Australia 30 def. New Zealand 13
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30827 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th November, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Frank Gelder | |||||||
| Venue | Veterans (Long Beach) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Keith Holman | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 10 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Brian DAVIES | 2 | T | 2 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 2 | John YATES | ||||||
| Ken KEARNEY | ||||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 6 | G | 2 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Ian GREY | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Jim EDWARDS | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Neville DENTON | ||||
| Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
4 | C | 4 | Ron McKAY | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 5 | W | 5 | Jim AUSTIN | ||||
| Bob BANKS | 6 | FE | 6 | Cyril EASTLAKE (c) | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 8 | FR | 8 | Cliff JOHNSON | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Lory BLANCHARD | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | John YATES | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] |
12 | 2R | 12 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | Jim AMOS | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. New Zealand
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Ian Moir (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (centre), Noel Pidding (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Roy Bull (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Harold Crocker (second row), Peter Diversi (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Australia
- In:
- Ian Grey (fullback), Jim Edwards (wing), Neville Denton (centre), Ron McKay (centre), Jim Austin (wing), Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth), William Sorensen (halfback), Cliff Johnson (front row), Lory Blanchard (hooker), William McLennan (front row), John Yates (second row), John Butterfield (second row), Alister Atkinson (lock)
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson