Game 18
New South Wales Firsts 27 def. United States of America 18
| 1953 American All Stars Tour I Game 18 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30643 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 19,686 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 15 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Ferris ASHTON | T | Bill ALBANS | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | Brian DAVIES | |||||||
| Noel PIDDING | Alfred D KIRKLAND | |||||||
| Johnny ROUSE | Ken McCAFFERY | |||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 6 | G | 3 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | USA | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] | 2 | W | 2 | Robert BUCKLEY | ||||
| Johnny ROUSE [Parramatta] | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 4 | C | 4 | Ken McCAFFERY (c) | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 5 | Bill ALBANS | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Noel HILL | 7 | HB | 7 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| Charlie GILL | 8 | FR | 8 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 9 | HK | 9 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 10 | FR | 10 | Vince JONES | ||||
| Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Jack GIBSON [Eastern Suburbs] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| Jack WHITE [Canterbury] | 13 | L | 13 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| B | 14 | Mike DIMITRO | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1953 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1954 Interstate Series - 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:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 17 vs. Riverina
- Next Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - 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:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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