arthur Collinson (second row), Don Schofield (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (wing), Johnny Rouse (centre), Col Geelan (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Ferris Ashton (second row), Jack Gibson (second row), Jack White (lock)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 17 vs. Riverina
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 19 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- George Kauffman (fullback), Ed Demirjian (wing), Sydney Walker (hooker), Steve Drakulvich (lock)
- In:
- Robert Buckley (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Allan Hornery (hooker), Brian Davies (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- Changes:
- Sol Naumu (centre to fullback), Mike Dimitro (second row to bench)
Match Notes
The American team included 4 Queenslanders: Crocker, Davies, Hornery & McCaffery.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson