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1953 American All Stars Tour I Series

Game 8

Queensland Firsts 39 def. United States of America 36

1953 American All Stars Tour I
Game 8

Queensland Firsts
39
36
United States of America
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30644
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 20th June, 1953
RefereeFrank Ballard
VenueThe Gabba (Brisbane)
Crowd24,397
Match Stats
Halftime Score1926
QLD FirstsScoresheetUSA
Bob BUCKLEY4T2Vince JONES
Kel O'SHEA2 Jack BONETTI
A SMITH Ted GROSSMAN
Neale TEYS George KAUFFMAN
Tom TYQUIN Alfred D KIRKLAND
 
Norm POPE6G9Gary KERKORIAN
QLD FirstsTeamsUSA
Norm POPE1FB1George KAUFFMAN
Denis FLANNERY2W2Robert BUCKLEY
Tom COONEY3C3Alvin E KIRKLAND
Len BLAIK4C4Sol NAUMU
Bob BUCKLEY5W5Harold HAN
 
D O'CONNELL6FE6Gary KERKORIAN
M SHORT7HB7Ted GROSSMAN
 
Jack VEIVERS8FR8Pat HENRY
Kevin BOSHAMMER9HK9Sydney WALKER
Neale TEYS10FR10Vince JONES
Tom TYQUIN112R11Steve DRAKULVICH
Kel O'SHEA122R12Alfred D KIRKLAND
A SMITH13L13Jack BONETTI
   
 

Team Info

Queensland Firsts

Previous Game:
1953 Interstate Series - Game 4 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
1954 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Alex Watson (centre), Ken McCaffery (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Bernie Drew (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
In:
Tom Cooney (centre), Len Blaik (centre), Bob Buckley (wing), D O'Connell (five-eighth), M Short (halfback), Kevin Boshammer (hooker), Neale Teys (front row), Tom Tyquin (second row), A Smith (lock)

United States of America

Previous Game:
1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 7 vs. Northern Div/N.Coast
Next Game:
1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 9 vs. Far North QLD
Out:
Bill Albans (fullback), Ed Demirjian (wing), Al Abajian (halfback), Francis Mandulay (front row), Mike Dimitro (second row)
In:
Alvin E Kirkland (centre), Ted Grossman (halfback), Pat Henry (front row), Steve Drakulvich (second row)
Changes:
Harold Han (centre to wing), George Kauffman (bench to fullback)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash