Game 9
Auckland 13 def. Australia 8
| 1961 Kangaroos Tour Game 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23208 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 10th July, 1961 | |||||||
| Referee | H Payne | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,148 | |||||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Neville DENTON | T | Eddie LUMSDEN | ||||||
| H EMERY | Ian WALSH | |||||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | ||||||||
| William SORENSEN | 2 | G | Elton RASMUSSEN | |||||
| Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank DRAKE | ||||
| Neville DENTON | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | ||||
| George TURNER | 3 | C | 3 | Jack SINCLAIR [Manly] | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 4 | C | 4 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] | ||||
| Tom HADFIELD | 5 | W | 5 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] | ||||
| Doug ELLWOOD | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan GIL | ||||
| Bill SNOWDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Ray BEAVEN | ||||
| Jim PATTERSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Dud BEATTIE | ||||
| J REID | 9 | HK | 9 | Bob GEHRKE | ||||
| H EMERY | 10 | FR | 10 | Ian WALSH (c) | ||||
| E JOHNSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jim PATERSON | ||||
| Ron ACKLAND (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Bruce CASTLE | 13 | L | 13 | Bill OWEN | ||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1960 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 31 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1962 Lions Tour - Game 30 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Jack Fagan (fullback), Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth), Cliff Johnson (front row), Henry Maxwell (front row), Jim Riddell (second row), Ron McKay (lock)
- In:
- Gary Phillips (fullback), Doug Ellwood (five-eighth), J Reid (hooker), H Emery (front row), E Johnson (second row), Bruce Castle (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Patterson (hooker to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1961 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1962 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Don Parish (centre), Reg Gasnier (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Ron Crowe (front row)
- In:
- Jack Sinclair (centre), Alan Gil (five-eighth), Ray Beaven (halfback), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (lock)
- Changes:
- Ian Walsh (hooker to front row), Ron Lynch (lock to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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