1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia
1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia | |||||
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Manager | Bill Swift Colin Siddle | ||||
Coach(es) | Jim Amos | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Travers Hardwick | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | Des White 107 | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | Alister Atkinson 10 | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Des White 36 | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | Alister Atkinson 3 Ron McKay 3 ![]() | ||||
Summary |
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Total |
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Tour chronology | |||||
Previous tour | 1948 by ![]() ![]() 1951 by ![]() 1951-52 to ![]() ![]() | ||||
Next tour | 1953 by ![]() 1953 by ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1956 by ![]() ![]() |
The 1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia was the sixteenth tour by New Zealand's national rugby league team, and the twelfth tour to visit Australia. The thirteen-match tour included three Test Matches.
Captained by Travers Hardwick and coached by Jim Amos, the Kiwis completed a successful tour, winning ten of the thirteen matches. The team recovered from losing the First Test Match, to win – in the space of five days – the Second and Third Tests and claim the series by a two-one margin.
Squad
[edit]The team was coached by Les Amos and managed by Bill Swift and Colin Siddle. Travers Hardwick was captain in all three Test Matches and in each of the eight other tour matches in which he appeared. Tommy Baxter captained the side against Newcastle.
The Rugby League News published a Team Photo, Player Details (Occupation, Age, Height and Weight) and pen portraits of the tourists: Backs and Forwards which listed their club and provincial team.
Player | Pos. | Age | Weight | Club | Province | Tests on Tour |
Tour Games |
Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
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Alister Atkinson | Lock | 25 | 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) | Linwood | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Tommy Baxter | Centre | 22 | 13 st. 8 lb. (86 kg) | Richmond | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
David Blanchard | Prop | 27 | 14 st. 0 lb. (89 kg) | Linwood | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Bill Davidson | Hooker | 26 | 13 st. 2 lb. (83 kg) | Marist Brothers | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Cyril Eastlake | Centre | 21 | 11 st. 4 lb. (72 kg) | Ellerslie | ![]() |
3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Robert Edwards | Wing | 25 | 12 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) | Marist Brothers | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Jimmy Haig | Halfback | 27 | 12 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) | Marist Brothers Old Boys | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
Travers Hardwick | Lock | 29 | 13 st. 11 lb. (88 kg) | Ngaruawahia | South Auckland | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Cliff Harris | Centre | 21 | 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) | Marist Brothers | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bevan Hough | Wing | 23 | 11 st. 7 lb. (73 kg) | Richmond | ![]() |
0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Harvey Kreyl | Second-row | 26 | 14 st. 1 lb. (89 kg) | Randwick | ![]() |
0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Ron McKay | Five-eighth | 20 | 12 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) | Central | ![]() |
3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Bill McKenzie | Wing | 27 | 13 st. 6 lb. (85 kg) | Marist Brothers Old Boys | ![]() |
1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill McLennan | Prop | 24 | 16 st. 0 lb. (102 kg) | Blackball | ![]() |
3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
George Menzies | Five-eighth | 21 | 11 st. 0 lb. (70 kg) | Runanga | ![]() |
2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Roy Moore | Fullback | 23 | 12 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) | Mount Albert | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
Frank Mulcare | Second-row | 23 | 12 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) | Ngahere | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Bob Neilson | Second-row | 28 | 13 st. 12 lb. (88 kg) | Greymouth Marist | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bob O'Donnell | Prop | 26 | 15 st. 0 lb. (95 kg) | Blackball | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Rātima | Second-row | 26 | 15 st. 7 lb. (98 kg) | Ponsonby | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Alan Riechelmann | Centre | 21 | 12 st. 10 lb. (81 kg) | Marist Brothers | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Roy Roff | Hooker | 26 | 12 st. 4 lb. (78 kg) | Mount Albert | ![]() |
0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Jack Russell-Green | Halfback | 26 | 11 st. 5 lb. (72 kg) | Point Chevalier | ![]() |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Des White | Fullback | 25 | 12 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) | Ponsonby | ![]() |
3 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 107 |
Matches
[edit]May 28 | Riverina-Western Division | 5–22 | ![]() |
Albert Park, Young | |
Tries: 1 Neville (Fraser) Frazer Goals: 1 Stan Root |
Teams[1] [2] Report[3] [4] |
Tries: 4 Robert Edwards (2) Des White Frank Mulcare Goals: 5 Des White (5) |
Attendance: 3,351 Referee: L. Boyton |
Combined Riverina-Western Division FB: Les Koch ( |
May 31 | New South Wales ![]() |
15–26 | ![]() |
Sydney Cricket Ground | |
3pm |
Tries: 3 Brian Carlson Ferris Ashton Wally O'Connell Goals: 3 Noel Pidding (3) |
Program Report[5] [6] |
Tries: 4 Bill Davidson Alister Atkinson Robert Edwards Cyril Eastlake Goals: 7 Des White (7) |
Attendance: 49,442 Gate: AU£ 6,836 Referee: George Bishop |
New South Wales FB: Clive Churchill (25) ( |
June 4 | Monaro-Southern Division | 8–21 | ![]() |
Goulburn | |
Tries: 0 Goals: 4 Bruce Smith (4) |
Teams[7] Report[8] |
Tries: 3 Ron McKay Frank Mulcare Alister Atkinson Goals: 6 Des White (6) |
Attendance: 1,802 Referee: L. Grew |
Combined Monaro-Southern Division FB: Bert Hewitt ( |
June 7 | Newcastle ![]() |
9–7 | ![]() |
Newcastle Sports Ground | |
2.45pm |
Tries: 1 Ivor (Woolfe) Wolfe Goals: 3 Viv Madge (2) Darcy Russell |
Teams[9] [10] Report[11] [12] Report[13] |
Tries: 1 Bevan Hough Goals: 2 Roy Moore (2) |
Attendance: 14,000 Gate: AU£ 2,042 Referee: O. Screen |
Newcastle FB: Gwyn Madge (26) ( |
1st Test
[edit]June 9
2pm |
Australia ![]() |
25–13 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Denis Flannery (2) Noel Pidding (2) Albert Paul Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (5) |
Program Report[14] [15] |
Tries: 3 Robert Edwards Tommy Baxter Alister Atkinson Goals: 2 Des White (2) |
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 56,376 Gate: AU£ 9,090 Referee: George Bishop |
Australia FB: Clive Churchill (25) ( |
June 11 | Northern NSW ![]() |
12–55 | ![]() |
Tamworth | |
Tries: 2 Colin De Lore Carl Keogh Goals: 3 B. Hillier (2) Carl Keogh |
Teams[16] [17] Report[18] Report[19] [20] |
Tries: 11 Alister Atkinson (3) Bevan Hough (2) Bill McLennan (2) David Blanchard Travers Hardwick Jimmy Haig Tommy Baxter Goals: 11 Des White (11) |
Attendance: 4,732 Gate: AU£ 724 Referee: K. Hilton |
Northern NSW (Combined North Coast-Northern Division) FB: B. Hillier ( |
June 14 | Queensland ![]() |
5–20 | ![]() |
Brisbane Cricket Ground | |
3pm |
Tries: 1 Ron (Roy) Teys Goals: 1 Nev Linde |
Team[21] Report[22] |
Tries: 4 George Menzies (2) Jimmy Haig David Blanchard Goals: 4 Bill Davidson (3) Jimmy Haig |
Attendance: 9,995 Referee: S.W. Chambers |
Queensland FB: Nev Linde (27) ( |
June 15 | Central Queensland ![]() |
4–35 | ![]() |
Murray Street Grounds, Rockhampton | |
Tries: 0 Goals: 2 Norm Pope (2) |
Team[23] Report[24] |
Tries: 7 Cyril Eastlake (3) Travers Hardwick (2) Roy Roff Bevan Hough Goals: 7 Roy Moore (7) |
Attendance: 3,500 Gate: AU£ 612 Referee: E.Condon |
Central Queensland FB: Norm Pope (20) ( |
June 18 | Central West Queensland | 7–66 | ![]() |
Barcaldine Sports Ground | |
Tries: 1 Leo Quigley Goals: 2 Norm Elliott (2) |
Report[25] |
Tries: 16 Frank Mulcare (3) Joe R?tima (3) Bevan Hough (2) Harvey Kreyl (2) Alister Atkinson (2) Bob Neilson Roy Roff Bill McLennan Jimmy Haig Goals: 9 Roy Moore (9) |
Attendance: 2,400 Referee: Jack Ross |
Central West Queensland FB: Noel Webster ( |
June 22 | North Queensland ![]() |
10–25 | ![]() |
Sports Reserve, Townsville | |
Tries: 2 Dev Dines Neville Wilson Goals: 2 Dev Dines Keith Geary |
Report[26] Photo[27] |
Tries: 5 George Menzies Tommy Baxter Frank Mulcare Travers Hardwick Ron McKay Goals: 5 Des White (5) |
Attendance: 7,953 Gate: AU£ 1,763 Referee: W. Morrison |
North Queensland FB: Frank Gill ( |
June 25 | Toowoomba ![]() |
15–10 | ![]() |
Toowoomba Athletic Oval | |
Tries: 3 Athol Halpin (2) Bill Beardsworth Goals: 3 Neil Teys (3) |
Report[28] [29] |
Tries: 2 Alan Riechelmann Cyril Eastlake Goals: 2 Roy Moore (2) |
Attendance: 5,901 Gate: AU£ 1,125 Referee: V. Vercoe |
Toowoomba FB: Ken Cronin ( |
2nd Test
[edit]June 28
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Australia ![]() |
25–49 | ![]() |
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Tries: 5 Col Geelan (3) Ferris Ashton Keith Holman Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (5) |
Report[30] [31] Database Photo[32] [33] |
Tries: 9 Alister Atkinson (2) Ron McKay (2) Tommy Baxter Frank Mulcare Cyril Eastlake Bill Davidson Robert Edwards Goals: 11 Des White (11) |
Brisbane Cricket Ground
Attendance: 29,243 Gate: AU£ 7,396 Referee: George Bishop |
Australia FB: Clive Churchill ( |
3rd Test
[edit]July 2
3.30pm |
Australia ![]() |
9–19 | ![]() |
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Tries: 1 Noel Hazzard Goals: 3 Clive Churchill (3) |
Program Report[34] Database |
Tries: 3 Frank Mulcare Ron McKay Cyril Eastlake Goals: 5 Des White (5) |
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 44,916 Gate: AU£ 7,799 Referee: George Bishop |
Australia FB: Clive Churchill (25) ( |
Sources
[edit]Acronym | Item | Years | Database App | Notes |
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Direct Online Access | ||||
RLN | Rugby League News | 1920-1973 | Trove | Match Program in Sydney, Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles |
RLP | Rugby League Project | 1907–present | RLP Website | Test Match teams & scorers. |
Sun | The Sun (Sydney) | 1910-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
DT | The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) | 1931-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
CM | The Courier-Mail | 1933-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
- | Various Australian Regional Newspapers | up to 1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Given Names of Players |
- | New Zealand Newspapers | up to 1950 | Papers Past | Match Reports. |
Offline Resources | ||||
EECYB | E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book | 1946-1978 | Copies at State Library of NSW |
Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1953 Yearbook covers the 1952 tour. |
QRLG | Queensland Rugby League Gazette | 1950-1955 | Copies at State Library of Qld |
Program for matches in Brisbane. Collection is predominantly of representative matches. |
RRLG | Rockhampton Rugby League Gazette | 1951-1968 | Copies at State Library of Qld |
Program for matches in Rockhampton. Collection includes club as well as Rockhampton and Central Queensland representative matches. |
- | Ipswich Versus International Teams[35] | 1913-1975 | Copies at SLQ & NLA |
Match Report, Given Names & Club of Ipswich Players |
- | The Bulimba Cup Era[36] | 1925-1972 | Copies at SLQ & NLA |
Clubs of Ipswich, Toowoomba and Brisbane players. This book includes Bulimba Cup match reports and team lists. |
- | A History of Mackay Rugby League[37] | 1919-2015 | Author's Website | Given Names & Club of Mackay Players |
- | More Than The Foley Shield[38] | 1908-2014 | Author's Website | Match report, team photos. Given Names & Club of North Queensland Players |
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