Game 2
Australia 54 def. South Africa 21
Australia vs South Africa 1963 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6873 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 27th July, 1963 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Jack Bradley | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 16,995 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 28 | – | 3 | |||||
Scrums | 18 | – | 11 | |||||
Penalties | 1 | – | 12 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | South Africa | ||||||
Ken IRVINE | 2 | T | 2 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
Graeme LANGLANDS | 2 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||||
Ken THORNETT | 2 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||||
Peter GALLAGHER | Johan PIETERSE | |||||||
Reg GASNIER | ||||||||
Earl HARRISON | ||||||||
Les JOHNS | ||||||||
Barry MUIR | ||||||||
John RAPER | ||||||||
Les JOHNS | 9 | G | 3 | Fred GRIFFITHS | ||||
Australia | Teams | South Africa | ||||||
Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gert SMIT | ||||
Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Johan PIETERSE | ||||
Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Fred GRIFFITHS [North Sydney] |
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Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] |
4 | C | 4 | Alan SKENE [South Sydney] |
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Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
5 | W | 5 | Bart ERASMUS | ||||
Earl HARRISON | 6 | FE | 6 | Colin GREENWOOD | ||||
Barry MUIR | 7 | HB | 7 | Mannetjies GERICKE | ||||
Peter GALLAGHER | 8 | FR | 8 | Bunny OBERHOLZER | ||||
Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Jan VERWAY | ||||
Paul QUINN | 10 | FR | 10 | Willem VERMAAS | ||||
Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Victor JACOBS | ||||
Ken DAY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gerry VAN ZYL | ||||
John RAPER [St George] |
13 | L | 13 | Dawie ACKERMANN (c) | ||||
B | 14 | Harry BENNETT | ||||||
Clive CHURCHILL | HC | Dave BROWN | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs South Africa 1963 - Game 1 vs. South Africa
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 1 vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Eddie Lumsden (wing), Arthur Summons (halfback), Ian Walsh (hooker)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (centre), Barry Muir (halfback), Paul Quinn (front row)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (centre to wing), Noel Kelly (front row to hooker)
South Africa
- Previous Game:
- South African Tour 1963 - Game 6 vs. South QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- South African Tour 1963 - Game 8 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Out:
- Jan de Waal (wing), Natie Rens (five-eighth), Ontie Odendaal (halfback), Ken Pelser (front row), Ockert Oosthuizen (front row)
- In:
- Gert Smit (fullback), Fred Griffiths (centre), Alan Skene (centre), Colin Greenwood (five-eighth), Bunny Oberholzer (front row), Jan Verway (hooker)
- Changes:
- Mannetjies Gericke (fullback to halfback), Victor Jacobs (wing to second row), Johan Pieterse (centre to wing), Bart Erasmus (centre to wing), Harry Bennett (hooker to bench), Willem Vermaas (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson