Kiwis Tour 1948 Series

Game 2

New South Wales Country Firsts 16 lost to New Zealand 30

Kiwis Tour 1948

New South Wales Country Firsts		 16
–
30
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31498
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd May, 1948
Referee M Ibbotson
Venue Wollongong (Wollongong)
Crowd 9,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 18
NSW Country Firsts Scoresheet New Zealand
W BURGESS T 2 Des BARCHARD
Bobby DIMOND   2 Albert HAMBLETON
Johnny HAWKE   Joseph DUKE
Ron ROWLES   Charlie McBRIDE
 
F CHEW 2 G 6 Morris RICH
NSW Country Firsts Teams New Zealand
F CHEW 1 FB 1 Morris RICH
Ron ROWLES 2 W 2 Jack FORREST
Ned ANDREWS (c) 3 C 3 Abby GRAHAM
W HALVORSEN 4 C 4 Maurie ROBERTSON
Bobby DIMOND 5 W 5 Harry ANDERSON
 
Johnny HAWKE 6 FE 6 Vic BELSHAM
Jim SCOULAR 7 HB 7 Des BARCHARD
 
Ron MANN 8 FR 8 Joseph DUKE
E DAWSON 9 HK 9 Bob AYNSLEY
Alf GIBBS 10 FR 10 Patrick SMITH (c)
W BURGESS 11 2R 11 Charlie McBRIDE
Don STAIT 12 2R 12 Albert HAMBLETON
Bill EDWARDS 13 L 13 Travers HARDWICK
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Country Firsts

Previous Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 1 vs. NSW City Firsts
Next Game:
City vs Country (Firsts) 1948 - Game 2 vs. NSW City Firsts
Out:
William Kelly (fullback), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Galvin (second row), William Wylie (second row)
In:
F Chew (fullback), E Dawson (hooker), W Burgess (second row), Don Stait (second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1948 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1948 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Warwick Clarke (fullback), Alan Wiles (centre), Bill McKenzie (wing), Rex Cunningham (halfback), Joffe Johnson (front row), Sandy Hurndell (front row), Jack Newton (second row), Allan Laird (lock)
In:
Morris Rich (fullback), Harry Anderson (wing), Vic Belsham (five-eighth), Des Barchard (halfback), Joseph Duke (front row), Bob Aynsley (hooker), Albert Hambleton (second row), Travers Hardwick (lock)
Changes:
Abby Graham (five-eighth to centre), Patrick Smith (hooker to front row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash