International (Test) Match 1 of 3 match series
Attendance: 46,766
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Jack Casey
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
7 Nov 1954Australia34 - 15New Zealand1954-55
18 Jul 1953New Zealand16 - 18Australia1953
4 Jul 1953New Zealand12 - 11Australia1953
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Ken McCrohon        
2 Don Adams 2     6
3 Alex Watson        
4 Dick Poole 1     3
5 Ian Moir 1     3
6 Cyril Connell        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Brian Davies        
9 Ken Kearney        
10 Roy Bull        
11 Kel O'Shea        
12 Tom Tyquin        
13 Ian Doyle        
Total:        
 4 0 0 12
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Des White        
2 Vern Bakalich 1     3
3 Tommy Baxter        
4 Bill Sorensen 1     3
5 Cyril Eastlake        
6 George Menzies        
7 Sel Belsham 1     3
8 Henry Maxwell        
9 Jock Butterfield        
10 Duncan MacRae        
11 Jim Riddell        
12 Cliff Johnson        
13 Frank Mulcare        
Total:        
 3 0 0 9



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