Maori Tour 1956 Series

Game 8

Western Division 5 def. New Zealand Maori 0

Maori Tour 1956

Western Division
5
0
New Zealand Maori
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39386
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 22nd August, 1956
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee C Smith
Venue Showgrounds (Wellington)
Crowd 2,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 0
Western Division Scoresheet NZ Maori
Barry RUSSELL T    
 
Barry RUSSELL G    
Western Division Teams NZ Maori
Barry RUSSELL 1 FB 1 Ron GOODIN
Joe COHEN 2 W 2 Vic PIRIHI
? WILDER 3 C 3 Andrew BERRYMAN
Alex WHITBY 4 C 4 Barry MADDIGAN
Bill MILLER 5 W 5 Hugh McKINNON
 
Jack McINTOSH 6 FE 6 Jack TE KAWA
C FAHY 7 HB 7 Russell HERAWINI
 
Hilton BONHAM 8 FR 8 Jim CASSIDY
Ian WALSH 9 HK 9 Ted COOK
Fred BORDER 10 FR 10 Henry MAXWELL
Pat WELDON 11 2R 11 Denis HANSEN
Jack PERRIN 12 2R 12 Bill PAKI
B FISHER 13 L 13 Arney HAWKES
 
    HC   Travers HARDWICK
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1956 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Country Carnival 1957 - Game 10 vs. Balmain
Out:
Ray Quinnell (centre), Billy Roberts (halfback), Laurie Bennett (front row), John Kelly (hooker), J Gain (lock)
In:
? Wilder (centre), C Fahy (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker), Fred Border (front row), B Fisher (lock)

New Zealand Maori

Previous Game:
Maori Tour 1956 - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
Maori Tour 1956 - Game 9 vs. Southern Division
Out:
George Turner (centre), Joe Gibbons (wing), Ted Penney (five-eighth), Joe Wright (halfback), Joe Rātima (front row), Kingi Tamati (hooker), Darby Diamond (second row), Joe Murray (second row)
In:
Vic Pirihi (wing), Barry Maddigan (centre), Jack Te Kawa (five-eighth), Russell Herawini (halfback), Jim Cassidy (front row), Ted Cook (hooker), Denis Hansen (second row), Bill Paki (second row)

Match Notes

Play in very wet conditions the ground was a mud heap at one stage the referee fell to the ground and unable to be seen by the players was trampled when he recovered he could not blow his whistle as it was full of mud.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson