Game 1
Australia 19 lost to New Zealand 21
| 1948 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6784 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 29th May, 1948 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 55,866 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 5 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jack RAYNER | T | 2 | Dave REDMOND | |||||
| Charlie McBRIDE | ||||||||
| Johnny GRAVES | 5 | G | 6 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Keith FROOME | 3 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] | 1 | FB | 1 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Pat McMAHON | 2 | W | 2 | Jack FORREST | ||||
| Len SMITH (c) [Newtown] | 3 | C | 3 | Maurie ROBERTSON | ||||
| Len PEGG | 4 | C | 4 | Allan WILES | ||||
| Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Dave REDMOND | ||||
| Wally O'CONNELL [Eastern Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Abby GRAHAM | ||||
| Keith FROOME [Newtown] | 7 | HB | 7 | Des BARCHARD | ||||
| Eddie BROSNAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack NEWTON | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT | 9 | HK | 9 | Patrick SMITH (c) | ||||
| Frank FARRELL [Newtown] | 10 | FR | 10 | Albert HAMBLETON | ||||
| Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Charlie McBRIDE | ||||
| Fred DE BELIN [Balmain] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sandy HURNDELL | ||||
| Bill TYQUIN | 13 | L | 13 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||
| Len SMITH | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1948 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Dave Parkinson (fullback), Lionel Cooper (wing), Joe Jorgenson (centre), Trevor Eather (centre), Noel White (wing), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Clem Kennedy (halfback), Jim Armstrong (front row), George Watt (hooker), Reg Kay (second row), Arthur Clues (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
- In:
- Noel Pidding (fullback), Pat McMahon (wing), Len Smith (centre), Len Pegg (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Rayner (second row), Fred De Belin (second row), Bill Tyquin (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1948 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1948 Kiwis Tour - Game 4 vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Morris Rich (fullback), Harry Anderson (wing), Vic Belsham (five-eighth), Joseph Duke (front row), Bob Aynsley (hooker)
- In:
- Warwick Clarke (fullback), Allan Wiles (centre), Dave Redmond (wing), Jack Newton (front row), Sandy Hurndell (second row)
- Changes:
- Abby Graham (centre to five-eighth), Patrick Smith (front row to hooker), Albert Hambleton (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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