World Cup 1957 Round robin match 1 of 6
Attendance: 28,765
Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia
Referee: Vic Belsham
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
30 Jun 1956Australia31 - 14New Zealand1956
23 Jun 1956Australia8 - 2New Zealand1956
9 Jun 1956Australia12 - 9New Zealand1956
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Keith Barnes   5   10
2 Ian Moir 1     3
3 Harry Wells 1     3
4 Dick Poole        
5 Brian Carlson 1     3
6 Greg Hawick        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Bill Marsh        
9 Ken Kearney        
10 Brian Davies        
11 Kel O'Shea 1     3
12 Norm Provan 1     3
13 Brian Clay        
Total:        
5 5 0 25
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Pat Creedy        
2 Vern Bakalich        
3 Bill Sorensen   1   2
4 Ron Ackland        
5 Tom Hadfield        
6 George Menzies        
7 Sel Belsham        
8 Bill McLennan        
9 Jock Butterfield        
10 Henry Maxwell        
11 Cliff Johnson 1     3
12 John Yates        
13 Rex Percy        
Total:        
1 1 0 5



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.