Game 2
Australia 54 def. South Africa 21
| 1963 Australia vs South Africa Game 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6873 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th July, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Bradley | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,995 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 28 | – | 3 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 1 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
| Ken IRVINE | 2 | T | 2 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT | 2 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | Johan PIETERSE | |||||||
| Reg GASNIER | ||||||||
| Earl HARRISON | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | ||||||||
| Barry MUIR | ||||||||
| John RAPER | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 9 | G | 3 | Fred GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Australia | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||
| Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Fred GRIFFITHS [North Sydney] |
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| Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] |
4 | C | 4 | Alan SKENE [South Sydney] |
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| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Bart ERASMUS | ||||
| Earl HARRISON | 6 | FE | 6 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
| Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 7 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | 8 | FR | 8 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Jan VERWAY | ||||
| Paul QUINN | 10 | FR | 10 | Willem VERMAAS | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
| Ken DAY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gerry VAN ZYL | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | Dawie ACKERMANN (c) | ||||
| B | 14 | Harry BENNETT | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1963 Australia vs South Africa - Game 1 vs. South Africa
- Next Game:
- 1963/64 Kangaroos Tour - Game 1 vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Eddie Lumsden (wing), Arthur Summons (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (centre), Barry Muir (halfback), Paul Quinn (front row)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (centre to wing), Noel Kelly (front row to hooker)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 6 vs. South QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1963 South African Tour - Game 8 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Jan de Waal (wing), Natie Rens (five-eighth), Ontie Odendaal (halfback), Ken Pelser (front row), Ockert Oosthuizen (front row)
- In:
- Gert Smit (fullback), Fred Griffiths (centre), Alan Skene (centre), Colin Greenwood (five-eighth), Bunny Oberholzer (front row), Jan Verway (hooker)
- Changes:
- Mannetjies Gericke (fullback to halfback), Victor Jacobs (wing to second row), Johan Pieterse (centre to wing), Bart Erasmus (centre to wing), Harry Bennett (hooker to bench), Willem Vermaas (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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