Game 3
Australia 31 def. New Zealand 14
| Australia vs New Zealand 1956 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6796 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 30th June, 1956 | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 46,735 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 19 | |||||
| Penalties | 2 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Don ADAMS | 3 | T | Vern BAKALICH | |||||
| Alex WATSON | 2 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||||
| Darcy HENRY | ||||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
| Norm POPE | 5 | G | 4 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Norm POPE | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
3 | C | 7 | Tommy BAXTER (c) | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 8 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Des McGOVERN | 5 | W | 10 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Darcy HENRY [Western Suburbs] |
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 | 19 | 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 New Zealand 1956 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 1 vs. Liverpool
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Cyril Connell Jr (five-eighth)
- In:
- Norm Pope (fullback), Darcy Henry (five-eighth)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 12 vs. Northern Division
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 14 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- Gordon Moncur (fullback), Reece Griffiths (centre), Tom Hadfield (centre), Arnold Green (wing), Keith Roberts (halfback), John Lasher (hooker), Joe Murray (front row), Osmond Butt (second row), John Bond (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Des White (fullback), Vern Bakalich (wing), Tommy Baxter (centre), George Menzies (five-eighth), Sel Belsham (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker), Duncan MacRae (front row), Jim Riddell (second row), Cliff Johnson (second row), Frank Mulcare (lock)
- Changes:
- William Sorensen (five-eighth to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash