International (Test) Match 1 of 3 match series
Attendance: 56,326
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Referee: George Bishop
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
8 Oct 1949New Zealand10 - 13Australia1949
17 Sep 1949New Zealand26 - 21Australia1949
12 Jun 1948Australia13 - 4New Zealand1948
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Clive Churchill        
2 Noel Pidding 2 5   16
3 Noel Hazzard        
4 Rees Duncan        
5 Denis Flannery 2     6
6 Col Geelan        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Jack Rooney        
9 Kevin Schubert        
10 Charlie Gill        
11 Ferris Ashton        
12 Brian Davies        
13 Albert Paul 1     3
Total:        
 5 5 0 25
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Des White   2   4
2 Jimmy Edwards 1     3
3 Ron McKay        
4 Tommy Baxter 1     3
5 Bill McKenzie        
6 Cyril Eastlake        
7 Jimmy Haig        
8 Lory Blanchard        
9 George Davidson        
10 Bill McLennan        
11 Alister Atkinson 1     3
12 Frank Mulcare        
13 Travers Hardwick        
Total:        
 3 2 0 13



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.