Game 1
Australia 34 def. South Africa 6
| 1963 Australia vs South Africa Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6872 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th July, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Bradley | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,210 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 21 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 3 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2 | T | ||||||
| Ken DAY | ||||||||
| Reg GASNIER | ||||||||
| Earl HARRISON | ||||||||
| Ken IRVINE | ||||||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN | ||||||||
| John RAPER | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 5 | G | 3 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Australia | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | John GAYDON | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Alan SKENE [South Sydney] |
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| Reg GASNIER [St George] |
4 | C | 4 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||
| Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Bart ERASMUS | ||||
| Earl HARRISON | 6 | FE | 6 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
| Arthur SUMMONS (c) [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
8 | FR | 8 | Martin PELSER | ||||
| Ian WALSH [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | 10 | FR | 10 | Jan VERWAY | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Willem VERMAAS | ||||
| Ken DAY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Dawie ACKERMANN (c) | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1963 Australia vs South Africa - Game 2 vs. South Africa
- Out:
- Ken Thornett (fullback), Brian Hambly (second row)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Dick Thornett (second row)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 6 vs. South QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Fred Griffiths (fullback)
- In:
- Gert Smit (fullback)
- Changes:
- Victor Jacobs (front row to lock), Dawie Ackermann (hooker to second row), Willem Vermaas (front row to second row), Jan Verway (second row to front row), Bunny Oberholzer (second row to hooker), Martin Pelser (lock to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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