Game 8
Brisbane Firsts 8 lost to New Zealand 36
| Kiwis Tour 1959 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39421 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 15th June, 1959 | |||||||
| Referee | Jack Casey | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,888 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 16 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 20 | |||||
| Penalties | 26 | – | 5 | |||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Joe BAKER | T | 2 | Joe RĀTIMA | |||||
| R GRAY | Brian CAMPBELL | |||||||
| Mel COOKE | ||||||||
| Tom HADFIELD | ||||||||
| Don HAMMOND | ||||||||
| George MENZIES | ||||||||
| Keith ROBERTS | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | G | 5 | Gary PHILLIPS | |||||
| Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||||||
| OFF | Joe RĀTIMA | |||||||
| Brisbane Firsts | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary PHILLIPS | ||||
| Lionel MORGAN | 2 | W | 2 | Tom HADFIELD | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 3 | C | 3 | Brian CAMPBELL | ||||
| Geoff LITTLE | 4 | C | 4 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| R GRAY | 5 | W | 5 | Reese GRIFFITHS | ||||
| J CATTON | 6 | FE | 6 | George MENZIES (c) | ||||
| Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith ROBERTS | ||||
| J COYNE | 8 | FR | 8 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Bob GEHRKE | 9 | HK | 9 | Bill SCHULTZ | ||||
| Henry HOLLOWAY | 10 | FR | 10 | Joe RĀTIMA | ||||
| Doug HAMBILTON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Peter TURNER | ||||
| Tom TYQUIN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Don HAMMOND | ||||
| Joe BAKER | 13 | L | 13 | Mel COOKE | ||||
| HC | Travers HARDWICK | |||||||
Team Info
Brisbane Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Bulimba Cup 1959 - Game 3 vs. Ipswich
- Next Game:
- Bulimba Cup 1959 - Game 4 vs. Ipswich
- Out:
- Col Weir (centre), Jim Paskin (wing), Vince Hore (five-eighth), Brian O'Connor (second row)
- In:
- Alex Watson (centre), R Gray (wing), J Catton (five-eighth), Tom Tyquin (second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1959 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1959 - Game 9 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- George Turner (centre), Neville Denton (wing), Henry Maxwell (front row), Cliff Johnson (front row), Trevor Kilkelly (second row), Ron Ackland (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Tom Hadfield (wing), Brian Campbell (centre), Bill Schultz (hooker), Joe Rātima (front row), Peter Turner (second row), Don Hammond (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)
- Changes:
- John Butterfield (hooker to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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