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1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia

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1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia

The 1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia was a series of 27 rugby union matches played by "Wallabies" in 1953, between June and October.

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The test series was won by the Springboks with three test wins to one.

Touring party

Of the team of 30 players, 25 were from Sydney; 1 from Newcastle – Cyril Burke; and 4 from Queensland – Tom Sweeney, Garth Jones, Gavan Horsley and Colin Forbes. The touring party consisted of:

  • Manager: John 'Wylie' Breckenbridge
  • Assistant Manager-Coach: A.C. 'Johnnie' Wallace
  • Captain: John Solomon
  • Vice-captain: Nick Shehadie
  • Playing squad:

  • Full-backs: Ray Colbert, Tom Sweeney (Qld)
  • Wingers: Eddie Stapleton, Garth Jones (Qld), John Phipps, Gavan Horsley (Qld)
  • Centres: Herb Barker, Jack Blomley, John Solomon, Saxon White
  • Fly-halves: Spencer Brown, Murray Tate
  • Half-backs: Cyril Burke (Newcastle), John Bosler
  • Locks: Brian Johnson, Norman 'Mac' Hughes
  • Breakaways: Keith Cross, Bob Outterside, Colin Windon, David Brockhoff
  • Second Row: Nick Shehadie, Ned Morey, Alan Cameron, Tony Miller, Colin Forbes (Qld),
  • Front Row: Bob Davidson, Jack Carroll, Max Elliott
  • Hookers: Jim Walsh, John Bain.
  • Matches

    Scores and results list Australia's points tally first.

    References

    1953 Australia rugby union tour of South Africa and Rhodesia Wikipedia