Game 1
Western Division 3 lost to New Zealand 51
| Kiwis Tour 1959 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39416 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th May, 1959 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Lyons | |||||||
| Venue | Grinstead Oval (Forbes) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 23 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 19 | |||||
| Western Division | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jim FITZPATRICK | T | 3 | Cyril EASTLAKE | |||||
| 2 | Mel COOKE | |||||||
| 2 | Tom HADFIELD | |||||||
| 2 | Trevor KILKELLY | |||||||
| Reese GRIFFITHS | ||||||||
| Cliff JOHNSON | ||||||||
| George MENZIES | ||||||||
| George TURNER | ||||||||
| G | 6 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||||
| Western Division | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Noel McKAY | 1 | FB | 1 | Brian REIDY | ||||
| R LIGHT | 2 | W | 2 | Reese GRIFFITHS | ||||
| Bob HANSON (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Terry HUNT | 4 | C | 4 | George TURNER | ||||
| Jim FITZPATRICK | 5 | W | 5 | Tom HADFIELD | ||||
| Tony FANNING | 6 | FE | 6 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Jack McGARRY | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith ROBERTS | ||||
| Hilton BONHAM | 8 | FR | 8 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| B BYRNES | 9 | HK | 9 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Bob GILSEN | 10 | FR | 10 | Cliff JOHNSON (c) | ||||
| Ike FOWLER | 11 | 2R | 11 | Trevor KILKELLY | ||||
| Don DWYER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| Ron LYNCH | 13 | L | 13 | Mel COOKE | ||||
| Bob HANSON | HC | Travers HARDWICK | ||||||
Team Info
Western Division
- Previous Game:
- Country Carnival 1959 - Game 9 vs. St George
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1960 - Game 9 vs. France
- Out:
- Tony Paskins (fullback), Gordon Rawlings (wing), Don Parish (wing), Bob Wilson (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Bob Weir (second row), Bob Cremin (bench), George Rossiter (bench)
- In:
- Noel McKay (fullback), R Light (wing), Jim Fitzpatrick (wing), B Byrnes (hooker), Bob Gilsen (front row), Ike Fowler (second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1958 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1959 - Game 2 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Neville Denton (wing), Joe Rātima (front row), Rex Percy (lock)
- In:
- Brian Reidy (fullback), Ron Ackland (second row), Mel Cooke (lock)
- Changes:
- Cyril Eastlake (fullback to centre), Reese Griffiths (centre to wing), Cliff Johnson (second row to front row)
Match Notes
Don Parish & Ian Walsh were late withdrawals from the WD side when they were both named in the NSW they were replaced by Noel McKay & B Byrnes with Bob Hanson taking over as captain/coach from Walsh.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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