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Ashes Series 1959 Series

Game 3

Great Britain 18 def. Australia 12

Ashes Series 1959/60

Lions
18
12
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7925
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th December, 1959
Kick Off 2:30pm (local time)
Referee Eric Clay (Leeds)
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 26,089
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 2
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
Neil FOX T Brian CARLSON
Ike SOUTHWARD   John RAPER
 
Neil FOX 6/10 G 3/4 Keith BARNES
Great Britain Teams Australia
Gerry ROUND 1 FB 1 Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
Ike SOUTHWARD 2 W 3 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
Eric ASHTON 3 C 8 Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
Neil FOX 4 C 7 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Mick SULLIVAN 5 W 4 Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 16 Brian CLAY
[St George]
Jeffrey STEVENSON (c) 7 HB 12 Barry MUIR
 
Jack WILKINSON 12 FR 21 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Tommy HARRIS 9 HK 26 Ian WALSH
Abe TERRY 8 FR 24 Dud BEATTIE
Don ROBINSON 10 2R 19 Brian HAMBLY
Brian McTIGUE 11 2R 18 Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
John WHITELEY 13 L 15 John RAPER
[St George]
 
Jim CHALLINOR   HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1959/60 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Test Matches 1960 - vs. France
Out:
Frank Dyson (fullback), Don Vines (second row)
In:
Gerry Round (fullback), Jack Wilkinson (front row)
Changes:
Don Robinson (front row to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 24 vs. Hunslet
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 26 vs. French Army
Out:
Darrel Chapman (fullback), Don Parish (wing), Gary Parcell (second row)
In:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Reg Gasnier (centre), Billy Wilson (front row)
Changes:
Brian Carlson (centre to wing), Rex Mossop (front row to second row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin