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1956 Kiwis Tour Series

Game 3

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 20 def. New Zealand 5

1956 Kiwis Tour
Game 3

Newcastle Firsts (AU)
20
5
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39370
StatusCompleted
DateMonday, 4th June, 1956
RefereeGeorge Hallwood
VenueNewcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland)
Crowd12,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score140
Newcastle (AU)ScoresheetNew Zealand
Don ADAMSTHenry MAXWELL
Fred BROWN   
Brian CARLSON   
Doug HAWKE   
 
Russ NAUGHTON4GDes WHITE
Newcastle (AU)TeamsNew Zealand
Russ NAUGHTON1FB1Des WHITE
Don ADAMS2W4Gordon MONCUR
Jim FITZPATRICK3C9Tom HADFIELD
Neil McDONNELL4C7Tommy BAXTER (c)
Brian CARLSON5W5Arnold GREEN
 
Warren FOLEY6FE8William SORENSEN
Bob BANKS7HB2Pat CREEDY
 
Fred BROWN (c)8FR15Henry MAXWELL
Ken FOGERTY9HK20John LASHER
Doug HAWKE10FR17Joe MURRAY
Don SCHOFIELD112R18Duncan MacRAE
Doug CHAPPLE122R21John YATES
Bill SMITH13L25Rex PERCY
 
  HC William TELFORD
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
1956 Country Carnival - Game 2 vs. South Sydney
Next Game:
1956 Maori Tour - Game 7 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Eddie Lumsden (centre), Lester Batey (wing), Harry Gibb (hooker), Andy McCallum (bench)
In:
Brian Carlson (wing), Warren Foley (five-eighth), Ken Fogerty (hooker)
Changes:
Jim Fitzpatrick (five-eighth to centre)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
1956 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Vern Bakalich (wing), Cyril Eastlake (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Sel Belsham (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker), Jim Riddell (second row), Cliff Johnson (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
In:
Gordon Moncur (wing), Tom Hadfield (centre), Arnold Green (wing), Pat Creedy (halfback), John Lasher (hooker), Joe Murray (front row), John Yates (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
Changes:
William Sorensen (centre to five-eighth), Duncan MacRae (front row to second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash