Game 3
New Zealand 6 lost to Great Britain 12
| New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14350 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th August, 1954 | |||||||
| Referee | Wally Wilkinson | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,186 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| T | Terry O'GRADY | |||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Des WHITE | 3 | G | 3 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Des WHITE | 1 | FB | 1 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Jim EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Billy BOSTON | ||||
| Ron ACKLAND | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Jim AUSTIN | 4 | C | 4 | Ernie ASHCROFT (c) | ||||
| Tommy BAXTER | 5 | W | 5 | Terry O'GRADY | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Jim HAIG (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Alf BURNELL | ||||
| Cliff JOHNSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Alan PRESCOTT | ||||
| Lory BLANCHARD | 9 | HK | 9 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| William McLENNAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Jim BOWDEN | ||||
| John BUTTERFIELD | 11 | 2R | 11 | Geoff GUNNEY | ||||
| Frank MULCARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie PAWSEY | ||||
| Alister ATKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Ken TRAILL | ||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1954 - Round 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Vern Bakalich (wing)
- In:
- Jim Austin (centre)
- Changes:
- Tommy Baxter (centre to wing)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 27 vs. South Auckland
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 29 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Tommy Harris (wing), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Dave Valentine (wing), Gerry Helme (five-eighth), Nat Silcock (front row), Brian Briggs (second row)
- In:
- Lewis Jones (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alan Prescott (front row)
- Changes:
- Geoff Gunney (fullback to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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