1959 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia
ManagerA. Chapman
W. Moyle
Coach(es)Travers Hardwick
Tour captain(s)Cliff Johnson
Top test point scorer(s)Cyril Eastlake 15
Keith Barnes 20
Top test try scorer(s)Neville Denton 2
Reg Gasnier 5
Summary
P W D L
Total
16 13 00 03
Test match
03 01 00 02
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 1 0 2
Tour chronology
Previous tour1956
Next tour1963

The 1959 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia was the nineteenth tour of by New Zealand's national rugby league team, and the fourteen tour to visit Australia. The team lost the first two Test Matches of a three match series, but won every other match.

Touring squad

The following players were listed in the program, Rugby League News, for the match against New South Wales.[1]

Player Pos. Age Weight Province Tests
on
Tour		 Occupation
Ron AcklandSecond-row2414 st. 8 lb. (93 kg) Auckland3Contractor
Ean AndersonCentre2612 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) Canterbury0Plumber
Jock ButterfieldHooker2714 st. 8 lb. (93 kg) West Coast3Contractor
Brian CampbellFive-eighth2211 st. 7 lb. (73 kg) Auckland1Fitter and Turner
Melville CookeLock2413 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) Canterbury1Carpenter
Neville DentonWing2412 st. 6 lb. (79 kg) Auckland3Freezing Worker
Cyril EastlakeUtility Back2811 st. 12 lb. (75 kg) Auckland3Contractor
Reese GriffithsWing2113 st. 4 lb. (84 kg) West Coast3Miner
Tom HadfieldWing2412 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) Auckland0Transport Director
Don HammondSecond-row2212 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) Auckland0Aero Technician
Bill HattawaySecond-row2813 st. 7 lb. (86 kg) Auckland0Welder
Cliff JohnsonProp3015 st. 7 lb. (98 kg) Auckland3Plumber
Graham KennedyFive-eighth2012 st. 10 lb. (81 kg) West Coast0Teacher
Trevor KilkellySecond-row2813 st. 11 lb. (88 kg) West Coast3Miner
Henry MaxwellProp2717 st. 7 lb. (111 kg) Auckland1Longshoreman
George MenziesFive-eighth2711 st. 4 lb. (72 kg) West Coast3Rope splicer
Murray PatersonWing2512 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) Auckland0Teacher
Rex PercyLock2513 st. 7 lb. (86 kg) Auckland2Wharf foreman
Gary PhillipsFullback2112 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) Auckland3Hosiery Technician
Joe RātimaProp3316 st. 0 lb. (102 kg) Auckland2Laborer
Brian ReidyFullback2011 st. 0 lb. (70 kg) Auckland0Clerk
Keith RobertsHalfback2712 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) Canterbury3Freezing Worker
William SchultzHooker2012 st. 1 lb. (77 kg) Auckland0Diesel Mechanic
Bill SnowdenHalfback2211 st. 5 lb. (72 kg) Auckland0Upholsterer
George TurnerCentre2711 st. 6 lb. (73 kg) Auckland2Contractor
Peter TurnerProp2313 st. 3 lb. (84 kg) Wellington0Roofer

Matches

May 27
Western Division 3–51 New Zealand
Tries: 1
Goals: nil		 Tries:13
Goals: 6
Ginstead Oval, Forbes
Attendance: 4,000
May 29
Newcastle 6–25 New Zealand
Tries: 2
Goals: nil		 Result[2]
 Tries: 5
Goals: 5
Newcastle Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,203
May 31
Northern Division 11–26 New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 1		 Tries: 6
Goals: 4
Kitchener Park, Gunnedah
Attendance: 4,556
June 3
Riverina 13–37 New Zealand
Tries: 1
Goals: 5		 Report[3]
 Tries: 7
Goals: 8
Narrandera Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,000
June 6
New South Wales XIII 22–23 New Zealand
Tries:
Ian Moir (3)
Don Parish (2)
B Graham
Goals:
Parish (1)
Graham (1)		 Program
Report[4]
 Tries:
R. Percy (2)
R Griffiths
N. Denton
R. Ackland
Goals:
Cyril Eastlake (4)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 35,444
Referee: Darcy Lawler
Team list:

New South Wales FB: Brian Graham (22) ( St George), WG: Ian Moir (27) ( Wests), CE: Harry Wells (26) ( Wests), CE: Reg Gasnier (20) ( St George), WG: Don Parish (21) (Dubbo), FE: Brian Clay (25) ( St George), HB: Bobby Bugden (23) ( Wests), LK: John Raper (20) ( Wests), SR: Norm Provan (27) ( St George), SR: Bill Owens (23) (Newcastle ), PR: Rex Mossop (31) ( Manly), HK: Ian Walsh (25) ( Eugowra), PR: Billy Wilson (30) ( St George).
Brian Carlson (26) ( Norths) was selected but withdrew.
Barry Harris (21) ( Newtown) was selected as a reserve but did not play.
New Zealand FB: Gary Phillips, WG: Reese Griffiths, CE: Cyril Eastlake, CE: George Turner, WG: Neville Denton, FE: George Menzies, HB: Keith Roberts, LK: Rex Percy, SR: Ron Ackland, SR: Trevor Kilkelly, PR: Cliff Johnson, HK: Jock Butterfield, PR: Henry Maxwell.

June 7
Southern Division 10–27 New Zealand
Tries: 2
Goals: 2		 Tries: 7
Goals: 3
Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 5,741

1st Test

June 13
Australia  9–8  New Zealand
Tries:
Dud Beattie
Goals:
Brian Carlson (3)		 Program
RLP db
 Tries:
Cyril Eastlake
Henry Maxwell
Goals:
Cyril Eastlake (1)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 38,613
Referee: Darcy Lawler
June 15
Brisbane 8–36 New Zealand
Tries: 2
Goals: 1		 Tries: 8
Goals: 6
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 16,888
June 16
Toowoomba 19–21 New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5		 Tries: 3
Goals: 6
Athletic Oval, Toowoomba
Attendance: 5,000
June 20
Queensland 19–34 New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5		 Tries: 8
Goals: 5
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 17,811
June 21
Central Queensland 19–48 New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5		 Tries: 10
Goals: 9
Rockhampton Showground
Attendance: 4,801
June 23
Wide Bay 0–62 New Zealand
Tries: nil
Goals: nil		 Tries: 16
Goals: 7
Bundaberg Showground
Attendance: 3,331

2nd Test

June 27
Australia  38–10  New Zealand
Tries:
Reg Gasnier (3)
Ian Moir (3)
John Raper
Harry Wells
Goals:
Keith Barnes (7)		 RLP db
 Tries:
Brian Campbell
Joe Ratima
Goals:
Rex Pery (2)
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 30,994
Referee: Darcy Lawler
June 28
Ipswich 16–52 New Zealand
Tries:
Gary Parcell, Don Barrett, Mick Mulgrew, Brian Walsh
Goals:
William Cameron (2)		 Report[5]
 Tries:
Cyril Eastlake (3), George Menzies, Don Hammond, Brian Reidy, George Turner, John Butterfield, Bill Schultz, Billy Snowdon, Tom Hadfield, Joe Ratima
Goals:
Cyril Eastlake (8)
Ipswich Showground
Attendance: 3,875
Referee: J. Purtell
Team list:

Ipswich FB: Bill Cameron ( West End), WG: Don Lowry ( Booval Swifts), CE: Brian Walsh ( Brothers), CE: Mick Mulgrew ( Brothers), WG: Merv Cobb ( West End), FE: Don Barrett ( Booval Swifts), HB: Gerry O'Sullivan ( Brothers), LK: Thornton Jones ( West End), SR: Mick Scully ( West End), SR: Jim Foreman ( Booval Swifts), PR: Gary Parcell ( Brothers), HK: Bob Christison ( Railways), PR: Dan O'Dempsey ( Brothers), Coach Les Heidke.
New Zealand FB: Brian Reidy, WG: Murray Paterson, CE: George Turner, CE: Cyril Eastlake, WG: Tom Hadfield, FE: George Menzies, HB: Bill Snowdon, LK: Melville Cooke, SR: Don Hammond, SR: Peter Turner, PR: Joe Rātima, HK: William Schultz, PR: Jock Butterfield.

3rd Test

July 4
Australia  12–28  New Zealand
Tries:
Reg Gasnier (2)
Goals:
Keith Barnes (3)		 Program
RLP db
 Tries:
Neville Denton (2)
John Butterfield
Mel Cooke
Reece Griffiths
Cliff Johnson
Goals:
Cyril Eastlake (5)
Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 31,629
Referee: Darcy Lawler

Sources

ItemAvailability
OnlineVia
Rugby League Project database (RLP db)YesRugby League Project website
Rugby League NewsYesRugby League News (Sydney : 1920 - 1973) at Trove
The Canberra TimesYesThe Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) at Trove
E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League 1960 YearbookNoSLNSW
Ipswich versus International Teams[5]NoNLA, SLQ

References

  1. ↑ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "How they line up". The Rugby League News. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League (Vol. 40 No. 12 (6-7 June 1959)). Retrieved 23 October 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Too Good For Newcastle". The Canberra Times. 1 Jun 1959. p. 10. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Kiwis Defeat Riverina". The Canberra Times. 4 Jun 1959. p. 28. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Kiwis Gain Narrow Win Over N.S.W." The Canberra Times. 8 Jun 1959. p. 8. Retrieved 23 Oct 2020 – via Trove.
  5. 1 2 J.E., Christinson (2012). Ipswich Versus International Teams. J.E. Christinson.
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