Game 3
Sydney Firsts 49 def. South Africa 5
| South African Tour 1963 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39453 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th July, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,219 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 19 | |||||
| Penalties | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Sydney Firsts | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
| Ken IRVINE | 6 | T | Alan SKENE | |||||
| Michael CLEARY | 2 | |||||||
| Reg GASNIER | ||||||||
| Dick THORNETT | ||||||||
| Graham WILSON | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 7 | G | Gert SMIT | |||||
| Ken IRVINE | ||||||||
| Sydney Firsts | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 2 | Gert SMIT | ||||
| Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 3 | John GAYDON | ||||
| Reg GASNIER [St George] |
3 | C | 6 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||
| Brian MOORE [Newtown] |
4 | C | 8 | Alan SKENE (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Jan DE WAAL | ||||
| Len DIETT [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 10 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
| Laurie FAGAN [Balmain] |
7 | HB | 11 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
| Kevin RYAN [St George] |
8 | FR | 16 | Ken PELSER | ||||
| Ian WALSH (c) [St George] |
9 | HK | 17 | Jan VERWAY | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 14 | Ockert OOSTHUIZEN | ||||
| Graham WILSON [Newtown] |
11 | 2R | 19 | Gerry VAN ZYL | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
12 | 2R | 21 | Willem VERMAAS | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 22 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
| Eddie BURNS | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Sydney Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1962 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- [no comp] - vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Don Parish (fullback), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Dave Brown (centre), Doug Ricketson (centre), Jimmy Lisle (five-eighth), Arthur Summons (halfback), Ken Dawson (front row), Ron Crowe (front row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), Ron Lynch (second row)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Brian Moore (centre), Ken Irvine (wing), Len Diett (five-eighth), Laurie Fagan (halfback), Kevin Ryan (front row), Noel Kelly (front row), Graham Wilson (second row), Dick Thornett (second row)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- South African Tour 1963 - Game 2 vs. Monaro
- Next Game:
- South African Tour 1963 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gert Coetzer (wing), Ontie Odendaal (halfback), Bunny Oberholzer (front row), Harry Bennett (hooker), Dawie Ackermann (second row), Martin Pelser (second row), Bart Erasmus (bench), Roelof Peacock (bench)
- In:
- Jan de Waal (wing), Mannetjies Gericke (halfback), Ken Pelser (front row), Jan Verway (hooker), Gerry Van Zyl (second row), Willem Vermaas (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson

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