Game 1
New Zealand 25 def. Australia 5
| New Zealand vs Australia 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6791 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th June, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Wally Wilkinson | |||||||
| Venue | Addington (Christchurch) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,509 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Ron McKAY | 2 | T | Ferris ASHTON | |||||
| George DAVIDSON | ||||||||
| Jim EDWARDS | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | 4 | G | Noel PIDDING | |||||
| John BOND | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Des WHITE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Jim EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Ron McKAY | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 4 | C | 4 | Ken McCAFFERY | ||||
| Bevan HOUGH | 5 | W | 5 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Jim HAIG (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| John BOND | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| William McLENNAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| Bob NEILSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Frank MULCARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Alister ATKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| Jim AMOS | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1952 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Cyril Eastlake (wing), George Menzies (five-eighth), Lory Blanchard (front row), Travers Hardwick (lock)
- In:
- Bevan Hough (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), John Bond (front row), Bob Neilson (second row)
- Changes:
- Alister Atkinson (second row to lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 1 vs. West Coast
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 3 vs. South Island
- Out:
- Greg Hawick (halfback), Allan Hornery (hooker), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Keith Holman (halfback), Ken Kearney (hooker), Harold Crocker (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson