Game 1
New Zealand Maori 13 lost to Australia 25
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23202 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th June, 1961 | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Rotorua (Rotorua) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,787 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 13 | |||||
| NZ Maori | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| A JOHNSON | T | 2 | Reg GASNIER | |||||
| J McCONNELL | 2 | Ken IRVINE | ||||||
| K NGAWATI | Jack SINCLAIR | |||||||
| J RADANOVICH | 2 | G | 4 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | ||||||||
| NZ Maori | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| J RADANOVICH | 1 | FB | 1 | Don PARISH [Western Suburbs] |
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| Jim FORD | 2 | W | 2 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
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| George TURNER | 3 | C | 3 | Brian CARLSON (c) [North Sydney] |
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| Dick HAGGIE | 4 | C | 4 | Reg GASNIER [St George] |
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| A JOHNSON | 5 | W | 5 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| K NGAWATI | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray BEAVEN | ||||
| Bill SNOWDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Jack MATTHEWS | 8 | FR | 8 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| J McCONNELL | 9 | HK | 9 | Ian WALSH | ||||
| Tom REID | 10 | FR | 10 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Simon YATES | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ken DAY | ||||
| D SOLOMON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] |
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| J PIRIHI | 13 | L | 13 | Jack SINCLAIR [Manly] |
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| HC | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
Team Info
New Zealand Maori
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 29 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1962 - Game 24 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- T Katene (wing), Andrew Berryman (centre), P Pirihi (centre), H Walters (wing), Ted Penney (five-eighth), H Baker (front row), W Kem (hooker), Sam Edwards (front row), P Gregory (second row), N Matthews (second row), Leonard Hattaway (lock)
- In:
- Jim Ford (wing), George Turner (centre), Dick Haggie (centre), A Johnson (wing), K Ngawati (five-eighth), Jack Matthews (front row), J McConnell (hooker), Tom Reid (front row), Simon Yates (second row), D Solomon (second row), J Pirihi (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1960 - Game 5 vs. South West France
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 2 vs. Wellington
- Out:
- Ron Boden (centre), Lionel Morgan (wing), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Bobby Bugden (halfback), Dud Beattie (front row), Billy Rayner (hooker), Noel Kelly (front row), Gary Parcell (second row), Rex Mossop (second row), Harry Wells (lock)
- In:
- Don Parish (fullback), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Ken Day (second row), Ron Lynch (second row), Jack Sinclair (lock)
- Changes:
- Brian Carlson (fullback to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson

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