1959 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia

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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
Australian colours.svg Keith Barnes 20
Top test try scorer(s)Neville Denton 2
Australian colours.svg 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 tour

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 Ackland Second-row 24 14 st. 8 lb. (93 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 Contractor
Ean Anderson Centre 26 12 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 0 Plumber
Jock Butterfield Hooker 27 14 st. 8 lb. (93 kg) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 3 Contractor
Brian Campbell Five-eighth 22 11 st. 7 lb. (73 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 1 Fitter and Turner
Melville Cooke Lock 24 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 1 Carpenter
Neville Denton Wing 24 12 st. 6 lb. (79 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 Freezing Worker
Cyril Eastlake Utility Back 28 11 st. 12 lb. (75 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 Contractor
Reese Griffiths Wing 21 13 st. 4 lb. (84 kg) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 3 Miner
Tom Hadfield Wing 24 12 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Transport Director
Don Hammond Second-row 22 12 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Aero Technician
Bill Hattaway Second-row 28 13 st. 7 lb. (86 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Welder
Cliff Johnson Prop 30 15 st. 7 lb. (98 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 Plumber
Graham Kennedy Five-eighth 20 12 st. 10 lb. (81 kg) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 0 Teacher
Trevor Kilkelly Second-row 28 13 st. 11 lb. (88 kg) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 3 Miner
Henry Maxwell Prop 27 17 st. 7 lb. (111 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 1 Longshoreman
George Menzies Five-eighth 27 11 st. 4 lb. (72 kg) Saintscolours.svg West Coast 3 Rope splicer
Murray Paterson Wing 25 12 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Teacher
Rex Percy Lock 25 13 st. 7 lb. (86 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 Wharf foreman
Gary Phillips Fullback 21 12 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 3 Hosiery Technician
Joe Rātima Prop 33 16 st. 0 lb. (102 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 Laborer
Brian Reidy Fullback 20 11 st. 0 lb. (70 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Clerk
Keith Roberts Halfback 27 12 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) North Sydney colours.svg Canterbury 3 Freezing Worker
William Schultz Hooker 20 12 st. 1 lb. (77 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Diesel Mechanic
Bill Snowden Halfback 22 11 st. 5 lb. (72 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 0 Upholsterer
George Turner Centre 27 11 st. 6 lb. (73 kg) Canterbury colours.svg Auckland 2 Contractor
Peter Turner Prop 23 13 st. 3 lb. (84 kg) Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Wellington 0 Roofer

Matches[]

May 27
Western Division 3–51 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 1
Goals: nil 		Tries:13
Goals: 6
Ginstead Oval, Forbes
Attendance: 4,000
May 29
Newcastle Newcastle foundation colours.svg 6–25 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 2
Goals: nil 		Result[2] Tries: 5
Goals: 5
Newcastle Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,203
May 31
Northern Division Balmain colours.svg 11–26 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 1 		Tries: 6
Goals: 4
Kitchener Park, Gunnedah
Attendance: 4,556
June 3
Riverina Western Suburbs colours.svg 13–37 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 1
Goals: 5 		Report[3] Tries: 7
Goals: 8
Narrandera Sports Ground
Attendance: 4,000
June 6
New South Wales XIII New South Wales colours.svg 22–23 New Zealand colours.svg 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 colours.svg St George), WG: Ian Moir (27) (Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests), CE: Harry Wells (26) (Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests), CE: Reg Gasnier (20) (St. George colours.svg St George), WG: Don Parish (21) (Dubbo), FE: Brian Clay (25) (St. George colours.svg St George), HB: Bobby Bugden (23) (Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests), LK: John Raper (20) (Western Suburbs colours.svg Wests), SR: Norm Provan (27) (St. George colours.svg St George), SR: Bill Owens (23) (Newcastle Newcastle foundation colours.svg), PR: Rex Mossop (31) (Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly), HK: Ian Walsh (25) (Wellington colours.svg Eugowra), PR: Billy Wilson (30) (St. George colours.svg St George).
Brian Carlson (26) (North Sydney colours.svg Norths) was selected but withdrew.
Barry Harris (21) (Newtown colours.svg 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 colours.svg 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 St. George colours.svg 8–36 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 2
Goals: 1 		Tries: 8
Goals: 6
Brisbane Exhibition Ground
Attendance: 16,888
June 16
Toowoomba 19–21 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5 		Tries: 3
Goals: 6
Athletic Oval, Toowoomba
Attendance: 5,000
June 20
Queensland Queensland colours.svg 19–34 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5 		Tries: 8
Goals: 5
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 17,811
June 21
Central Queensland Central Comets colours.svg 19–48 New Zealand colours.svg New Zealand
Tries: 3
Goals: 5 		Tries: 10
Goals: 9
Rockhampton Showground
Attendance: 4,801
June 23
Wide Bay St. George colours.svg 0–62 New Zealand colours.svg 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 Ireland colours.svg 16–52 New Zealand colours.svg 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 (Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End), WG: Don Lowry (Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts), CE: Brian Walsh (Brothers Colours.svg Brothers), CE: Mick Mulgrew (Brothers Colours.svg Brothers), WG: Merv Cobb (Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End), FE: Don Barrett (Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts), HB: Gerry O'Sullivan (Brothers Colours.svg Brothers), LK: Thornton Jones (Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End), SR: Mick Scully (Mackay Cutters colours.svg West End), SR: Jim Foreman (Newcastle colours.svg Booval Swifts), PR: Gary Parcell (Brothers Colours.svg Brothers), HK: Bob Christison (Parramatta colours.svg Railways), PR: Dan O'Dempsey (Brothers Colours.svg 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: , 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[]

Item Availability
Online Via
Rugby League Project database (RLP db) Yes Rugby League Project website
Rugby League News Yes Rugby League News (Sydney : 1920 - 1973) at Trove
The Canberra Times Yes The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) at Trove
E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League 1960 Yearbook No SLNSW
Ipswich versus International Teams[5] No NLA, SLQ

Reference[]

  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. ^ Jump up to: a b J.E., Christinson (2012). Ipswich Versus International Teams. J.E. Christinson.
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