Game 1
Australia 7 def. New Zealand 3
| Australia vs New Zealand 1963 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6802 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th June, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:13 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Bradley | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 48,330 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 19 | – | 8 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Reg GASNIER | T | Neville DENTON | ||||||
| Bob HAGAN | 2/6 | G | 0/3 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
| Ian WALSH | 0/1 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] |
1 | FB | 11 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 5 | Neville DENTON | ||||
| Reg GASNIER [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Roger BAILEY | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
4 | C | 9 | Graham KENNEDY | ||||
| Bob HAGAN | 5 | W | 12 | Brian REIDY | ||||
| Earl HARRISON | 6 | FE | 4 | Jim BOND | ||||
| Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 2 | Bill SNOWDEN | ||||
| Billy WILSON (c) [North Sydney] |
8 | FR | 24 | Brian LEE | ||||
| Ian WALSH [St George] |
9 | HK | 17 | Gary BLACKLER | ||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | 10 | FR | 20 | Maunga EMERY | ||||
| Ken DAY | 11 | 2R | 23 | Don HAMMOND | ||||
| Peter PROVAN [Balmain] |
12 | 2R | 16 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 1 | Mel COOKE (c) | ||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | HC | William TELFORD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1962 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1963 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Frank Drake (fullback), Peter Dimond (centre), Alan Gil (centre), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Jimmy Lisle (five-eighth), Arthur Summons (halfback), Bill Carson (front row), Dud Beattie (front row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Mick Veivers (second row)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Graeme Langlands (centre), Bob Hagan (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Billy Wilson (front row), Peter Gallagher (front row), Ken Day (second row), Peter Provan (second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1963 - Game 6 vs. North Coast
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1963 - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- John Sparnon (wing), Reece Griffiths (centre), Gary Woollard (halfback), Kenneth George (front row), James Fisher (front row), Colin McMaster (second row)
- In:
- Neville Denton (wing), Brian Reidy (wing), Bill Snowden (halfback), Brian Lee (front row), Maunga Emery (front row), Ron Ackland (second row)
- Changes:
- Graham Kennedy (wing to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash