Australia vs New Zealand 1959 Series

Game 1

Australia 9 def. New Zealand 8

Australia vs New Zealand 1959

Australia
9
8
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6797
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 13th June, 1959
Referee Darcy Lawler
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 38,613
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 8
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Dud BEATTIE T Cyril EASTLAKE
      Henry MAXWELL
 
Brian CARLSON 3 G Cyril EASTLAKE
Australia Teams New Zealand
Brian CARLSON (c)
[North Sydney]
1 FB 1 Gary PHILLIPS
Ian MOIR
[Western Suburbs]
2 W 2 Reece GRIFFITHS
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 Cyril EASTLAKE
Reg GASNIER
[St George]
4 C 4 George TURNER
Trevor McDONALD 5 W 5 Neville DENTON
 
Tony BROWN
[Newtown]
6 FE 6 George MENZIES
Barry MUIR 7 HB 7 Keith ROBERTS
 
Billy WILSON
[St George]
8 FR 8 Henry MAXWELL
Noel KELLY 9 HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
Dud BEATTIE 10 FR 10 Cliff JOHNSON (c)
Jim PATERSON 11 2R 11 Trevor KILKELLY
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
12 2R 12 Ron ACKLAND
John RAPER
[St George]
13 L 13 Rex PERCY
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Travers HARDWICK
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1958 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1959 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Gordon Clifford (fullback), Peter Dimond (wing), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Bill Marsh (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Brian Davies (front row), Rex Mossop (second row), Kel O'Shea (lock)
In:
Reg Gasnier (centre), Trevor McDonald (wing), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Billy Wilson (front row), Noel Kelly (hooker), Dud Beattie (front row), Jim Paterson (second row), John Raper (lock)
Changes:
Brian Carlson (centre to fullback)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1959 - Game 6 vs. Southern Division
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1959 - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
Out:
Brian Reidy (fullback), Tom Hadfield (wing), Graham Kennedy (centre), Murray Patterson (wing), Brian Campbell (five-eighth), Bill Snowden (halfback), Joe Rātima (front row), Bill Schultz (hooker), Don Hammond (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)
In:
Gary Phillips (fullback), Reece Griffiths (wing), Cyril Eastlake (centre), Neville Denton (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Keith Roberts (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker), Trevor Kilkelly (second row), Ron Ackland (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
Changes:
Cliff Johnson (second row to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson