Game 2
South Sydney Rabbitohs 30 def. Newcastle Firsts (AU) 21
| 1954 Country Carnival Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/48855 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st May, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,539 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 9 | |||||
| Scrums | 29 | – | 10 | |||||
| South Sydney | Scoresheet | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | 2 | T | Doug HAWKE | |||||
| Jack RAYNER | 2 | Geoff HAWKEY | ||||||
| Martin GALLAGHER | F LENNARD | |||||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON | ||||||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 5 | G | 5 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | ||||||||
| FG | Dave PARKINSON | |||||||
| South Sydney | Teams | Newcastle (AU) | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 13 | FB | 1 | Dave PARKINSON | ||||
| Ian MOIR | 12 | W | 2 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Kevin WOOLFE | 10 | C | 3 | Geoff HAWKEY | ||||
| Martin GALLAGHER | 9 | C | 4 | Frank THRELFO | ||||
| Joe RENSHAW | 20 | W | 5 | Noel PIDDING | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY | 8 | FE | 6 | Frank STANMORE (c) | ||||
| Ray MASON | 21 | HB | 7 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Les COWIE | 6 | L | 8 | Barry LEVIDO | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL | 18 | 2R | 9 | F LENNARD | ||||
| Jack RAYNER (c) | 4 | 2R | 10 | Don SCHOFIELD | ||||
| Jim RICHARDS | 3 | FR | 11 | Fred BROWN | ||||
| Ernie HAMMERTON | 2 | HK | 12 | Phil MOONEY | ||||
| Denis DONOGHUE | 1 | FR | 13 | Doug HAWKE | ||||
| B | 14 | Tom PITMAN | ||||||
| B | 15 | Keith CLARK | ||||||
| Jack RAYNER | HC | |||||||
Team Info
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 7 vs. Parramatta
- Next Game:
- Round 8 vs. Canterbury
- Out:
- Bob Honeysett (wing), Les Brennan (wing), Brian Murray (hooker)
- In:
- Ian Moir (wing), Martin Gallagher (centre), Ernie Hammerton (hooker)
- Changes:
- Joe Renshaw (centre to wing)
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1953 American All Stars Tour I - Game 6 vs. USA
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Darcy Russell (fullback), William Shanks (wing), Lester Batey (centre), B Pead (centre), Bill Smith (wing), Warren Foley (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), Herb Pearson (front row), K McKiernan (hooker), G Harley (second row), Henry Holloway (second row)
- In:
- Dave Parkinson (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Geoff Hawkey (centre), Frank Threlfo (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), Phil Mooney (hooker), Fred Brown (front row), Don Schofield (second row), F Lennard (second row), Tom Pitman (bench), Keith Clark (bench)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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