New Zealand vs Australia 1949 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 26 def. Australia 21

New Zealand vs Australia 1949

New Zealand
26
21
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6786
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 17th September, 1949
Referee Rolly Avery
Venue Basin Reserve (Wellington)
Crowd 7,737
Match Stats
Halftime Score 13 11
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Abby GRAHAM 2 T 2 Johnny GRAVES
Charlie McBRIDE 2   Matt McCOY
Tommy BAXTER   Pat McMAHON
Warwick CLARKE   Wally O'CONNELL
 
Warwick CLARKE 4 G 3 Ian JOHNSTON
New Zealand Teams Australia
Warwick CLARKE 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL
[South Sydney]
Dave REDMOND 2 W 2 Johnny GRAVES
[South Sydney]
Maurie ROBERTSON 3 C 3 Matt McCOY
[St George]
Tommy BAXTER 4 C 4 Ian JOHNSTON
[Parramatta]
Bill McKENZIE 5 W 5 Pat McMAHON
 
Abby GRAHAM 6 FE 6 Wally O'CONNELL
Jack RUSSELL-GREEN 7 HB 7 Keith FROOME (c)
[Newtown]
 
Patrick SMITH (c) 8 FR 8 Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
Bob AYNSLEY 9 HK 9 Kevin SCHUBERT
Jack NEWTON 10 FR 10 Noel MULLIGAN
Sandy HURNDELL 11 2R 11 Jack RAYNER
[South Sydney]
Charlie McBRIDE 12 2R 12 Fred DE BELIN
[Balmain]
Travers HARDWICK 13 L 13 Les COWIE
[South Sydney]
 
Scotty McCLYMONT   HC   Keith FROOME
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1949 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Vic Belsham (centre), Harry Anderson (centre), Morris Rich (wing), Des Barchard (five-eighth), Rex Cunningham (halfback), Joseph Duke (front row), Joffe Johnson (front row)
In:
Maurie Robertson (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Bill McKenzie (wing), Abby Graham (five-eighth), Jack Russell-green (halfback), Patrick Smith (front row), Jack Newton (front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1949 - Game 1 vs. South Auckland
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1949 - Game 3 vs. West Coast
Out:
Vic Bulgin (fullback), Frank Stanmore (five-eighth), Alan Thompson (front row), Kevin Hansen (second row), Ron Roberts (bench)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Fred De Belin (second row), Les Cowie (lock)
Changes:
Noel Mulligan (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson