Game 14
Toowoomba 29 def. United States of America 15
| 1953 American All Stars Tour I Game 14 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31571 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 15th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Vic Vercoe | |||||||
| Venue | Athletic Ground (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,778 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 13 | |||||
| Toowoomba | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Max HIGGINS | 3 | T | Al ABAJIAN | |||||
| Russell BROWN | 2 | Bill ALBANS | ||||||
| J CONNELLY | Xavier MENA | |||||||
| Doug McMURTRIE | ||||||||
| Max HIGGINS | 3 | G | 3 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||||||
| Toowoomba | Teams | USA | ||||||
| Bevan HOYLE | 1 | FB | 1 | George KAUFFMAN | ||||
| Max HIGGINS | 2 | W | 2 | Bill ALBANS | ||||
| Russell BROWN | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| M HAUFF | 4 | C | 4 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Ernie ASHMAN | 5 | W | 5 | Harold HAN | ||||
| Doug McMURTRIE | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Cyril CONNELL JR (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Al ABAJIAN | ||||
| Neale TEYS | 8 | FR | 8 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||
| Kevin BOSHAMMER | 9 | HK | 9 | Sydney WALKER | ||||
| Nev FRANKE | 10 | FR | 10 | Xavier MENA | ||||
| Bill BEARDSWORTH | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mike DIMITRO | ||||
| Don FURNER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| J CONNELLY | 13 | L | 13 | Vince JONES | ||||
| Bill GREEN | 14 | B | ||||||
| Duncan THOMPSON | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Toowoomba
- Previous Game:
- 1953 Bulimba Cup - Game 2 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1953 Bulimba Cup - Game 5 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Des McGovern (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Jack Rooney (front row), Ron Teys (lock)
- In:
- Max Higgins (wing), M Hauff (centre), Doug McMurtrie (five-eighth), Nev Franke (front row), J Connelly (lock), Bill Green (bench)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 13 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 15 vs. Ipswich
- Out:
- Ed Demirjian (centre), Ted Grossman (halfback), Steve Drakulvich (front row)
- In:
- Sol Naumu (centre), Vince Jones (lock)
- Changes:
- Francis Mandulay (lock to front row), Al Abajian (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Bill Green replaced an injured Don Furner just before halftime.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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