<p>The American's played a number of practice matches mainly a mix of touch and tackle they played a final full contact trial match before the tour began against Australian Army Engineers at Casula(venue unknown). The match was 60 mins long - with 30 minute halves the American's won 41-10.</p>
- Location
- Australia, New Zealand
- Attendance
- 242,957 *
- Top tryscorer
- 14 - Alvin E Kirkland
- Top pointscorer
- 171 - Gary Kerkorian
Results |
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| Date |
Year |
Round |
Home |
|
Away |
|
Referee |
City |
Crowd |
|
| May 25 |
1953 |
Trial |
Army Engineers |
10 |
United States of America |
41 |
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| 27 |
1953 |
Game 1 |
Monaro/Southern Division XIII |
25 |
United States of America |
34 |
J. O'Brien |
Canberra |
4,827 |
> |
| 30 |
1953 |
Game 2 |
Sydney Firsts |
52 |
United States of America |
25 |
J. O'Brien |
Sydney |
65,453 |
> |
| Jun 2 |
1953 |
Game 3 |
New South Wales Firsts |
62 |
United States of America |
41 |
J. O'Brien |
Sydney |
32,554 |
> |
| 7 |
1953 |
Game 4 |
New South Wales Country Firsts |
35 |
United States of America |
9 |
D. Lawler |
Wollongong |
11,787 |
> |
| 10 |
1953 |
Game 5 |
Western Division |
24 |
United States of America |
21 |
D. Lawler |
Dubbo |
4,717 |
> |
| 13 |
1953 |
Game 6 |
Newcastle Firsts |
10 |
United States of America |
19 |
A. Oxford |
Newcastle |
14,160 |
> |
| 17 |
1953 |
Game 7 |
Northern Division/North Coast XIII |
26 |
United States of America |
18 |
A. Oxford |
Gosford |
5,400 |
> |
| 20 |
1953 |
Game 8 |
Queensland Firsts |
39 |
United States of America |
36 |
F. Ballard |
Brisbane |
24,397 |
> |
| 24 |
1953 |
Game 9 |
Far North Queensland |
17 |
United States of America |
17 |
V. Renton |
Cairns |
6,042 |
> |
| 28 |
1953 |
Game 10 |
North Queensland Firsts |
38 |
United States of America |
17 |
R. Allison |
Townsville |
7,808 |
> |
| Jul 1 |
1953 |
Game 11 |
Central Western Queensland |
26 |
United States of America |
21 |
J. McGuire |
Longreach |
1,635 |
> |
| 5 |
1953 |
Game 12 |
Central Queensland |
33 |
United States of America |
26 |
H. Gilbert |
Rockhampton |
5,332 |
> |
| 7 |
1953 |
Game 13 |
Brisbane Firsts |
39 |
United States of America |
26 |
V. Lynagh |
Brisbane |
7,000 |
> |
| 15 |
1953 |
Game 14 |
Toowoomba |
29 |
United States of America |
15 |
V. Vercoe |
Toowoomba |
5,778 |
> |
| 17 |
1953 |
Game 15 |
Ipswich Firsts |
15 |
United States of America |
16 |
L. McMahon |
Ipswich |
3,155 |
> |
| 19 |
1953 |
Game 16 |
Wide Bay |
33 |
United States of America |
33 |
N. Saunders |
Maryborough |
6,166 |
> |
| 22 |
1953 |
Game 17 |
Riverina |
30 |
United States of America |
14 |
C. Pearce |
Wagga Wagga |
2,560 |
> |
| 25 |
1953 |
Game 18 |
New South Wales Firsts |
27 |
United States of America |
18 |
A. Oxford |
Sydney |
19,686 |
> |
| Aug 1 |
1953 |
Game 19 |
Auckland |
54 |
United States of America |
28 |
|
Auckland |
|
> |
| 4 |
1953 |
Game 20 |
Taranaki |
18 |
United States of America |
21 |
|
New Plymouth |
3,000 |
> |
| 7 |
1953 |
Game 21 |
Wellington |
8 |
United States of America |
17 |
|
Wellington |
|
> |
| 11 |
1953 |
Game 22 |
West Coast NZ Firsts |
27 |
United States of America |
10 |
J. Griffin |
Greymouth |
|
> |
| 15 |
1953 |
Game 23 |
Canterbury |
39 |
United States of America |
8 |
W. Wilkinson |
Christchurch |
5,000 |
> |
| 19 |
1953 |
Game 24 |
North Auckland |
5 |
United States of America |
26 |
|
Whangarei |
3,000 |
> |
| 22 |
1953 |
Game 25 |
New Zealand Maori |
40 |
United States of America |
23 |
G. Kelly |
Auckland |
|
> |
| 24 |
1953 |
Game 26 |
South Auckland |
19 |
United States of America |
22 |
|
Hamilton |
3,500 |
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