World Cup 1954

Game 2

Australia 34 def. New Zealand 15

World Cup 1954
Game 2

Australia
34
15
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14195
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 7th November, 1954
Referee Rene Guidicelli
Venue VĂ©lodrome (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:
World Cup 1954 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 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:
World Cup 1954 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Pat Creedy (fullback), George Menzies (wing), John Bond (second row)
In:
Neville Denton (fullback), Jim Austin (wing), John Butterfield (second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson