Game 6
Auckland 15 def. Australia 14
| 1969 Kangaroos Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23269 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 10th June, 1969 | |||||||
| Referees | Earle Pilcher, Ron Caddy | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,520 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 16 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Eric CARSON | T | John COOTES | ||||||
| Dennis MANTEIT | ||||||||
| Ernie WIGGS | 6 | G | 2 | John COOTES | ||||
| FG | 2 | Dennis WARD | ||||||
| Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| John YOUNG | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] | ||||
| Mike McCLENNAN | 2 | W | 2 | Bob HONAN [South Sydney] | ||||
| Roy CHRISTIAN | 3 | C | 3 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Paul SCHULTZ | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD [Manly] | ||||
| John SPARNON | 5 | W | 14 | John COOTES | ||||
| G WOOLARD | 6 | FE | 6 | Graham LYE | ||||
| Eric CARSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD [Manly] | ||||
| Ray SINEL | 8 | FR | 8 | Dennis MANTEIT | ||||
| Eddie MOORE | 9 | HK | 9 | Brian FITZSIMMONS | ||||
| Ernie WIGGS | 10 | FR | 10 | John WITTENBERG [St George] | ||||
| D GARBY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ron COSTELLO | ||||
| William BURGOYNE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | ||||
| Vic YATES | 13 | L | 13 | Col WEISS | ||||
| HC | Harry BATH | |||||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 30 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1970 NSW Country Tour - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Roger Tait (fullback), Brian Reidy (wing), Gary Bailey (centre), Lester Mills (wing), J Ellwood (five-eighth), Bill Schultz (front row), Roy Roberts (hooker), Oscar Danielson (front row), Bruce Castle (lock)
- In:
- John Young (fullback), Mike McClennan (wing), John Sparnon (wing), G Woolard (five-eighth), Eric Carson (halfback), Ray Sinel (front row), Ernie Wiggs (front row), D GARBY (second row), William Burgoyne (second row)
- Changes:
- Paul Schultz (halfback to centre), Vic Yates (second row to lock), Eddie Moore (second row to hooker)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1969 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1970 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker), John Sattler (front row)
- In:
- Graham Lye (five-eighth), Dennis Manteit (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Ron Costello (second row)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (centre to fullback), Col Weiss (second row to lock), Ron Coote (lock to centre)
Match Notes
Earle Pilcher was replaced as Referee during this game by Touch Judge Ron Caddy.
He was carried off on a stretcher after he crashed heavily to the ground when he backed into a diving tackle by Col Weiss.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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