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American All Stars Tour 1953 Series

Game 25

New Zealand Maori 40 def. United States of America 23

American All Stars Tour 1953

New Zealand Maori
40
23
United States of America
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31581
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 22nd August, 1953
Kick Off 2:30pm (local time)
Referee George Kelly
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 10
NZ Maori Scoresheet USA
Joe GIBBONS 3 T 2 Roy ROFF
O WRIGHT 2   Des BARCHARD
Dick HAGGIE   Travers HARDWICK
Ted PENNEY   Roy MOORE
George TURNER      
 
Dick HAGGIE 8 G 4 Roy MOORE
NZ Maori Teams USA
Dick HAGGIE 1 FB 1 Roy MOORE
Joe GIBBONS 2 W 2 Sol NAUMU
George TURNER 3 C 3 Alvin E KIRKLAND
Ted PENNEY 4 C 4 Xavier MENA
O WRIGHT 5 W 5 Al ABAJIAN
 
William SORENSEN 6 FE 6 Ted GROSSMAN
O STEWART 7 HB 7 Des BARCHARD
 
Henry MAXWELL 8 FR 8 Vince JONES
R ROYAL 9 HK 9 Roy ROFF
T MAXWELL 10 FR 10 Pat HENRY
John YATES 11 2R 11 Mike DIMITRO
D GARDINER 12 2R 12 Frank MULCARE
L WRIGHT 13 L 13 Travers HARDWICK
 
    B 14 Francis MANDULAY
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand Maori

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1949 - Game 6 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 20 vs. Great Britain
Out:
R Martin (fullback), Andrew Berryman (wing), Rex Hohaia (centre), C Masters (centre), R Hohua (wing), S Toka (five-eighth), A Aoaki (halfback), R Ewe (front row), R Bolton (hooker), Gordon Hohaia (front row), F Williams (second row), N Paratine (second row)
In:
Dick Haggie (fullback), Joe Gibbons (wing), George Turner (centre), Ted Penney (centre), O Wright (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), O Stewart (halfback), Henry Maxwell (front row), R Royal (hooker), T Maxwell (front row), John Yates (second row), D Gardiner (second row)

United States of America

Previous Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 24 vs. North Auckland
Next Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 26 vs. South Auckland

Match Notes

The US All Stars were again strengthened by the inclusion 5 New Zealand players Barchard, Hardwick, Moore, Mulcare & Roff.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash