Game 1
New Zealand 12 def. Australia 10
| New Zealand vs Australia 1961 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6800 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st July, 1961 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,485 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 20 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Maunga EMERY | T | Ken IRVINE | ||||||
| Graeme FARRAR | Don PARISH | |||||||
| Reg COOKE | 2 | G | 2 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | FG | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | 1 | FB | 1 | Don PARISH [Western Suburbs] |
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| Brian REIDY | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| George TURNER | 3 | C | 3 | Reg GASNIER [St George] |
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| Tom HADFIELD | 4 | C | 4 | Brian CARLSON (c) [North Sydney] |
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| Reg COOKE | 5 | W | 5 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
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| George MENZIES | 6 | FE | 6 | Arthur SUMMONS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Graeme FARRAR | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Jim PATTERSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| John BUTTERFIELD | 9 | HK | 9 | Ian WALSH | ||||
| Maunga EMERY | 10 | FR | 10 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Don HAMMOND | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jim PATERSON | ||||
| Ron ACKLAND (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] |
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| Mel COOKE | 13 | L | 13 | Jack SINCLAIR [Manly] |
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| Des WHITE | HC | Brian CARLSON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. France B
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- In:
- Gary Phillips (fullback), Brian Reidy (wing), George Turner (centre), Tom Hadfield (centre), Reg Cooke (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Graeme Farrar (halfback), Jim Patterson (front row), John Butterfield (hooker), Maunga Emery (front row), Don Hammond (second row), Ron Ackland (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 5 vs. Taranaki
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 7 vs. Waikato
- Out:
- Frank Drake (wing), Alan Gil (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Dud Beattie (front row), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (second row)
- In:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Brian Carlson (centre), Barry Muir (halfback), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Ron Lynch (second row)
- Changes:
- Arthur Summons (halfback to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash