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1961 Fijian National Team Tour
Saturday May 6 1961 Gissing Oval, Wagga Wagga Referee: Bassett Attendance: 2,700
Wagga Association XI Lineup Included; Mattazal, Sleeve, Price, Muir, Creed, De Jong Coach: Not Known	0	-	14	Fiji Lineup Included; Vasil Dewan Shankaran, John Lal, Chandra Bhan Singh (c), Mohammed Hakim Dean, Bala Krishna, Michael Joseph, Satish Chandra Dutta, Subramani, Perumal Naidu Goals: Chandra Dutta (x4 incl a pen), Krishna (x2), Lal, Bhan Singh, Hakim Dean pen, Joseph, Subramani, Other Scorers Not Known
The national team of Fiji toured New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory during 1961. Australia was suspended by FIFA but the Fijian tour fell outside their control as neither Australia nor Fiji was a FIFA member at the time. The Fijians played a mixture of representative teams.
Sunday May 7 1961 Ex Servicemans (Exies) Oval, Griffith Referee: G.Denham Attendance: 4,000
Murray Irrigation Representative XI La Riva, Capaldi, Dotta, R.Meyer, M.Valeri, Vio, Chidgey, J.Inskip (c), Castaldello, Rossi, Martignon Coach: Not Known Goals: Castaldello, Martignon	2	-	9	Fiji Lineup Included; Chandra Bhan Singh (c), John Lal, Perumal Naidu Goals: Scorers Not Known
Saturday May 13 1961 Sports Ground, Goulburn Referee: Not Known Attendance: 500
Goulburn District Ian Scott, Les Thompson, L.Clark, T.Owen, Frank Beilby (Bob Weston 46), Colin Geale, Trevor Dwyer, W.Morris, Tom Leach (c), David Luck, S.Kopecs (Geoff Sharwood 46) Coach: Not Known Goal: Geale	1	-	12	Fiji Vasil Dewan Shankaran, Francis Hari Narayan, Vinod Lal, Dhami Ram, Kaur Battan Singh, Mohammed Hakim Dean, Perumal Naidu, Michael Joseph, Satish Chandra Dutta, Subramani, Shaheed Mohammed; Substitutes: John Lal, Zikar Ali Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Chandra Dutta (x6), Ali (x3), Joseph (x2), Naidu
Wednesday May 17 1961 Macarthur Park, Granville Referee: Not Known Attendance: 2,500
Auburn-Granville XI Bill Henderson, Franz Van Gaalen, Robert Wall, John Crelley, Neil Brisby, Len Quested (c), Alan Donaldson, Bobby Hall, Alan Bilbey, Gordon Clydesdale, Rod Hoare Coach: Manny Poulakakis Goals: Bilbey (x4), Clydesdale (x3), Hall, Donaldson	9	-	5	Fiji Lineup Included; Chandra Bhan Singh (c), John Lal, Bala Krishna, Satish Chandra Dutta, Perumal Naidu Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Chandra Dutta (x4), Krishna
Saturday May 20 1961 Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda Referee: Not Known Attendance: 3,557
Sutherland-St. George Lineup Included; George Hurley, Dave McComish, Anthony Damme, Richie Chapman, D.Craike Coach: Not Known Goals: Chapman (x2), Craike	3	-	5	Fiji Lineup Included; Chandra Bhan Singh (c), John Lal, Satish Chandra Dutta, Perumal Naidu Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Chandra Dutta (x5)
Sunday May 21 1961 Woonona Oval, Woonona Referee: Jim Vickery Attendance: 3,026
South Coast Ken Nicholls, Bill Robinson, Herman Egbers, Jimmy Kelly (c) (Guido Zannetti 75), N.Campbell, Stuart Devlin, Ron Burns, Phil Peters, Tom McWatters, D.Kellow, Bill Burn Coach: Jimmy Kelly Goals: McWatters 1, R.Burns 2, 22, 52, Kellow 48, Peters 76, B.Burn 87	7	-	0	Fiji Vasli Dewan Shankaran, Hari Narayan, Vinod Lal, John Lal, Chandra Bhan Singh (c), Meera Sami, Perumal Naidu, Michael Joseph (Subramani), Satish Chandra Dutta, Bala Krishna, Mohammed Hakim Dean Coach: Sashi M.Singh
Wednesday May 24 1961 University Of New England Field, Armidale Referee: Bill Jamieson Attendance: Not Known
Combined Universities XI Lineup Included; Smith, Ellinghaus, Thompson, Leichman, Taussig, pellagahy, Gluskie, Middlebert, Jim Anastasios, Forsyth Coach: Not Known Goal: Anastasios	1	-	2	Fiji Vasli Dewan Shankaran, Hari Narayan, Vinod Lal, Dhami Ram, Chandra Bhan Singh (c), Meera Sami, John Lal, Bala Krishna, Satish Chandra Dutta, Mohammed Hakim Dean, Perumal Naidu Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Krishna, Hakim Dean
Sunday May 28 1961 Scully Park, Tamworth Referee: Bill Jamieson Attendance: 1,702
North-West New South Wales Lineup Included; R.Myles, George Edmonds (c), H.Reidelmere, L.Cowperthwaite, W.Forrester, Trevor Hart Coach: Not Known Goals: Hart 47, Edmonds	2	-	5	Fiji Lineup Included; Sohan Lal, Hari Narayan, Vinod Lal, Meera Sami, Chandra Bhan Singh (c), John Lal, Bala Krishna, Zikar Ali, Mohammed Hakim Dean, Perumal Naidu Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Hakim Dean (x2), Bhan Singh, Ali
Sunday June 4 1961 Oakes Oval, Lismore Referee: Not Known Attendance: 2,500
North Coast R.Helmwood, Eddie Laycock, J.Craven, Bill Smith, Earl McPherson, R.Fiore, B.Dawson, Bill Harris (c), Jimmy Smith, Ron Phillips, E.Crooks Coach: Not Known Goals: Smith (x2)	2	-	8	Fiji Vasli Dewan Shankaran, Vinod Lal, Hari Narayan, Meera Sami, Chandra Bhan Singh (c), John Lal, Mohammed Hakim Dean, Bala Krishna, Zikar Ali, Subramani, Perumal Naidu Coach: Sashi M.Singh Goals: Ali (x3), Hakim Dean (x3), Krishna, Naidu