Game 8
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 27 def. South Africa 17
| 1963 South African Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39456 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 28th July, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ron Curtin | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,634 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 15 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
| Bob HORNE | 2 | T | 2 | John GAYDON | ||||
| Barry DUNLOP | Colin GREENWOOD | |||||||
| Bob HINDMARSH | ||||||||
| Bill MATTINGLEY | ||||||||
| John McLAUGHLIN | ||||||||
| Norm WILKINSON | ||||||||
| John McLAUGHLIN | 2 | G | 4 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Norm WILKINSON | ||||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
| John McLAUGHLIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Bob HORNE | 2 | W | 2 | John GAYDON | ||||
| Dave BROWN (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Bart ERASMUS | ||||
| Ray JOHNSON | 4 | C | 4 | Alan SKENE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Mick MERRILEES | 5 | W | 5 | Jan DE WAAL | ||||
| Len SWARZES | 6 | FE | 6 | Colin GREENWOOD (c) | ||||
| Harold MILLER | 7 | HB | 7 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
| Bob HINDMARSH | 8 | FR | 8 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||
| Allan BUMAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry BENNETT | ||||
| Barry DUNLOP | 10 | FR | 10 | Ockert OOSTHUIZEN | ||||
| Allan THOMSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Roelof PEACOCK | ||||
| Bill MATTINGLEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gerry VAN ZYL | ||||
| Norm WILKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
| B | 14 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||||
| B | 15 | Ken PELSER | ||||||
| Arthur COLLINSON | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Kiwis Tour - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1964 State Cup - Round 1 vs. South Sydney
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (fullback), Barry Graves (wing), Paul Pyers (five-eighth), Bill Giles (halfback), Colin Bakes (front row), Les Burgess (front row), Don Schofield (second row), J Daley (second row), Don Sargent (lock)
- In:
- John McLaughlin (fullback), Mick Merrilees (wing), Len Swarzes (five-eighth), Harold Miller (halfback), Bob Hindmarsh (front row), Barry Dunlop (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Bill Mattingley (second row), Norm Wilkinson (lock)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Australia vs South Africa - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 9 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Fred Griffiths (centre), Jan Verway (hooker), Willem Vermaas (front row), Dawie Ackermann (lock)
- In:
- John Gaydon (wing), Jan de Waal (wing), Ockert Oosthuizen (front row), Roelof Peacock (second row), Ken Pelser (bench)
- Changes:
- Johan Pieterse (wing to bench), Bart Erasmus (wing to centre), Victor Jacobs (second row to lock), Harry Bennett (bench to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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