Australia vs. New Zealand

Australia 30 def. New Zealand 13

[no comp]

Australia
30
13
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30827
Status Completed
Date Friday, 26th November, 1954
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Frank Gelder
Venue Veterans (Long Beach)
Crowd 1,000
Official Player of the Match Keith Holman
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 10
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Brian DAVIES 2 T 2 Cyril EASTLAKE
Harry WELLS 2   John YATES
Ken KEARNEY      
Norm PROVAN      
 
Noel PIDDING 6 G 2 Cyril EASTLAKE
Australia Teams New Zealand
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Ian GREY
Ian MOIR
[Souths]
2 W 2 Jim EDWARDS
Harry WELLS 3 C 3 Neville DENTON
Greg HAWICK
[Souths]
4 C 4 Ron McKAY
Noel PIDDING 5 W 5 Jim AUSTIN
 
Bob BANKS 6 FE 6 Cyril EASTLAKE (c)
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 William SORENSEN
 
Brian DAVIES 8 FR 8 Cliff JOHNSON
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
9 HK 9 Lory BLANCHARD
Roy BULL
[Manly]
10 FR 10 William McLENNAN
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
11 2R 11 John YATES
Harold CROCKER
[Parramatta]
12 2R 12 John BUTTERFIELD
Peter DIVERSI
[North Sydney]
13 L 13 Alister ATKINSON
 
Vic HEY   HC   Jim AMOS
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. New Zealand
Out:
Denis Flannery (wing), Kel O'Shea (second row)
In:
Bob Banks (five-eighth), Peter Diversi (lock)
Changes:
Noel Pidding (centre to wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth to centre), Harold Crocker (lock to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Australia
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Australia
Out:
Harry Anderson (centre), George McDonald (second row)
In:
Neville Denton (centre), Cliff Johnson (front row)
Changes:
John Yates (front row to second row)

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson