| Tour: | 1952 |
| Team: | New Zealand |
| Yearstart: | 1952 |
| Yearfinish: | 1952 |
| Destination: | Australia |
| Manager: | Bill Swift Colin Siddle |
| Coach: | Jim Amos |
| Captain: | Travers Hardwick |
| Top Point Scorer: | Des White 107 |
| Top Try Scorer: | Alister Atkinson 10 |
| Top Test Point Scorer: | Des White 36 |
| Top Test Try Scorer: | Alister Atkinson 3 Ron McKay 3 Col Geelan 3 |
| Matchplayed: | 13 |
| Matchwon: | 10 |
| Matchdraw: | 0 |
| Matchlost: | 3 |
| Testplayed: | 3 |
| Testwon: | 2 |
| Testdraw: | 0 |
| Testlost: | 1 |
| Played1: | 3 |
| Won1: | 2 |
| Draw1: | 0 |
| Lost1: | 1 |
| Previous: | 1948 by to 1951 by 1951-52 to |
| Next: | 1953 by 1953 by to 1955-56 to 1956 by to |
The 1952 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia was the sixteenth tour by New Zealand's national rugby league team, and the twelfth tour to visit Australia. The thirteen-match tour included three Test Matches.
Captained by Travers Hardwick and coached by Jim Amos, the Kiwis completed a successful tour, winning ten of the thirteen matches. The team recovered from losing the First Test Match, to win – in the space of five days – the Second and Third Tests and claim the series by a two-one margin.
The team was coached by Les Amos and managed by Bill Swift and Colin Siddle. Travers Hardwick was captain in all three Test Matches and in each of the eight other tour matches in which he appeared. Tommy Baxter captained the side against Newcastle.
The Rugby League News published a Team Photo, Player Details (Occupation, Age, Height and Weight) and pen portraits of the tourists: Backs and Forwards which listed their club and provincial team.
| Player | Age | Weight | Club | Province | Tests on Tour | Tour Games | Tries | Goals | FG | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | 25 | 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) | align=left | Linwood | align=left | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 30 | ||||
| align=left | 22 | 13 st. 8 lb. (86 kg) | align=left | Richmond | align=left | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 12 | ||||
| align=left | David Blanchard | 27 | 14 st. 0 lb. (89 kg) | align=left | Linwood | align=left | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 6 | |||
| align=left | 26 | 13 st. 2 lb. (83 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers | align=left | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | align=right | 12 | ||||
| align=left | 21 | 11 st. 4 lb. (72 kg) | align=left | Ellerslie | align=left | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 21 | ||||
| align=left | Robert Edwards | 25 | 12 st. 0 lb. (76 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers | align=left | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 15 | |||
| align=left | 27 | 12 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers Old Boys | align=left | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | align=right | 11 | ||||
| align=left | 29 | 13 st. 11 lb. (88 kg) | align=left | Ngaruawahia | align=left | South Auckland | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 12 | |||
| align=left | Cliff Harris | 21 | 13 st. 0 lb. (83 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers | align=left | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 0 | |||
| align=left | 23 | 11 st. 7 lb. (73 kg) | align=left | Richmond | align=left | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 18 | ||||
| align=left | 26 | 14 st. 1 lb. (89 kg) | align=left | Randwick | align=left | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 6 | ||||
| align=left | 20 | 12 st. 7 lb. (79 kg) | align=left | Central | align=left | Taranaki | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 15 | |||
| align=left | 27 | 13 st. 6 lb. (85 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers Old Boys | align=left | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 0 | ||||
| align=left | 24 | 16 st. 0 lb. (102 kg) | align=left | Blackball | align=left | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 9 | ||||
| align=left | 21 | 11 st. 0 lb. (70 kg) | align=left | Runanga | align=left | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 9 | ||||
| align=left | 23 | 12 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) | align=left | Mount Albert | align=left | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | align=right | 40 | ||||
| align=left | 23 | 12 st. 12 lb. (82 kg) | align=left | Ngahere | align=left | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 24 | ||||
| align=left | 28 | 13 st. 12 lb. (88 kg) | align=left | Greymouth Marist | align=left | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Bob O'Donnell | 26 | 15 st. 0 lb. (95 kg) | align=left | Blackball | align=left | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 0 | |||
| align=left | 26 | 15 st. 7 lb. (98 kg) | align=left | Ponsonby | align=left | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 9 | ||||
| align=left | 21 | 12 st. 10 lb. (81 kg) | align=left | Marist Brothers | align=left | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 3 | ||||
| align=left | Roy Roff | 26 | 12 st. 4 lb. (78 kg) | align=left | Mount Albert | align=left | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 6 | |||
| align=left | Jack Russell-Green | 26 | 11 st. 5 lb. (72 kg) | align=left | Point Chevalier | align=left | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | align=right | 0 | |||
| align=left | 25 | 12 st. 3 lb. (78 kg) | align=left | Ponsonby | align=left | 3 | 9 | 1 | 52 | 0 | align=right | 107 |
| New South Wales FB: Clive Churchill (25) (Souths), WG: Noel Pidding (25) (St George), CE: Col Geelan (24) (Newtown), CE: Harry Wells (20) (Wollongong), WG: Brian Carlson (19) (Newcastle Northern Suburbs), FE: Wally O'Connell (29) (Manly), HB: Keith Holman (24) (Wests), LK: Peter Diversi (20) (Norths), SR: Albert Paul (24) (Lakes United), SR: Ferris Ashton (24) (Easts), PR: Charlie Gill (29) (Newcastle Northern Suburbs), HK: Kevin Schubert (24) (Manly), PR: Ken Mogg (25) (South Newcastle). The following were selected as reserves but did not play: Ian Moir (20) (Souths) and Tom Tyrrell (24) (Balmain). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Robert Edwards, CE: Cyril Eastlake, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Bill McKenzie, FE: Ron McKay, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Frank Mulcare, SR: Alister Atkinson, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: David Blanchard. |
| Newcastle FB: Gwyn Madge (26) (Kurri), WG: Ivor (Woolfe) Wolfe (Lakes United), CE: Viv Madge (30) (Kurri), CE: Ned Andrews (30) (Souths), WG: Darcy Russell (23) (Waratah Mayfield), FE: Warren Foley (18) (Waratah Mayfield), HB: Bobby Banks (22) (Centrals), LK: Frank Mayo (22) (Wests), SR: Tom Anderson (23) (Norths), SR: Gordon Harley (29) (Maitland), PR: Doug Hawke (23) (Norths), HK: Bill Hilliard (23) (Kurri), PR: George Lawler (24) (Maitland). The following were selected as reserves but did not play: Gus Shepherd (Centrals). New Zealand FB: Roy Moore, WG: Bevan Hough, CE: Tommy Baxter, CE: Alan Riechelmann, WG: Bill McKenzie, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jack Russell-Green, LK: Bob Neilson, SR: Joe Rātima, SR: Harvey Kreyl, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Roy Roff, PR: Bob O'Donnell. |
| Australia FB: Clive Churchill (25) (South Sydney), WG: Noel Pidding (25) (St George), CE: Noel Hazzard (27) (Bundaberg), CE: Rees Duncan (20) (Kurri Kurri), WG: Denis Flannery (23) (Ipswich Brothers), FE: Col Geelan (24) (Newtown), HB: Keith Holman (24) (Western Suburbs), LK: Albert Paul (24) (Lakes United), SR: Brian Davies (21) (Brisbane Brothers), SR: Ferris Ashton (24) (Eastern Suburbs), PR: Charlie Gill (29) (Newcastle Northern Suburbs), HK: Kevin Schubert (24) (Manly-Warringah), PR: Jack Rooney (24) (Toowoomba All Whites). The following were selected as reserves but did not play: Col Donohoe (22) (Eastern Suburbs), and Tom Tyrrell (24) (Balmain). The following were selected but withdrew owing to injury: Harold (Mick) Crocker (South Brisbane), Duncan Hall (Toowoomba Newtown), Kevin Hansen (Western Suburbs). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Robert Edwards, CE: Ron McKay, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Bill McKenzie, FE: Cyril Eastlake, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Frank Mulcare, SR: Alister Atkinson, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: David Blanchard. |
| Queensland FB: Nev Linde (27) (Tivoli), WG: Des McGovern (24) (Toowoomba All Whites), CE: Noel Hazzard (27) (Bundaberg), CE: Eric Webster (Souths), WG: Denis Flannery (23) (Ipswich Brothers), FE: Bob Banks (21) (Toowoomba Newtown), HB: Cyril Connell Jr (22) (Toowoomba Newtown), LK: Ron (Roy) Teys (Toowoomba Valleys), SR: Roy Greenwood (Tully), SR: Brian Davies (21) (Brisbane Brothers), PR: Jack Rooney (26) (Brisbane Brothers), HK: Ron Griffiths (26) (Ipswich CYM), PR: Gordon Teys (Toowoomba Valleys). The following were selected but withdrew owing to injury: Rex McGlynn (Bundaberg), Duncan Hall (28) (Toowoomba Newtown), Harold (Mick) Crocker (25) (Souths). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Robert Edwards, CE: Ron McKay, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Bevan Hough, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Frank Mulcare, SR: Alister Atkinson, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: David Blanchard. |
| Central Queensland FB: Norm Pope (20) (Railways), WG: Leo Jeffcoat (Brothers), CE: D. Watkins (Norths), CE: B. Ford (Brothers), WG: J (Paten) Paton (Railways), FE: D. White (Norths), HB: Duncan Jackson (Norths), LK: Peter Robinson (Norths), SR: Tony Brown (Brothers), SR: Noel Joyce (Brothers), PR: F. Bryson (Brothers), HK: Vince Hage (Norths), PR: D. Casey (Railways). New Zealand FB: Roy Moore, WG: Robert Edwards, CE: Alan Riechelmann, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Bevan Hough, FE: Cyril Eastlake, HB: Jack Russell-Green, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Bob Neilson, SR: Joe Rātima, PR: Harvey Kreyl, HK: Roy Roff, PR: Bob O'Donnell. |
| Central West Queensland FB: Noel Webster (Longreach), WG: Alan Deasy (Longreach), CE: Mick Hauff (Blackall), CE: Mick Irwin (Blackall), WG: Bill (Chic) Buchester (Blackall), FE: Leo Quigley (Blackall), HB: Alf (Alby) O'Brien (Winton), LK: George Lynn (Winton), SR: Doug Davis (Longreach), SR: Col Hauff (Blackall), PR: Norm Elliott (Winton), HK: Brian Jisberg (Barcaldine), PR: Mick Turnbull (Blackall). New Zealand FB: Roy Moore, WG: Alister Atkinson, CE: Alan Riechelmann, CE: Cyril Eastlake, WG: Bevan Hough, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Frank Mulcare, SR: Joe Rātima, SR: Bob Neilson, PR: Harvey Kreyl, HK: Roy Roff, PR: Bill McLennan. |
| North Queensland FB: Frank Gill (Kangaroos), WG: A. Boundy (Ivanhoes), CE: Frank Fahey (Ayr), CE: Dev Dines (Mareeba), WG: Norm Stokes (Ayr), FE: Neville Wilson (Charters Towers), HB: Ron O'Connell (Brothers), LK: Trevor Whitehead (Herbert River), SR: Horrie Robertson (Herbert River), SR: Keith Geary (Souths), PR: E. Kratzman (Tully), HK: Kel O'Shea (18) (Ayr), PR: Ross Primrose (Mackay). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Robert Edwards, CE: Tommy Baxter, CE: Ron McKay, WG: Bevan Hough, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jack Russell-Green, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Alister Atkinson, SR: Frank Mulcare, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: David Blanchard. |
| Toowoomba FB: Ken Cronin (Valleys), WG: Sammy Hunter (Souths), CE: Russell Brown (Souths), CE: Athol Halpin (All Whites), WG: Jim Allen (All Whites), FE: Bob Banks (Newtown), HB: Ken McCaffery (Souths), LK: Ron (Roy) Teys (Valleys), SR: Gordon Teys (Valleys), SR: Bill Beardsworth (Valleys), PR: Vince Soorley (Newtown), HK: Kev Boshammer (All Whites), PR: Neil Teys (Valleys). New Zealand FB: Roy Moore, WG: Bill McKenzie, CE: Cyril Eastlake, CE: Alan Riechelmann, WG: Cliff Harris, FE: Ron McKay, HB: Jack Russell-Green, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Joe Rātima, SR: Bob Neilson, PR: Bob O'Donnell, HK: Roy Roff, PR: Harvey Kreyl. |
| Australia FB: Clive Churchill (South Sydney), WG: Denis Flannery (Ipswich Brothers), CE: Noel Hazzard (Bundaberg), CE: Gordon Willoughby (Manly-Warringah), WG: Noel Pidding (St George), FE: Col Geelan (Newtown), HB: Keith Holman (Western Suburbs), LK: Albert Paul (Lakes United), SR: Ferris Ashton (Eastern Suburbs), SR: Brian Davies (Brisbane Brothers), PR: Charlie Gill (Newcastle Northern Suburbs), HK: Kevin Schubert (Manly-Warringah), PR: Kevin Hansen (Western Suburbs). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Cyril Eastlake, CE: Ron McKay, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Robert Edwards, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Alister Atkinson, SR: Frank Mulcare, PR: David Blanchard, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: Bill McLennan. |
| Australia FB: Clive Churchill (25) (South Sydney), WG: Des McGovern (24) (Toowoomba All Whites), CE: Rees Duncan (20) (Kurri Kurri), CE: Noel Hazzard (27) (Bundaberg), WG: Jack Lumsden (22) (Manly-Warringah), FE: Col Geelan (24) (Newtown), HB: Col Donohoe (24) (Eastern Suburbs), LK: Harold (Mick) Crocker (24) (South Brisbane), SR: Albert Paul (24) (Lakes United), SR: Tom Tyrrell (24) (Balmain), PR: Charlie Gill (29) (Newcastle Northern Suburbs), HK: Kevin Schubert (24) (Manly-Warringah), PR: Jack Rooney (26) (Toowoomba All Whites) The following were selected as reserves but did not play: Tommy Ryan (22) (St George), Roy Bull (22) (Manly-Warringah). New Zealand FB: Des White, WG: Cyril Eastlake, CE: Tommy Baxter, CE: Ron McKay, WG: Robert Edwards, FE: George Menzies, HB: Jimmy Haig, LK: Travers Hardwick, SR: Alister Atkinson, SR: Frank Mulcare, PR: Bill McLennan, HK: Bill Davidson, PR: David Blanchard. |
| Acronym | Item | Years | Database App | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Online Access | ||||||
| RLN | Rugby League News | 1920-1973 | align=left | Match Program in Sydney, Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles | ||
| RLP | Rugby League Project | 1907–present | RLP Website | align=left | Test Match teams & scorers. | |
| Sun | The Sun (Sydney) | 1910-1954 | align=left | Match Reports, Articles. | ||
| DT | The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) | 1931-1954 | align=left | Match Reports, Articles. | ||
| CM | The Courier-Mail | 1933-1954 | align=left | Match Reports, Articles. | ||
| - | Various Australian Regional Newspapers | up to 1954 | align=left | Match Reports, Given Names of Players | ||
| - | New Zealand Newspapers | up to 1950 | align=left | Match Reports. | ||
| Offline Resources | ||||||
| EECYB | E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book | 1946-1978 | align=left | Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1953 Yearbook covers the 1952 tour. | ||
| QRLG | Queensland Rugby League Gazette | 1950-1955 | align=left | Program for matches in Brisbane. Collection is predominantly of representative matches. | ||
| RRLG | Rockhampton Rugby League Gazette | 1951-1968 | align=left | Program for matches in Rockhampton. Collection includes club as well as Rockhampton and Central Queensland representative matches. | ||
| - | Ipswich Versus International Teams[1] | 1913-1975 | align=left | Match Report, Given Names & Club of Ipswich Players | ||
| - | The Bulimba Cup Era[2] | 1925-1972 | align=left | Clubs of Ipswich, Toowoomba and Brisbane players. This book includes Bulimba Cup match reports and team lists. | ||
| - | A History of Mackay Rugby League[3] | 1919-2015 | Author's Website | align=left | Given Names & Club of Mackay Players | |
| - | More Than The Foley Shield[4] | 1908-2014 | Author's Website | align=left | Match report, team photos. Given Names & Club of North Queensland Players | |