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1956 Kiwis Tour Series

Game 1

Western Division 16 lost to New Zealand 19

1956 Kiwis Tour
Game 1

Western Division		 16
–
19
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39369
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 30th May, 1956
Referee Eric McIlhatton
Venue Lithgow (Lithgow)
Crowd 6,620
Western Division Scoresheet New Zealand
Laurie BENNETT T 2 Vern BAKALICH
Alex WHITBY   Ron ACKLAND
      John BUTTERFIELD
      Frank MULCARE
 
Barry RUSSELL 5 G 2/6 Pat CREEDY
Western Division Teams New Zealand
Barry RUSSELL 1 FB 2 Pat CREEDY
Bill MILLER 2 W 3 Vern BAKALICH
Ray QUINNELL 3 C 10 Ron ACKLAND
Alex WHITBY 4 C 12 Cyril EASTLAKE
Joe COHEN 5 W 6 Reese GRIFFITHS
 
Jack McINTOSH 6 FE 11 George MENZIES
Billy ROBERTS 7 HB 13 Sel BELSHAM
 
Laurie BENNETT 8 FR 21 John YATES
John KELLY 9 HK 19 John BUTTERFIELD
Hilton BONHAM 10 FR 16 John BOND
Pat WELDON 11 2R 24 Cliff JOHNSON
Jack PERRIN 12 2R 23 Jim RIDDELL
J GAIN 13 L 26 Frank MULCARE
 
Frank BELL   HC   William TELFORD
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
1956 Country Carnival - Game 10 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
1956 Maori Tour - Game 8 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Fred Border (front row), R Boardman (bench)
Changes:
Laurie Bennett (bench to front row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
1956 France vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:
1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Roy Moore (fullback), Ron McKay (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Dick Haggie (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), Henry Maxwell (front row), Lory Blanchard (hooker), William McLennan (front row), Rex Percy (lock)
In:
Pat Creedy (fullback), Ron Ackland (centre), Cyril Eastlake (centre), Reese Griffiths (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), John Yates (front row), John Bond (front row), Cliff Johnson (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
Changes:
John Butterfield (second row to hooker)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash