Round 2
Australia 34 def. New Zealand 15
| 1954 World Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14195 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 7th November, 1954 | |||||||
| Referee | Rene Guidicelli | |||||||
| Venue | Vélodrome (Marseille) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 2 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Alex WATSON | 3 | T | Lenny ERIKSEN | |||||
| Roy BULL | ||||||||
| Peter DIVERSI | ||||||||
| Greg HAWICK | ||||||||
| Ken KEARNEY | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 5 | G | 6 | Ron McKAY | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Neville DENTON | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | W | 2 | Jim EDWARDS | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Cyril EASTLAKE (c) | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 4 | Ron McKAY | ||||
| Denis FLANNERY | 5 | W | 5 | Jim AUSTIN | ||||
| Bob BANKS | 6 | FE | 6 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Lenny ERIKSEN | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 8 | FR | 8 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 9 | HK | 9 | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 10 | FR | 10 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] | 11 | 2R | 11 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA | 12 | 2R | 12 | John YATES | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | Jim AMOS | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Round 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Ian Moir (wing), Ken McCaffery (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Denis Flannery (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Greg Hawick (halfback), Harold Crocker (second row), Kel O'Shea (second row)
- Changes:
- Brian Davies (second row to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Round 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Harry Anderson (fullback), George Menzies (wing), John Bond (second row)
- In:
- Neville Denton (fullback), Jim Austin (wing), John Butterfield (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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