Kiwis Tour 1967 Series

Game 7

Brisbane Firsts 10 lost to New Zealand 31

Kiwis Tour 1967

Brisbane Firsts		 10
–
31
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39577
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 14th June, 1967
Referee Bob Diflo
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 4,671
Match Stats
Scrums 21 – 12
Penalties 12 – 6
Brisbane Firsts Scoresheet New Zealand
D ADAMS T 2 Ted BAKER
John GLEESON   2 Len MORGAN
      Roger BAILEY
      Bill NOONAN
      Robert ORCHARD
 
Peter LOBEGEIGER G 5 Roger TAIT
D MANNION      
Brisbane Firsts Teams New Zealand
Peter LOBEGEIGER 1 FB 1 Roger TAIT
Howard WHITAKER 2 W 2 Ted BAKER
Mick RETCHLESS 3 C 3 Roger BAILEY
Reg COOKE 4 C 4 Paul SCHULTZ
Jeff DENMAN 5 W 5 Willie SOUTHORN
 
John GLEESON 6 FE 6 Gary WOOLLARD
R THRELFO 7 HB 7 Graham BROWN
 
John LOHMAN 8 FR 8 Bill NOONAN
Les GEEVES 9 HK 9 Len MORGAN
D MANNION 10 FR 10 Robert ORCHARD
G DIGGLES 11 2R 11 Colin O'NEIL
B LOOF 12 2R 12 Kevin DIXON
Wayne ABDY 13 L 13 Bruce CASTLE
 
D ADAMS 14 B    
Arthur CONNELL 15 B    
 
    HC   Lory BLANCHARD
   
 

Team Info

Brisbane Firsts

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 12 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 8 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Tony Scott (fullback), Fonda Metassa (wing), Ray Cattanach (centre), Stewart Northey (centre), John Doyle (wing), Barry Muir (halfback), Trevor Niebling (front row), Brian Blowes (hooker), R Bell (second row), Alan McLean (second row), Barry Dowling (bench)
In:
Peter Lobegeiger (fullback), Howard Whitaker (wing), Mick Retchless (centre), Reg Cooke (centre), Jeff Denman (wing), R Threlfo (halfback), John Lohman (front row), D Mannion (front row), G Diggles (second row), B Loof (second row), D Adams (bench), Arthur Connell (bench)
Changes:
Les Geeves (front row to hooker)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1967 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1967 - Game 8 vs. Wide Bay
Out:
Roy Christian (wing), Wayne White (centre), Doug Ellwood (five-eighth), Bob Irvine (halfback), Oscar Danielson (front row), Henry Tatana (front row), Ray Sinel (second row)
In:
Paul Schultz (centre), Willie Southorn (wing), Gary Woollard (five-eighth), Graham Brown (halfback), Bill Noonan (front row), Len Morgan (hooker), Robert Orchard (front row)
Changes:
Colin O'Neil (hooker to second row)

Match Notes

Game was scheduled for Tues 13 June under lights but the ground was flooded after a storm and the lighting system damaged and was played on the Wed afternoon.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson