Written by Alan Garside.
| The New Zealand national side toured Australia in 1954 playing matches against the Socceroos and various state and district representative sides. | ||||
| Played : Sunday September 5 1954 | Venue : Slacky Flat Park, Bulli, Wollongong | |||
| Southern District (Incomplete) Bob Bignall, Charlie Stewart, Harry Murdoch, Bill Williams, Bob Young, Keith Learmouth, Ted Drain, H Rosslins, G Barlow Goals : Rossling, Drain, Learmouth |
4 | - | 4 | New Zealand (Probable lineup) Bert Hiddlestone, R Morrison, Keith Gibson, Jim Hunter (c), Gordon Barker, Phil Traynor, Charlie Steele, Frank Benge, Ken Olley, Alan Preston, Allan Smith Goals : Benge x2, Morrison, Barker |
| Attendance : 3,500 Half Time : 1-4 Manager : Jim Kershaw (New Zealand) | ||||