Game 1
Australia 25 def. New Zealand 13
| 1952 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6788 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 9th June, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | D Nicholson, Tom Bellew | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 56,326 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 27 | – | 26 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Denis FLANNERY | 2 | T | Alister ATKINSON | |||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | Tommy BAXTER | ||||||
| Albert PAUL | Jim EDWARDS | |||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 5 | G | 2/7 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] | 2 | W | 3 | Jim EDWARDS | ||||
| Noel HAZZARD | 3 | C | 8 | Ron McKAY | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN | 4 | C | 7 | Tommy BAXTER | ||||
| Denis FLANNERY | 5 | W | 6 | Bill McKENZIE | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 4 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 12 | Jim HAIG | ||||
| Jack ROONEY | 12 | FR | 21 | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] | 13 | HK | 17 | George DAVIDSON | ||||
| Charlie GILL | 11 | FR | 14 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 24 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 9 | 2R | 15 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Albert PAUL | 8 | L | 23 | Travers HARDWICK (c) | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Jim AMOS | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1951 Australia vs France - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1952 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Johnny Hawke (centre), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Denis Donoghue (front row), Duncan Hall (front row), Bernie Drew (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Rees Duncan (centre), Col Geelan (five-eighth), Jack Rooney (front row), Charlie Gill (front row), Ferris Ashton (second row), Albert Paul (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1952 Kiwis Tour - Game 4 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1952 Kiwis Tour - Game 6 vs. Northern Div/N.Coast
- Out:
- Roy Moore (fullback), Bevin Hough (wing), Alan Riechelmann (centre), George Menzies (five-eighth), Jack Russell-Green (halfback), Roy Roff (hooker), Bob O'Donnell (front row), Joe Rātima (second row), Harvey Kreyl (second row), Bob Neilson (lock)
- In:
- Des White (fullback), Jim Edwards (wing), Ron McKay (centre), Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth), Jim Haig (halfback), Lory Blanchard (front row), George Davidson (hooker), Alister Atkinson (second row), Frank Mulcare (second row), Travers Hardwick (lock)
Match Notes
Col Donohue & Tom Tyrrell were non-playing reserves for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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