Game 1
Australia 12 def. New Zealand 9
| Australia vs New Zealand 1956 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6794 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th June, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 46,766 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | T | Vern BAKALICH | |||||
| Ian MOIR | Sel BELSHAM | |||||||
| Dick POOLE | William SORENSEN | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Ken McCROHON | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 3 | C | 7 | Tommy BAXTER (c) | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
4 | C | 8 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 12 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Cyril CONNELL JR | 6 | FE | 11 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 13 | Sel BELSHAM | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 13 | FR | 15 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] |
12 | HK | 21 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 18 | Duncan MacRAE | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] |
10 | 2R | 23 | Jim RIDDELL | ||||
| Ignatius TYQUIN | 9 | 2R | 24 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Ian DOYLE | 8 | L | 26 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs France 1955 - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1956 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Ross Kite (wing), Denis Flannery (wing), Graham Laird (five-eighth), Duncan Hall (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Ken McCrohon (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Ian Moir (wing), Cyril Connell Jr (five-eighth), Kel O'Shea (second row), Ignatius Tyquin (second row), Ian Doyle (lock)
- Changes:
- Brian Davies (second row to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 3 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 5 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Gordon Moncur (wing), Tom Hadfield (centre), Arnold Green (wing), Pat Creedy (halfback), John Lasher (hooker), Joe Murray (front row), John Yates (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Vern Bakalich (wing), Cyril Eastlake (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Sel Belsham (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker), Jim Riddell (second row), Cliff Johnson (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
- Changes:
- William Sorensen (five-eighth to centre), Duncan MacRae (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash