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 | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 10th July, 1954 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (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), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Merv Lees (centre), Dick Poole (five-eighth), Peter Diversi (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1954 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Lewis Jones (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), Jim Bowden (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
- In:
- Geoff Gunney (fullback), Jack Wilkinson (wing), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Doug Greenall (centre), Brian Briggs (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alf Burnell (halfback), Tommy Harris (front row), John Henderson (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
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:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash