Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 17 lost to New Zealand 26
| 1956 Kiwis Tour Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30607 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd June, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Cliff Brown | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 35,492 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 14 | |||||
| Scrums | 24 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 13 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Don ADAMS | T | 3 | William SORENSEN | |||||
| Graham LAIRD | Frank MULCARE | |||||||
| Peter O'CONNOR | ||||||||
| Ron WILLEY | 4 | G | 7/10 | Des WHITE | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Ron WILLEY [Manly] | 1 | FB | 1 | Des WHITE | ||||
| Ross KITE [St George] | 2 | W | 3 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] | 3 | C | 8 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Tony PASKINS [Eastern Suburbs] | 4 | C | 7 | Tommy BAXTER (c) | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 5 | W | 10 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Graham LAIRD [Parramatta] | 6 | FE | 11 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Col DONOHOE [South Sydney] | 7 | HB | 13 | Sel BELSHAM | ||||
| Les HAMPSON [Newtown] | 13 | FR | 15 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 19 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 11 | FR | 18 | Duncan MacRAE | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY [Newtown] | 10 | 2R | 23 | Jim RIDDELL | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 9 | 2R | 24 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Peter O'CONNOR | 8 | L | 26 | Frank MULCARE | ||||
| HC | William TELFORD | |||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1956 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Kevin O'Brien (centre), Johnny Dougherty (five-eighth), Bryan Orrock (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row)
- In:
- Tony Paskins (centre), Graham Laird (five-eighth), Les Hampson (front row), Henry Holloway (second row), Don Schofield (second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 1 vs. Western Division
- Next Game:
- 1956 Kiwis Tour - Game 3 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Pat Creedy (fullback), Ron Ackland (centre), Reese Griffiths (wing), John Yates (front row), John Bond (front row)
- In:
- Des White (fullback), William Sorensen (centre), Tommy Baxter (centre), Henry Maxwell (front row), Duncan MacRae (front row)
- Changes:
- Cyril Eastlake (centre to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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