Kangaroos Tour 1956 Series

Game 10

York 18 lost to Australia 20

Kangaroos Tour 1956/57

York
18
20
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23157
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 3rd November, 1956
Venue Wigginton Rd (York)
Crowd 6,842
York Scoresheet Australia
    T 2 Ian JOHNSTON
      Brian DAVIES
      Kevin O'BRIEN
 
    G 4 Bernie PURCELL
York Teams Australia
    FB 1 Kevin O'BRIEN
[St George]
    W 2 Denis FLANNERY
    C 3 Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
    C 4 Tom PAYNE
    W 5 Des McGOVERN
 
    FE 6 Ian JOHNSTON
[Western Suburbs]
    HB 7 Cyril CONNELL JR
 
    FR 8 Bill MARSH
    HK 9 Ernie HAMMERTON
[South Sydney]
    FR 10 Brian DAVIES
    2R 11 Bernie PURCELL
[South Sydney]
    2R 12 Don FURNER
    L 13 Ian DOYLE
   
 

Team Info

York

Previous Game:
Match Day 10 vs. Swinton
Next Game:
Match Day 12 vs. Batley

Australia

Previous Game:
1956/57 France vs. Australia - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1956/57 - Game 11 vs. Oldham
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Alex Watson (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Ignatius Tyquin (second row), Norm Provan (second row), Kel O'Shea (lock)
In:
Kevin O'Brien (fullback), Tom Payne (centre), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Bill Marsh (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bernie Purcell (second row), Don Furner (second row), Ian Doyle (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates