Game 1
Australia 22 def. New Zealand 13
| Australia vs New Zealand 1967 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6807 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 10th June, 1967 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,473 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 16 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Les HANIGAN | 2 | T | Roy CHRISTIAN | |||||
| Reg GASNIER | Oscar DANIELSON | |||||||
| John GLEESON | Kevin DIXON | |||||||
| Ken IRVINE | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2/7 | G | 2/5 | Roger TAIT | ||||
| Ken IRVINE | 0/3 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Roger TAIT | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Roy CHRISTIAN | ||||
| Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Roger BAILEY | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Wayne WHITE | ||||
| Les HANIGAN [Manly] |
5 | W | 5 | Ted BAKER | ||||
| John GLEESON | 6 | FE | 6 | Doug ELLWOOD | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Bob IRVINE | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 8 | Oscar DANIELSON | ||||
| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 12 | HK | 9 | Colin O'NEIL | ||||
| Peter GALLAGHER | 11 | FR | 10 | Henry TATANA | ||||
| Allan THOMSON | 10 | 2R | 11 | Kevin DIXON | ||||
| Dennis TUTTY [Balmain] |
9 | 2R | 12 | Ray SINEL | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
8 | L | 13 | Bruce CASTLE (c) | ||||
| Reg GASNIER | HC | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1966 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Bundaberg
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Peter Dimond (centre), Johnny King (wing), John Wittenberg (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Mick Veivers (second row), Arthur Beetson (second row), Ron Lynch (lock), Dick Thornett (bench)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Les Hanigan (wing), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Peter Gallagher (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Dennis Tutty (second row), John Raper (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1967 - Game 5 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1967 - Game 7 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Willie Southorn (wing), Paul Schultz (centre), Lester Mills (centre), Ron Ballantyne (wing), Gary Woollard (five-eighth), Graham Brown (halfback), Bill Noonan (front row), Len Morgan (hooker), Robert Orchard (front row), Bill Deacon (second row), Garry Smith (second row), Richard Carey (bench)
- In:
- Roger Tait (fullback), Roy Christian (wing), Roger Bailey (centre), Wayne White (centre), Ted Baker (wing), Bob Irvine (halfback), Colin O'Neil (hooker), Henry Tatana (front row), Kevin Dixon (second row), Bruce Castle (lock)
- Changes:
- Doug Ellwood (fullback to five-eighth), Ray Sinel (lock to second row), Oscar Danielson (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Jimmy Lisle & Mick Veivers were non-playing reserves for Australia.
Graham Brown & Bill Noonan were non-playing reserves for New Zealand.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash