Lions Tour 1954 Series

Game 29

Auckland 5 def. Great Britain 4

Lions Tour 1954

Auckland		 5
–
4
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36429
Status Completed
Date Monday, 16th August, 1954
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee G Kelly
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 4,949
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 – 4
Penalties 19 – 6
Auckland Scoresheet Great Britain
Roy ROFF T    
 
Ian GREY G 2 Lewis JONES
 
    OFF Nat SILCOCK
      Jack WILKINSON
Auckland Teams Great Britain
Des WHITE 1 FB 1 Lewis JONES
J AUSTIN 2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
Ron ACKLAND 3 C 3 Doug GREENALL
Tommy BAXTER 4 C 4 Phil JACKSON
J EDWARDS 5 W 5 Nat SILCOCK
 
Cyril EASTLAKE 6 FE 6 Ray PRICE
L ERICKSON 7 HB 7 Gerry HELME
 
Cliff JOHNSON 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT
Roy ROFF 9 HK 9 Tommy HARRIS
J RATIMA 10 FR 10 Jim BOWDEN
John YATES 11 2R 11 Jack WILKINSON
Douglas RICHARDS-JOLLEY 12 2R 12 Brian BRIGGS
Ian GREY 13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
American All Stars Tour 1953 - Game 19 vs. USA
Next Game:
Les Chanticleers Tour 1955 - Game 33 vs. France
Out:
Vern Bakalich (wing), William Sorensen (five-eighth), K Graham (halfback), Henry Maxwell (front row), G Davidson (hooker), J Meates (front row), Jim Riddell (second row), W Goulin (lock)
In:
J Austin (wing), Ron Ackland (centre), L Erickson (halfback), Cliff Johnson (front row), Roy Roff (hooker), J Ratima (front row), John Yates (second row), Ian Grey (lock)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (centre to five-eighth)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 30 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Alf Burnell (halfback), Tom McKinney (hooker), Geoff Gunney (second row), Charlie Pawsey (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Doug Greenall (centre), Nat Silcock (wing), Gerry Helme (halfback), Tommy Harris (hooker), Jack Wilkinson (second row), Brian Briggs (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash