New South Wales XI v Rapid Vienna

New South Wales XI v Rapid Vienna (AUT)

Written by Alan Garside.


The Austrian club side Rapid Vienna toured Australia in 1955. As there was a Sydney newspaper strike at the time details of this match are incomplete.
Played : Sunday July 10 1955 Venue : Bulli, Wollongong
New South Wales XI
Ron Lord, Bob Bignall, W Holland, Frank Sands, Dave McComish, Eric Duff, Charlie Stewart, Joe Kendall, Bruce Young, Ted Drain, Ray Neal
Goals : (Scorers not known)
4 - 4 Rapid Vienna (AUT)
(Probable lineup) Walter Zeman, Paul Halla, Karl Honig, Gerhard Hanappi, Robert Kaffka, Karl Giesser, Robert Korner (c), Johann Riegler, Robert Dienst, Bruno Mehsaroch, Alfred Korner
Goals : (Scorers not known)
Coaches : Dennis Harrington (NSW), Franz Wagner (Rapid Vienna)