Game 7
Waikato 8 lost to Australia 26
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23207 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 5th July, 1961 | |||||||
| Referee | Earle Pilcher | |||||||
| Venue | Steele Park (Hamilton) | |||||||
| Crowd | 886 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| Waikato | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| B BARRAKAT | T | 2 | Frank DRAKE | |||||
| Roger TAIT | 2 | Ken IRVINE | ||||||
| Barry MUIR | ||||||||
| Don PARISH | ||||||||
| Roger TAIT | G | 2 | Brian CARLSON | |||||
| 2 | Don PARISH | |||||||
| Waikato | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Andrew BERRYMAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank DRAKE | ||||
| ? HEREWINI | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| ? DOW | 3 | C | 3 | Alan GIL | ||||
| B BARRAKAT | 4 | C | 4 | Don PARISH [Western Suburbs] |
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| Roger TAIT | 5 | W | 5 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
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| B PORTEOUS | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray BEAVEN | ||||
| A DOW | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Ken THORBURN | 8 | FR | 8 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| A LINDOP | 9 | HK | 9 | Bob GEHRKE | ||||
| ? SLOPER | 10 | FR | 10 | Dud BEATTIE | ||||
| ? HOGAN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bill OWEN | ||||
| D DOW | 12 | 2R | 12 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Jake PUKE | 13 | L | 13 | Brian CARLSON (c) [North Sydney] |
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| HC | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
Team Info
Waikato
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 23 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1962 - Game 22 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- O Hinton (fullback), G Caywood (wing), R Spiers (wing), Graeme Farrar (halfback), R Shearan (hooker), N Smith (second row), D Solomon (second row)
- In:
- ? Herewini (wing), ? Dow (centre), A Dow (halfback), Ken Thorburn (front row), ? Sloper (front row), ? Hogan (second row), Jake Puke (lock)
- Changes:
- Roger Tait (centre to wing), Andrew Berryman (centre to fullback), A Lindop (front row to hooker), D Dow (front row to second row), B Barrakat (lock to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Reg Gasnier (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Ian Walsh (hooker), Jim Paterson (second row), Ron Lynch (second row), Jack Sinclair (lock)
- In:
- Frank Drake (fullback), Alan Gil (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Dud Beattie (front row), Bill Owen (second row)
- Changes:
- Don Parish (fullback to centre), Brian Carlson (centre to lock), Elton Rasmussen (front row to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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