Written by Alan Garside.
| The Austrian club side Rapi Vienna toured Australia in 1955. In this particular tour match the New South Wales side were outclassed by what was judged by some to be the best and cleverest team ever to visit Australia. | ||||
| Played : Saturday July 2 1955 | Venue : Sydney Sportsground | |||
| New South Wales
Bill Henderson, Bob Bignall, Bob McLelland, Bill Williams, Kevin O'Neill (c), Bob Young, Allan Johns, Jim Moore, Keith Learmouth, J Foster, Harry Robertson Goal : Learmouth 10' |
1 | - | 7 | Rapid Vienna (AUT)
Walter Zeman, Paul Halla, Karl Honig, Gerhard Hanappi, Robert Kafka, Karl Giesser, Robert Korner (c), Johann Riegler, Robert Dienst, Bruno Mehsaroch, Alfred Korner Goals : Dienst x3, Hanappi x2, Mehsarosch, McLelland og |
| Referee : Bill Mrdjen Attendance : 17,100 Half Time : 1-3 Coaches : Dennis Harrington (NSW), Franz Wagner (Rapid Vienna) | ||||