Game 2
Australia 13 def. New Zealand 4
| 1948 Australia vs New Zealand Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6785 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th June, 1948 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Stan Chambers | |||||||
| Venue | The Gabba (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,013 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 2 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Pat McMAHON | T | |||||||
| Len PEGG | ||||||||
| Bill TYQUIN | ||||||||
| Keith FROOME | 2 | G | 2 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Pat McMAHON | 2 | W | 2 | Jack FORREST | ||||
| Len SMITH (c) [Newtown] | 3 | C | 3 | Abby GRAHAM | ||||
| Len PEGG | 4 | C | 4 | Maurie ROBERTSON | ||||
| Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Dave REDMOND | ||||
| Wally O'CONNELL [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Rex CUNNINGHAM | ||||
| Keith FROOME [Newtown] | 7 | HB | 7 | Des BARCHARD | ||||
| Nevyl HAND [North Sydney] | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack NEWTON | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT | 9 | HK | 9 | Patrick SMITH (c) | ||||
| Jack HOLLAND [St George] | 10 | FR | 10 | Albert HAMBLETON | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Charlie McBRIDE | ||||
| Fred DE BELIN [Balmain] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sandy HURNDELL | ||||
| Bill TYQUIN | 13 | L | 13 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||
| Len SMITH | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 1 vs. SA Firsts
- Out:
- Noel Pidding (fullback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Frank Farrell (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Jack Holland (front row), Duncan Hall (second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1948 Kiwis Tour - Game 6 vs. Central QLD
- Next Game:
- 1948 Kiwis Tour - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Bill McKenzie (wing), Morris Rich (centre), Harry Anderson (wing), Vic Belsham (five-eighth), Joseph Duke (front row), Bob Aynsley (hooker), Joffre Johnson (front row), Allan Laird (lock)
- In:
- Jack Forrest (wing), Maurie Robertson (centre), Dave Redmond (wing), Des Barchard (halfback), Jack Newton (front row), Patrick Smith (hooker), Albert Hambleton (front row), Sandy Hurndell (second row)
- Changes:
- Rex Cunningham (halfback to five-eighth), Travers Hardwick (second row to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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