Game 5
Taranaki 3 lost to Australia 62
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23145 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 6th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Rolly Avery | |||||||
| Venue | Pukekura Park (New Plymouth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 1,950 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 17 | |||||
| Taranaki | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| A McKINNON | T | 6 | Des McGOVERN | |||||
| 3 | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
| 2 | Brian DAVIES | |||||||
| 2 | Bernie DREW | |||||||
| Allan HORNERY | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Alex WATSON | ||||||||
| G | 2 | Ferris ASHTON | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | ||||||||
| Bernie DREW | ||||||||
| Des McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Albert PAUL | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Taranaki | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| A SKIPPER | 1 | FB | 1 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| H KATENE | 2 | W | 2 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| Ron McKAY | 3 | C | 3 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| A McKINNON | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| E PARKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| P DYMOND | 6 | FE | 6 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| P MOLLAR | 7 | HB | 7 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| D EICHSTALDT | 8 | FR | 8 | Ferris ASHTON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jack McLEOD | 9 | HK | 9 | Allan HORNERY | ||||
| R EDWARDS | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| L McLENAGHAN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Albert PAUL | ||||
| P WHITE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bernie DREW | ||||
| C MARTIN | 13 | L | 13 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
Team Info
Taranaki
- Previous Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1951 - Game 25 vs. France
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 20 vs. USA
- Out:
- B Lambert (fullback), P Barton (wing), R Watson (centre), C Hawkins (wing), R McCullock (five-eighth), A McCleod (front row), L Murray (hooker), M Casperson (lock)
- In:
- A Skipper (fullback), H Katene (wing), A McKinnon (centre), E Parkinson (wing), P Mollar (halfback), D Eichstaldt (front row), Jack McLeod (hooker), L McLenaghan (second row)
- Changes:
- P Dymond (halfback to five-eighth), C Martin (second row to lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 6 vs. South Auckland
- Out:
- Ken McCaffery (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Charlie Gill (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Alex Watson (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Ferris Ashton (front row), Allan Hornery (hooker), Albert Paul (second row), Bernie Drew (second row)
- Changes:
- Clive Churchill (fullback to five-eighth), Noel Pidding (wing to fullback), Brian Davies (second row to front row), Harold Crocker (second row to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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