Game 3
Australia 9 lost to New Zealand 19
| 1952 Australia vs New Zealand Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6790 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 2nd July, 1952 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | J Bowen, Bob Cummins | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 44,916 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 34 | – | 27 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Noel HAZZARD | T | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||||
| Frank MULCARE | ||||||||
| Ron McKAY | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 3/3 | G | 5/5 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Des McGOVERN | 2 | W | 4 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Rees DUNCAN | 3 | C | 7 | Tommy BAXTER | ||||
| Noel HAZZARD | 4 | C | 8 | Ron McKAY | ||||
| Jack LUMSDEN [Manly] | 5 | W | 3 | Jim EDWARDS | ||||
| Col GEELAN [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 10 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Col DONOHOE [Eastern Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 12 | Jim HAIG | ||||
| Jack ROONEY | 13 | FR | 21 | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] | 12 | HK | 17 | George DAVIDSON | ||||
| Charlie GILL | 11 | FR | 14 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Tom TYRRELL [Balmain] | 10 | 2R | 15 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Albert PAUL | 9 | 2R | 24 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
| Harold CROCKER | 8 | L | 23 | Travers HARDWICK (c) | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Jim AMOS | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1952 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1952/53 Kangaroos Tour - Game 1 vs. Keighley
- Out:
- Denis Flannery (wing), Gordon Willoughby (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Kevin Hansen (front row), Brian Davies (second row), Ferris Ashton (second row)
- In:
- Des McGovern (wing), Rees Duncan (centre), Jack Lumsden (wing), Col Donohoe (halfback), Jack Rooney (front row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- Changes:
- Albert Paul (lock to second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1952 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1953 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. Australia
No changes.
Match Notes
Tom Ryan & Roy Bull were non-playing reserves for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter
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