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Kangaroos Tour 1959 Series

Game 1

Leeds 20 lost to Australia 44

Kangaroos Tour 1959/60

Leeds		 20
–
44
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23171
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th September, 1959
Referee Tom Watkinson
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 14,629
Match Stats
Halftime Score 15 – 14
Scrums 17 – 17
Penalties 21 – 10
Leeds Scoresheet Australia
Derek HALLAS 2 T 3 Harry WELLS
Gary HEMINGWAY   Ron BODEN
Barry SIMMS   Eddie LUMSDEN
      John RAPER
      Elton RASMUSSEN
      Johnny RILEY
 
Vince HATTEE 4 G 10/11 Keith BARNES
Leeds Teams Australia
Pat QUINN 1 FB 1 Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
Gary HEMINGWAY 2 W 2 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
Derek HALLAS 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
Trevor WHITEHEAD 4 C 4 Johnny RILEY
[St George]
Del HODGKINSON 5 W 5 Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
 
Vince HATTEE 6 FE 6 Ron BODEN
Eric HORSMAN 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Tony SKELTON 8 FR 8 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Barry SIMMS 9 HK 9 Noel KELLY
Don ROBINSON 10 FR 10 Dud BEATTIE
Colin TOMLINSON 11 2R 11 Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
Jack SEWELL 12 2R 12 Elton RASMUSSEN
Clifford LAST 13 L 13 John RAPER
[St George]
 
    HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

Leeds

Previous Game:
Match Day 3 vs. Huddersfield
Next Game:
Match Day 5 vs. Wigan

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1959 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 2 vs. Rochdale
Out:
Ian Moir (wing), Reg Gasnier (centre), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Jim Paterson (second row), Norm Provan (second row)
In:
Johnny Riley (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Ron Boden (five-eighth), Rex Mossop (second row), Elton Rasmussen (second row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin