New Zealand vs Australia 1953 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 25 def. Australia 5

New Zealand vs Australia 1953

New Zealand
25
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6791
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 27th June, 1953
Referee Wally Wilkinson
Venue Addington (Christchurch)
Crowd 5,509
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 5
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Ron McKAY 2 T Ferris ASHTON
George DAVIDSON      
Jim EDWARDS      
Des WHITE      
 
Des WHITE 4 G Noel PIDDING
John BOND      
New Zealand Teams Australia
Des WHITE 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
Jim EDWARDS 2 W 2 Brian CARLSON
Ron McKAY 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
Tommy BAXTER 4 C 4 Ken McCAFFERY
Bevan HOUGH 5 W 5 Noel PIDDING
[St George]
 
William SORENSEN 6 FE 6 Bob BANKS
Jim HAIG (c) 7 HB 7 Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
 
John BOND 8 FR 8 Roy BULL
[Manly]
George DAVIDSON 9 HK 9 Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
William McLENNAN 10 FR 10 Charlie GILL
Bob NEILSON 11 2R 11 Brian DAVIES
Frank MULCARE 12 2R 12 Ferris ASHTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Alister ATKINSON 13 L 13 Harold CROCKER
 
Jim AMOS   HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1952 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Cyril Eastlake (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Lory Blanchard (front row), Travers Hardwick (lock)
In:
Bevan Hough (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), John Bond (front row), Bob Neilson (second row)
Changes:
Alister Atkinson (second row to lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 1 vs. West Coast
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 3 vs. South Island
Out:
Greg Hawick (halfback), Allan Hornery (hooker), Les Cowie (lock)
In:
Keith Holman (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Harold Crocker (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson