Game 8
Western Division 5 def. New Zealand Maori 0
| 1956 Maori Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39386 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 22nd August, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | C Smith | |||||||
| Venue | Showgrounds (Wellington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 0 | |||||
| Western Division | Scoresheet | NZ Maori | ||||||
| Barry RUSSELL | T | |||||||
| Barry RUSSELL | G | |||||||
| Western Division | Teams | NZ Maori | ||||||
| Barry RUSSELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Ron GOODIN | ||||
| Joe COHEN | 2 | W | 2 | Vic PIRIHI | ||||
| ? WILDER | 3 | C | 3 | Andrew BERRYMAN | ||||
| Alex WHITBY | 4 | C | 4 | Barry MADDIGAN | ||||
| Bill MILLER | 5 | W | 5 | Hugh McKINNON | ||||
| Jack McINTOSH | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack TE KAWA | ||||
| C FAHY | 7 | HB | 7 | Russell HERAWINI | ||||
| Hilton BONHAM | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim CASSIDY | ||||
| Ian WALSH | 9 | HK | 9 | Ted COOK | ||||
| Fred BORDER | 10 | FR | 10 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Pat WELDON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Denis HANSEN | ||||
| Jack PERRIN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill PAKI | ||||
| B FISHER | 13 | L | 13 | Arney HAWKES | ||||
| HC | Travers HARDWICK | |||||||
Team Info
Western Division
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1957 Country Carnival - Game 10 vs. Balmain
- Out:
- Ray Quinnell (centre), Billy Roberts (halfback), Laurie Bennett (front row), John Kelly (hooker), J Gain (lock)
- In:
- ? Wilder (centre), C Fahy (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker), Fred Border (front row), B Fisher (lock)
New Zealand Maori
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Maori Tour - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1956 Maori Tour - Game 9 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- George Turner (centre), Joe Gibbons (wing), Ted Penney (five-eighth), Joe Wright (halfback), Joe Rātima (front row), Kingi Tamati (hooker), Darby Diamond (second row), Joe Murray (second row)
- In:
- Vic Pirihi (wing), Barry Maddigan (centre), Jack Te Kawa (five-eighth), Russell Herawini (halfback), Jim Cassidy (front row), Ted Cook (hooker), Denis Hansen (second row), Bill Paki (second row)
Match Notes
Play in very wet conditions the ground was a mud heap at one stage the referee fell to the ground and unable to be seen by the players was trampled when he recovered he could not blow his whistle as it was full of mud.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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