Australia vs South Africa 1963 Series

Game 1

Australia 34 def. South Africa 6

Australia vs South Africa 1963

Australia
34
6
South Africa
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6872
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 20th July, 1963
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Bradley
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 10,210
Match Stats
Scrums 21 11
Penalties 3 13
Australia Scoresheet South Africa
Graeme LANGLANDS 2 T    
Ken DAY      
Reg GASNIER      
Earl HARRISON      
Ken IRVINE      
Eddie LUMSDEN      
John RAPER      
 
Les JOHNS 5 G 3 Gert SMIT
Australia Teams South Africa
Les JOHNS
[Canterbury]
1 FB 1 Gert SMIT
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 John GAYDON
Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
3 C 3 Alan SKENE
[Souths]
Reg GASNIER
[St George]
4 C 4 Johan PIETERSE
Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
5 W 5 Bart ERASMUS
 
Earl HARRISON 6 FE 6 Colin GREENWOOD
Arthur SUMMONS (c)
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Mannetjies GERICKE
 
Noel KELLY
[Western Suburbs]
8 FR 8 Martin PELSER
Ian WALSH
[St George]
9 HK 9 Bunny OBERHOLZER
Peter GALLAGHER 10 FR 10 Jan VERWAY
Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
11 2R 11 Willem VERMAAS
Ken DAY 12 2R 12 Dawie ACKERMANN (c)
John RAPER
[St George]
13 L 13 Victor JACOBS
 
Clive CHURCHILL   HC   Dave BROWN
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1963 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Australia vs South Africa 1963 - Game 2 vs. South Africa
Out:
Ken Thornett (fullback), Brian Hambly (second row)
In:
Les Johns (fullback), Dick Thornett (second row)

South Africa

Previous Game:
South African Tour 1963 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
South African Tour 1963 - Game 6 vs. South QLD Firsts
Out:
Fred Griffiths (fullback)
In:
Gert Smit (fullback)
Changes:
Victor Jacobs (front row to lock), Dawie Ackermann (hooker to second row), Willem Vermaas (front row to second row), Jan Verway (second row to front row), Bunny Oberholzer (second row to hooker), Martin Pelser (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson