Game 2
New Zealand 12 def. Australia 11
| New Zealand vs Australia 1953 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6792 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 4th July, 1953 | |||||||
| Referee | Wally Wilkinson | |||||||
| Venue | Basin Reserve (Wellington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,394 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 8 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Ron McKAY | T | 2 | Ken McCAFFERY | |||||
| Bob NEILSON | Brian CARLSON | |||||||
| Des WHITE | 3 | G | Noel PIDDING | |||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Des WHITE | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
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| Cyril PASKELL | 2 | W | 2 | Noel PIDDING [St George] |
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| Ron McKAY | 3 | C | 3 | Ken McCAFFERY | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 4 | C | 4 | Harry WELLS | ||||
| Jim EDWARDS | 5 | W | 5 | Brian CARLSON | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Jim HAIG (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Greg HAWICK [South Sydney] |
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| William McLENNAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] |
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| George DAVIDSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
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| John BOND | 10 | FR | 10 | Charlie GILL | ||||
| Bob NEILSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Frank MULCARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Harold CROCKER | ||||
| Alister ATKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] |
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| Jim AMOS | HC | Clive CHURCHILL | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Bevin Hough (wing)
- In:
- Cyril Paskell (wing)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 3 vs. South Island
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1953 - Game 5 vs. Taranaki
- Out:
- Alex Watson (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Allan Hornery (hooker), Albert Paul (second row), Bernie Drew (second row)
- In:
- Harry Wells (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Harold Crocker (second row)
- Changes:
- Greg Hawick (five-eighth to halfback), Bob Banks (halfback to five-eighth), Brian Davies (front row to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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