Game 8
Western Division 5 def. New Zealand Maori 0
Team Info
- Previous Game:
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Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
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Country Carnival 1957 - Game 10 vs. Balmain
- Out:
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Ray Quinnell (centre), Billy Roberts (halfback), Laurie Bennett (front row), John Kelly (hooker), J Gain (lock)
- In:
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? Wilder (centre), C Fahy (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker), Fred Border (front row), B Fisher (lock)
- Previous Game:
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Maori Tour 1956 - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
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Maori Tour 1956 - Game 9 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
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George Turner (centre), Joe Gibbons (wing), Ted Penney (five-eighth), Joe Wright (halfback), Joe Rātima (front row), Kingi Tamati (hooker), Darby Diamond (second row), Joe Murray (second row)
- In:
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Vic Pirihi (wing), Barry Maddigan (centre), Jack Te Kawa (five-eighth), Russell Herawini (halfback), Jim Cassidy (front row), Ted Cook (hooker), Denis Hansen (second row), Bill Paki (second row)
Match Notes
Play in very wet conditions the ground was a mud heap at one stage the referee fell to the ground and unable to be seen by the players was trampled when he recovered he could not blow his whistle as it was full of mud.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
