Northern District v Rapid Vienna

Northern District v Rapid Vienna (AUT)

Written by Alan Garside.

The Austrian club side Rapid Vienna toured Australia in 1955. Due to a Sydney newspaper strike the statistics for this game were hard to come by.

Played : Wednesday July 13 1955 Venue : Cessnock Sportsground, Newcastle

Northern District
David Bone, Cliff Almond, Ray Atkinson, Johnny Barr, Bill Paddocks, Kevin O'Neill, P Avery (J Foster), W Collins (Bob McKenzie), Jack Drinkwater, David Cowie, Col Newton
Goal : Foster 1 - 10 Rapid Vienna (AUT)
Walter Zeman, Paul Halla, Karl Honig, Gerhard Hanappi, Robert Kaffka, Karl Giesser, Robert Korner (c), Johann Riegler, Robert Dienst, Bruno Mehsarosch, Alfred Korner
Goals : Mehsarosch x4, Dienst x3, Riegler x2, A Korner

Referee : K Urwin
Linesmen : H Parker, McWilliams
Half-Time : 0-4
Coach : Franz Wagner (Rapid Vienna)

The Austrian club side Rapid Vienna toured Australia in 1955. Due to a Sydney newspaper strike the statistics for this game were hard to come by.
Played : Wednesday July 13 1955				Venue : Cessnock Sportsground, Newcastle
Northern District David Bone, Cliff Almond, Ray Atkinson, Johnny Barr, Bill Paddocks, Kevin O'Neill, P Avery (J Foster), W Collins (Bob McKenzie), Jack Drinkwater, David Cowie, Col Newton Goal : Foster	1	-	10	Rapid Vienna (AUT) Walter Zeman, Paul Halla, Karl Honig, Gerhard Hanappi, Robert Kaffka, Karl Giesser, Robert Korner (c), Johann Riegler, Robert Dienst, Bruno Mehsarosch, Alfred Korner Goals : Mehsarosch x4, Dienst x3, Riegler x2, A Korner
Referee : K Urwin Linesmen : H Parker, McWilliams Half-Time : 0-4 Coach : Franz Wagner (Rapid Vienna)