Game 1
Northern Division 10 lost to South Africa 20
| 1963 South African Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – |
| ||||||
| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39451 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 7th July, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Lyons | |||||||
| Venue | Tamworth Oval (Tamworth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,750 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 11 | |||||
| Northern Division | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
| Bill PROSSER | 2 | T | 2 | Martin PELSER | ||||
| Ken PELSER | ||||||||
| Johan PIETERSE | ||||||||
| W CROWE | 2 | G | 4 | Fred GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Northern Division | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
| W CROWE | 1 | FB | 1 | Fred GRIFFITHS [North Sydney] | ||||
| David BURNS | 2 | W | 2 | Gert COETZER | ||||
| Bill PROSSER | 3 | C | 3 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 4 | C | 4 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
| Graham O'TOOLE | 5 | W | 5 | John GAYDON | ||||
| Trevor BARNES | 6 | FE | 6 | Natie RENS | ||||
| Laurie IRWIN | 7 | HB | 7 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
| John GARTSHORE | 8 | FR | 8 | Ken PELSER | ||||
| W CRONIN | 9 | HK | 9 | Jan VERWAY | ||||
| D BROWN | 10 | FR | 10 | Willem VERMAAS | ||||
| Geoff HAMPSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Martin PELSER | ||||
| Harry MARCELLOS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||
| Jim PAYNE | 13 | L | 13 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
| William SORENSEN | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Northern Division
- Previous Game:
- 1962 Lions Tour - Game 21 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1964 State Cup - Round 1 vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- B Weissel (fullback), C Callaghan (wing), M Smith (centre), W Presser (centre), R Rowlings (wing), M Apps (five-eighth), Don Burge (halfback), Dick Hemmings (front row), Ross Warner (hooker), Ken Hatch (front row), A Bramley (second row), Fred Strutt (lock)
- In:
- W Crowe (fullback), David Burns (wing), Bill Prosser (centre), William Sorensen (centre), Graham O'Toole (wing), Trevor Barnes (five-eighth), Laurie Irwin (halfback), John Gartshore (front row), W Cronin (hooker), D Brown (front row), Geoff Hampson (second row), Harry Marcellos (second row)
- Changes:
- Jim Payne (second row to lock)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- 1962 Lions Tour - Game 33 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 2 vs. Monaro
- In:
- Fred Griffiths (fullback), Gert Coetzer (wing), Johan Pieterse (centre), Colin Greenwood (centre), John Gaydon (wing), Natie Rens (five-eighth), Mannetjies Gericke (halfback), Ken Pelser (front row), Jan Verway (hooker), Willem Vermaas (front row), Martin Pelser (second row), Bunny Oberholzer (second row), Victor Jacobs (lock)
Match Notes
Paul Hassab was a late withdrawal for ND and was replaced by Harry Marcellos.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
Your Say
Want to have your say? Add a comment.