Game 1
Great Britain 2 lost to Australia 28
| Ashes Series 1963/64 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7917 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 16th October, 1963 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Dennis Davies | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,946 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 10 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 3 | Reg GASNIER | ||||||
| Ken IRVINE | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Ken THORNETT | ||||||||
| Neil FOX | G | 5 | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Ken GOWERS | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken THORNETT [Parramatta] |
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| William BURGESS | 2 | W | 2 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] |
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| Eric ASHTON (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Reg GASNIER [St George] |
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| Neil FOX | 4 | C | 4 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| Norman FIELD | 5 | W | 5 | Peter DIMOND [Western Suburbs] |
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| Dave BOLTON | 6 | FE | 6 | Earl HARRISON | ||||
| Alex MURPHY | 7 | HB | 7 | Barry MUIR | ||||
| Brian TYSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Peter GALLAGHER | ||||
| Bill SAYER | 9 | HK | 9 | Ian WALSH (c) [St George] |
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| John TEMBEY | 10 | FR | 10 | Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] |
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| Jim MEASURES | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brian HAMBLY [Parramatta] |
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| Ken BOWMAN | 12 | 2R | 12 | Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
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| Vince KARALIUS | 13 | L | 13 | John RAPER [St George] |
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| HC | Arthur SUMMONS | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Test Matches 1963 - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1963/64 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Billy Boston (wing), John Stopford (wing), Tommy Smales (halfback), Bill Robinson (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Brian McTigue (front row), Ron Morgan (second row), Laurie Gilfedder (lock)
- In:
- William Burgess (wing), Norman Field (wing), Alex Murphy (halfback), Brian Tyson (front row), Bill Sayer (hooker), John Tembey (front row), Jim Measures (second row), Vince Karalius (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 10 vs. Hull/Hull KR
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 12 vs. Rochdale
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), Michael Cleary (wing), Barry Rushworth (centre), Jimmy Lisle (centre), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Frank Stanton (halfback), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ken Day (second row), Graham Wilson (second row), Kevin Smyth (lock), John Cleary (bench)
- In:
- Ken Thornett (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Graeme Langlands (centre), Peter Dimond (wing), Earl Harrison (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Peter Gallagher (front row), Brian Hambly (second row), Dick Thornett (second row), John Raper (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
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