Game 18
New South Wales Firsts 17 def. Great Britain 6
| Lions Tour 1954 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30605 | |||||||
| Status | Abandoned after kickoff (result stands) | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 10th July, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Aub Oxford (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 27,869 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 3 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Merv LEES | 2 | T | Jack CUNLIFFE | |||||
| Roy BULL | Jack WILKINSON | |||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 4 | G | ||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Geoff GUNNEY | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | W | 2 | Jack WILKINSON | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Jack CUNLIFFE (c) | ||||
| Merv LEES [St George] |
4 | C | 4 | Doug GREENALL | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 5 | Brian BRIGGS | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Alf BURNELL | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| Jim EVANS [Newtown] |
10 | FR | 10 | Alan PRESCOTT | ||||
| Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | John HENDERSON | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie PAWSEY | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Ken TRAILL | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1954 - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 30 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Martin Gallagher (centre), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Bobby Whitton (halfback), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Merv Lees (centre), Dick Poole (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Peter Diversi (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 16 vs. North Coast
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Nat Silcock (wing)
- In:
- Tommy Harris (front row), Tom McKinney (hooker), Charlie Pawsey (second row)
- Changes:
- Jack Cunliffe (fullback to centre), John Henderson (front row to second row), Jack Wilkinson (hooker to wing), Brian Briggs (second row to wing), Geoff Gunney (second row to fullback)
Match Notes
Match abandoned by the referee 16 minutes into the 2nd half due to rough play and fighting.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin
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