Kiwis Tour 1948 Series

Game 1

New South Wales Firsts 23 def. New Zealand 17

Kiwis Tour 1948

New South Wales Firsts
23
17
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30600
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 22nd May, 1948
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee George Bishop (Goulburn)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 43,505
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 5
NSW Firsts Scoresheet New Zealand
Les COWIE T Jack FORREST
Johnny GRAVES   Allan LAIRD
Norm JACOBSON   Jack NEWTON
Len SMITH      
Eddie TRACEY      
 
Keith FROOME 4 G 4 Warwick CLARKE
NSW Firsts Teams New Zealand
Noel PIDDING
[St George]
1 FB 1 Warwick CLARKE
Norm JACOBSON
[Newtown]
2 W 2 Jack FORREST
Len SMITH (c)
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Alan WILES
Eddie TRACEY
[Canterbury]
4 C 4 Maurie ROBERTSON
Johnny GRAVES
[Souths]
5 W 5 Bill McKENZIE
 
Wally O'CONNELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Abby GRAHAM
Keith FROOME
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 Rex CUNNINGHAM
 
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
8 FR 8 Joffe JOHNSON
Kevin SCHUBERT 9 HK 9 Patrick SMITH (c)
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
10 FR 10 Sandy HURNDELL
Jack RAYNER
[Souths]
11 2R 11 Charlie McBRIDE
Fred DE BELIN
[Balmain]
12 2R 12 Jack NEWTON
Les COWIE
[Souths]
13 L 13 Allan LAIRD
 
Norm ROBINSON   HC    
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1948 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1948 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Bobby Dimond (wing), Ned Andrews (centre), Bobby Lulham (wing), Bruce Hopkins (five-eighth), Ken Stephen (halfback), Ron Mann (front row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
In:
Norm Jacobson (wing), Eddie Tracey (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Jack Holland (front row), Les Cowie (lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
1947/48 France vs. New Zealand - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 2 vs. NSW Country Firsts
Out:
Len Jordan (wing), Ron McGregor (centre), Jim Haig (halfback), George Davidson (hooker), Ken Mountford (lock)
In:
Alan Wiles (centre), Bill McKenzie (wing), Abby Graham (five-eighth), Sandy Hurndell (front row), Allan Laird (lock)
Changes:
Rex Cunningham (five-eighth to halfback), Patrick Smith (front row to hooker)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash