1961 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

1961 rugby league tour 1961 Australia 1961 1961 New Zealand Jack Kessey G.W. (Jock) Allen Brian Carlson Brian Carlson Barry Muir Don Parish 58 Ken Irvine 10 Don Parish 11 6 tries by 6 players (4 Aus, 2 NZ) 9 7 0 2 2 1 0 1 NZL 2 1 0 1 1953 by Australia 12 to Kiwis 12 1959 by Kiwis 12 to Australia 12 1959-60 to GB 12 FRA 12 1960 by FRA 12 1962 by GB 12 1963 by Kiwis 12 to Australia 12 1963-64 to GB 12 FRA 12 1965 by Australia 12 to Kiwis 12 The 1961 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played nine matches on tour, including two tests against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 17 June and finished on 10 July.Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Rugby League Project http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/tours/kangaroos-tour-1961/summary.html 2020-09-13 www.rugbyleagueproject.org Leadership Brian Carlson was both the captain and the coach of the touring side. Carlson did not play in the Second Test and tour vice-captain Barry Muir led Australia in that match. In the two matches in which neither Carlson nor Muir played, the Kangaroos were captained by Reg Gasnier (against Taranaki) and Ian Walsh (against Auckland). The team was managed by Jack Kessey of Newtown, New South Wales and G.W. (Jock) Allen of Toowooomba, Queensland.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Popular Pair As Managers To N.Z. 42 11 (12 June 1961) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-757061231 nla.obj-757061231 17 Jan 2021 Touring squad The Rugby League News published details of the touring team including the players' ages and weights;New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Australia's Team For New Zealand 42 12 (17 June 1961) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-757066769 nla.obj-757066769 17 Jan 2021 and a summary of match results and players' appearances and points scoring.New South Wales Rugby Football League. The Rugby League News Sydney N.S.W. Rugby Football League Trove 1920 Aust. Team's Record in N.Z. 42 16 (15 July 1961) http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-758558770 nla.obj-758558770 17 Jan 2021 Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.E.E.Christensen E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook Sydney E.E.Christensen 1962 Players' Records in N.Z. 16 Beattie, Day, Gehrke, Gil, Muir, Paterson and Rasmussen were selected from Queensland clubs. Beaven, Crowe and Owen were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1961 season. Player Position Main Position Age Weightst.lb (kg) Club TestsonTour Games Tries Goals FG Points Dud Beattie PR 25 14.12 (94) Parramatta 16 Ipswich Railways 1 7 0 0 0 0 Ray Beavan FE 24 11.2 (71) New South Wales 16 Tumut 0 4 0 0 0 0 Brian Carlson Utility Back 28 14.4 (91) St George 16 St George 1 3 0 3 0 6 Ron Crowe PR 27 14.12 (94) North Sydney 16 West Wyalong 2 7 1 1 0 5 Ken Day LK 25 15.0 (95) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Drake FB 22 11.6 (73) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 1 7 9 0 0 27 Reg Gasnier CE 22 12.8 (80) St George 16 St George 2 6 6 0 0 18 Bob Gehrke HK 23 11.7 (73) Fortitude Valley Diehards 16 Brisbane Valleys 0 5 2 0 0 6 Alan Gil CE 22 12.4 (78) Halifax 16 Toowoomba All Whites 0 6 1 0 0 3 Ken Irvine WG 21 12.4 (78) North Sydney 16 North Sydney 2 8 10 1 0 32 Eddie Lumsden WG 24 13.9 (87) St George 16 St George 2 8 6 0 0 18 Ron Lynch SR 21 13.10 (87) Parramatta 16 Parramatta 2 6 0 0 0 0 Barry Muir HB 23 10.11 (68) Wests Panthers 16 Brisbane Western Suburbs 2 7 4 2 0 16 Bill Owen SR 25 13.7 (86) New South Wales 16 Newcastle Northern Suburbs 0 6 1 0 0 3 Don Parish Utility Back 23 12.0 (76) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 2 7 4 23 0 58 Jim Paterson SR 25 14.10 (93) Canberra 16 Innisfail 2 6 2 0 0 6 Elton Rasmussen PR, SR 23 15.4 (97) Halifax 16 Toowoomba All Whites 2 7 0 1 0 2 Jack Sinclair LK 24 13.4 (84) Manly 16 Manly-Warringah 1 5 3 0 0 9 Arthur Summons HB 25 11.0 (70) Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs 2 6 1 0 0 3 Ian Walsh HK 27 13.6 (85) St George 16 St George 2 5 1 0 0 3 Tour The Australians played nine matches on the tour, winning seven matches and losing the last two. Saturday 17 June New Zealand Māori 13 – 25 1961 NZ Maori vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 1,787 Wednesday 21 June Wellington Wellington 16 3 – 66 1961 Wellington vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Basin Reserve, Wellington 707 Friday 23 June National Coaching School 4 – 9 1961 Coaching School (NZ) vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Rugby League Park, Christchurch 2,793 Saturday 24 June West Coast St Helens 16 7 – 27 1961 West Coast vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Wingham Park, Greymouth 1,682 Tuesday 27 June Taranaki Taranaki 16 0 – 34 1961 Taranaki vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Burnside Showgrounds, Hāwera 600 First test #eeeeee Saturday 1 July NZL AUS 12 – 10 1961 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project Tries: Maunga Emery Graeme Farrar Goals: Reg Cooke (2/2) Field Goals Gary Phillips Tries: Ken Irvine Don Parish Goals: Don Parish (2/2) Carlaw Park, Auckland 11,485 Roland Avery NZL _whiteborder _kiwis1950 _whiteborder _white_hoops 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF 000000 New Zealand_kangaroos _kangaroos54 _kangaroos _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 AustraliaFB1 Gary PhillipsRW2 Brian ReidyRC3 George H. TurnerLC4 Tom HadfieldLW5 Reg CookeFE6 George MenziesHB7 Graeme FarrarPR8 Jim PattersonHK9 Jock ButterfieldPR10 Maunga EmerySR11 Don HammondSR12 Ron Ackland (c)LF13 Mel CookeCoach:NZL Des WhiteFB1 Don ParishRW2 Ken IrvineRC3 Reg GasnierLC4 Brian Carlson (c)LW5 Eddie LumsdenFE6 Arthur SummonsHB7 Barry MuirPR8 Elton RasmussenHK9 Ian WalshPR10 Ron CroweSR11 Jim PatersonSR12 Ron LynchLF13 Jack SinclairCoach:AUS Brian Carlson Wednesday 5 July Waikato Waikato 16 8 – 26 1961 Waikato vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Steele Park, Hamilton 886 Second test #eeeeee Saturday 8 July NZL AUS 8 – 10 1961 New Zealand vs Australia – Rugby League Project Tries: Goals: Reg Cooke (3/3) Gary Phillips (1/1) Tries: Reg Gasnier (2) Arthur Summons Goals: Don Parish (2/2) Carlaw Park, Auckland 12,424 Roland Avery NZL _whiteborder _kiwis1950 _whiteborder _white_hoops 000000 000000 000000 FFFFFF 000000 New Zealand_kangaroos _kangaroos54 _kangaroos _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 AustraliaFB1 Gary PhillipsRW2 Brian ReidyRC3 George H. TurnerLC4 Tom HadfieldLW5 Reg CookeFE6 George MenziesHB7 Bill SnowdenPR8 Jim PattersonHK9 Tom ReidPR10 Maunga EmerySR11 Don HammondSR12 Ron Ackland (c)LF13 Mel CookeCoach:NZL Des WhiteFB1 Frank DrakeRW2 Ken IrvineRC3 Don ParishLC4 Reg GasnierLW5 Eddie LumsdenFE6 Arthur SummonsHB7 Barry Muir (c)PR8 Ron CroweHK9 Ian WalshPR10 Dud BeattieSR11 Elton RasmussenSR12 Jim PatersonLF13 Ron LynchCoach:AUS Brian Carlson Monday 10 July Auckland Aucklandnzrl 16 13 – 8 1961 Auckland vs Australia – Rugby League Project Australia 16 Australia Carlaw Park, Auckland 5,148 References collapsed Category:Australia national rugby league team tours Category:Rugby league tours of New Zealand Kangaroo tour of New Zealand Kangaroo tour of New Zealand