Game 2
New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 10
| New Zealand vs Australia 1961 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6801 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th July, 1961 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,424 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Reg GASNIER | |||||||
| Arthur SUMMONS | ||||||||
| Reg COOKE | 3 | G | 2 | Don PARISH | ||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | ||||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Gary PHILLIPS | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank DRAKE | ||||
| Brian REIDY | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| George TURNER | 3 | C | 3 | Don PARISH [Western Suburbs] |
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| Tom HADFIELD | 4 | C | 4 | Reg GASNIER [St George] |
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| Reg COOKE | 5 | W | 5 | Eddie LUMSDEN [St George] |
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| George MENZIES | 6 | FE | 6 | Arthur SUMMONS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Bill SNOWDEN | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR (c) | ||||
| Jim PATTERSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Ron CROWE | ||||
| Tom REID | 9 | HK | 9 | Ian WALSH | ||||
| Maunga EMERY | 10 | FR | 10 | Dud BEATTIE | ||||
| Don HAMMOND | 11 | 2R | 11 | Elton RASMUSSEN | ||||
| Ron ACKLAND (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jim PATERSON | ||||
| Mel COOKE | 13 | L | 13 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] |
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| Des WHITE | HC | Brian CARLSON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1961 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1961 - Game 1 vs. Liverpool/Widnes
- Out:
- Graeme Farrar (halfback), John Butterfield (hooker)
- In:
- Bill Snowden (halfback), Tom Reid (hooker)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 7 vs. Waikato
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 9 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Alan Gil (centre), Ray Beaven (five-eighth), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Bill Owen (second row), Brian Carlson (lock)
- In:
- Reg Gasnier (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Ian Walsh (hooker), Jim Paterson (second row), Ron Lynch (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner

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