Game 1
Australia 9 def. New Zealand 8
| 1959 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6797 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th June, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| 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 | 3/3 | G | Cyril EASTLAKE | |||||
| 0/6 | Gary PHILLIPS | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON (c) [North Sydney] | 1 | FB | 2 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
| Ian MOIR [Western Suburbs] | 2 | W | 5 | Reese GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 10 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Reg GASNIER [St George] | 4 | C | 7 | George TURNER | ||||
| Trevor McDONALD | 5 | W | 9 | Neville DENTON | ||||
| Tony BROWN [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 11 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 13 | Keith ROBERTS | ||||
| Billy WILSON [St George] | 13 | FR | 24 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Noel KELLY | 12 | HK | 21 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Dud BEATTIE | 11 | FR | 23 | Cliff JOHNSON (c) | ||||
| Jim PATERSON | 10 | 2R | 17 | Trevor KILKELLY | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 18 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] | 8 | L | 15 | Rex PERCY | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Travers HARDWICK | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1958 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1959 Australia vs New Zealand - 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:
- 1959 Kiwis Tour - Game 6 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- 1959 Kiwis Tour - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Brian Reidy (fullback), Tom Hadfield (wing), Graham Kennedy (centre), Murray Paterson (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), Reese 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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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