Game 1
Monaro/Southern Division XIII 25 lost to United States of America 34
| American All Stars Tour I 1953 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31560 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 27th May, 1953 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | Manuka (Canberra) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,827 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 8 | |||||
| Monaro/S.Division | Scoresheet | USA | ||||||
| Reg FREEBODY | 2 | T | 4 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| W BEAZLEY | Al ABAJIAN | |||||||
| Ron BERCENE | Jack BONETTI | |||||||
| G WATTS | Ted GROSSMAN | |||||||
| Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||||||
| W BEAZLEY | 5 | G | 5 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Monaro/S.Division | Teams | USA | ||||||
| W BEAZLEY | 1 | FB | 1 | George KAUFFMAN | ||||
| G WATTS | 2 | W | 2 | Bill ALBANS | ||||
| Reg FREEBODY | 3 | C | 3 | Alvin E KIRKLAND | ||||
| J SEAMER | 4 | C | 4 | Sol NAUMU | ||||
| Peter RYAN | 5 | W | 5 | Ed DEMIRJIAN | ||||
| K SULLIVAN | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary KERKORIAN | ||||
| Ron BERCENE | 7 | HB | 7 | Ted GROSSMAN | ||||
| Bill EDWARDS | 8 | FR | 8 | Pat HENRY | ||||
| Ron STEWART | 9 | HK | 9 | Sydney WALKER | ||||
| Bill HODGES | 10 | FR | 10 | Vince JONES (c) | ||||
| J SOUTHWELL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Francis MANDULAY | ||||
| G MILLER (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | Alfred D KIRKLAND | ||||
| Bob SMITH | 13 | L | 13 | Jack BONETTI | ||||
| B | 14 | Al ABAJIAN | ||||||
Team Info
Monaro/Southern Division XIII
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1952 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Bert Hewitt (fullback), Ron Roberts (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Harry Wells (centre), P Morton (wing), B O'Keefe (five-eighth), Noel Hill (halfback), D Lawler (front row), L Bolt (hooker), Bruce Smith (second row), Jack Perrin (second row), J Quinn (lock)
- In:
- W Beazley (fullback), G Watts (wing), Reg Freebody (centre), J Seamer (centre), Peter Ryan (wing), K Sullivan (five-eighth), Ron Bercene (halfback), Bill Edwards (front row), Ron Stewart (hooker), J Southwell (second row), G Miller (second row), Bob Smith (lock)
United States of America
- Previous Game:
- American All Stars Tour Trial 1953 - Standalone vs. Royal Aust Engineers
- Next Game:
- American All Stars Tour I 1953 - Game 2 vs. Sydney Firsts
- In:
- Ted Grossman (halfback)
- Changes:
- Al Abajian (halfback to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Tim Costello

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