Maori Tour 1956 Series

Game 7

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Newcastle Firsts (AU) 19 def. New Zealand Maori 15

Maori Tour 1956

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

–

15	New Zealand Maori

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39385

Status

Completed

Date

Saturday, 18th August, 1956

Kick Off

3:00 PM (local time)

Venue

Newcastle Sports (Newcastle)

Crowd

9,918

Match Stats

Scrums

–

Penalties

–

Newcastle (AU)

Scoresheet

NZ Maori

Newcastle (AU)

Teams

NZ Maori

Warren FOLEY (c)

Henry MAXWELL (c)

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:: Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:: Country Carnival 1957 - Game 1 vs. St George
Out:: Jim Fitzpatrick (centre), Bob Banks (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Ken Fogerty (hooker), Doug Hawke (front row), Doug Chapple (second row)
In:: Hugh Banks (centre), Bob Scott-Murray (halfback), Cecil Bull (front row), Norm Crosdale (hooker), T Shepherd (front row), Bill Owens (second row)

New Zealand Maori

Previous Game:: Maori Tour 1956 - Game 6 vs. Northern Division
Next Game:: Maori Tour 1956 - Game 8 vs. Western Division
Out:: Vic Pirihi (wing), George Bell (five-eighth), Russell Herawini (halfback), Ted Cook (hooker), Simon Yates (second row), Denis Hansen (second row)
In:: Ron Goodin (fullback), Joe Gibbons (wing), Joe Wright (halfback), Kingi Tamati (hooker), Darby Diamond (second row), Joe Murray (second row)
Changes:: Andrew Berryman (fullback to centre), Ted Penney (centre to five-eighth)

Match Notes

Darby Diamond left the field with a leg injury after 15 mins and the Maoris played the remainder of the game with 12 men.

This match is a part of the following:

Maori Tour 1956

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson