Game 2
Sydney Firsts 52 def. United States of America 25
| American All Stars Tour I 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31561 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 30th May, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 65,453 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 22 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 25 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 9 | |||||
| Sydney Firsts | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 4 | T | Alvin E KIRKLAND | |||||
| Ken KEARNEY | 2 | Sol NAUMU | ||||||
| Ben HASLAM | Sydney WALKER | |||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
| Lloyd HUDSON | ||||||||
| Ron TAYLOR | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 11 | G | 8 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Sydney Firsts | Teams | USA | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | George KAUFFMAN | ||||
| Noel PIDDING [St George] |
2 | W | 2 | Bill ALBANS | ||||
| George MARTIN [North Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| Ron TAYLOR [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Barry STENHOUSE [Canterbury] |
5 | W | 5 | Ed DEMIRJIAN | ||||
| Bob SULLIVAN [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| Lloyd HUDSON [North Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Pat HENRY | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Sydney WALKER | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Vince JONES (c) | ||||
| Ben HASLAM [North Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||
| Arthur COLLINSON [Western Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| Les COWIE [South Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Jack BONETTI | ||||
Team Info
Sydney Firsts
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Ron Willey (fullback), Jack Lumsden (wing), Tommy Ryan (centre), Ray Thomas (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Alan Staunton (five-eighth), Col Donohoe (halfback), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Denis Donoghue (front row), Bernie Purcell (second row), Tom Tyrrell (second row), Jim Evans (bench), Col Ratcliff (bench)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Noel Pidding (wing), George Martin (centre), Ron Taylor (centre), Barry Stenhouse (wing), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Lloyd Hudson (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Ben Haslam (second row), Arthur Collinson (second row)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour I 1953 - Game 1 vs. Monaro/S.Division
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour I 1953 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Al Abajian (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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