Game 25
New Zealand Maori 40 def. United States of America 23
| 1953 American All Stars Tour I Game 25 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31581 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd August, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Kelly | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 10 | |||||
| NZ Maori | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Joe GIBBONS | 3 | T | 2 | Roy ROFF | ||||
| O WRIGHT | 2 | Des BARCHARD | ||||||
| Dick HAGGIE | Travers HARDWICK | |||||||
| Ted PENNEY | Roy MOORE | |||||||
| George TURNER | ||||||||
| Dick HAGGIE | 8 | G | 4 | Roy MOORE | ||||
| NZ Maori | Teams | USA | ||||||
| Dick HAGGIE | 1 | FB | 1 | Roy MOORE | ||||
| Joe GIBBONS | 2 | W | 2 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| George TURNER | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Ted PENNEY | 4 | C | 4 | Xavier MENA | ||||
| O WRIGHT | 5 | W | 5 | Al ABAJIAN | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| O STEWART | 7 | HB | 7 | Des BARCHARD | ||||
| Henry MAXWELL | 8 | FR | 8 | Vince JONES | ||||
| R ROYAL | 9 | HK | 9 | Roy ROFF | ||||
| T MAXWELL | 10 | FR | 10 | Pat HENRY | ||||
| John YATES | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mike DIMITRO | ||||
| D GARDINER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| L WRIGHT | 13 | L | 13 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||
| B | 14 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand Maori
- Previous Game:
- 1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 6 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 20 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- R Martin (fullback), Andrew Berryman (wing), Rex Hohaia (centre), C Masters (centre), R Hohua (wing), S Toka (five-eighth), A Aoaki (halfback), R Ewe (front row), R Bolton (hooker), Gordon Hohaia (front row), F Williams (second row), N Paratine (second row)
- In:
- Dick Haggie (fullback), Joe Gibbons (wing), George Turner (centre), Ted Penney (centre), O Wright (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), O Stewart (halfback), Henry Maxwell (front row), R Royal (hooker), T Maxwell (front row), John Yates (second row), D Gardiner (second row)
United States of America
Match Notes
The US All Stars were again strengthened by the inclusion 5 New Zealand players Barchard, Hardwick, Moore, Mulcare & Roff.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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