Game 19
Auckland 54 def. United States of America 28
| 1953 American All Stars Tour I Game 19 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31575 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st August, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 28 | – | 12 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 2 | T | 2 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| George DAVIDSON | 2 | 2 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | |||||
| Cyril EASTLAKE | 2 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||||
| Jim EDWARDS | 2 | Frank MULCARE | ||||||
| K GRAHAM | ||||||||
| Douglas RICHARDS-JOLLEY | ||||||||
| Jim RIDDELL | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | 9 | G | 5 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Auckland | Teams | USA | ||||||
| Des WHITE | 1 | FB | 1 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Jim EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Al ABAJIAN | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Cyril EASTLAKE | 4 | C | 4 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| Vern BAKALICH | 5 | W | 5 | Ed DEMIRJIAN | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| K GRAHAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Des BARCHARD | ||||
| Henry MAXWELL | 8 | FR | 8 | Steve DRAKULVICH | ||||
| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Roy ROFF | ||||
| J MEATES | 10 | FR | 10 | Pat HENRY | ||||
| Jim RIDDELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Douglas RICHARDS-JOLLEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Mike DIMITRO | ||||
| W GOULIN | 13 | L | 13 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1953 Kangaroos Tour - Game 7 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 29 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- D Chapp (wing), Des Barchard (halfback), Joe Wright (front row), B Singe (lock)
- In:
- Jim Edwards (wing), K Graham (halfback), Jim Riddell (second row), W Goulin (lock)
- Changes:
- Henry Maxwell (second row to front row)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 18 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 20 vs. Taranaki
- Out:
- Robert Buckley (wing), Ken McCaffery (centre), Bill Albans (wing), Gary Kerkorian (five-eighth), Francis Mandulay (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Vince Jones (front row), Brian Davies (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Al Abajian (wing), Ed Demirjian (wing), Des Barchard (halfback), Steve Drakulvich (front row), Roy Roff (hooker), Pat Henry (front row), Frank Mulcare (second row), Travers Hardwick (lock)
- Changes:
- Ted Grossman (halfback to five-eighth), Alfred D Kirkland (second row to centre), Mike Dimitro (bench to second row)
Match Notes
The US All Stars were strengthened by the inclusion 4 New Zealand players Barchard, Hardwick, Mulcare & Roff.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash
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