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| Year |
Date |
Competition |
Round |
|
Team |
|
Score |
Opposition |
Coach(es) |
Captain(s) |
Venue |
Crowd |
Number |
Pos |
Scoring |
|
| 1948 |
May 15 |
European Representative Games 1947/48 |
Game 1 |
A |
Wales |
D |
36 | - | 36 |
British Empire |
|
|
Thrum |
|
#13 |
Lock |
T: 2 |
> |
| 1948 |
Sep 18 |
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 |
Game 2 |
H |
Huddersfield |
W |
22 | - | 3 |
Australia |
|
P Devery |
Fartown |
26,017 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1948 |
Oct 9 |
Ashes Series 1948/49 |
Game 1 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
23 | - | 21 |
Australia |
|
E Ward |
Headingley |
36,529 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1948 |
Nov 6 |
Ashes Series 1948/49 |
Game 2 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
16 | - | 7 |
Australia |
|
|
Station Road |
36,354 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1949 |
Jan 29 |
Ashes Series 1948/49 |
Game 3 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
23 | - | 9 |
Australia |
|
E Ward |
Odsal |
36,294 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1949 |
May 26 |
British Empire Tour 1948/49 |
Game 1 |
A |
British Empire |
L |
10 | - | 23 |
France |
|
|
Parc Lescure |
|
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1949 |
Sep 19 |
European Championship 1949/50 |
Game 1 |
A |
Other |
W |
13 | - | 7 |
England |
|
|
Derwent Park |
17,500 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1949 |
Oct 22 |
European Championship 1949/50 |
Game 2 |
A |
Other |
W |
6 | - | 5 |
Wales |
|
|
The Park |
2,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1950 |
Jan 15 |
European Championship 1949/50 |
Game 5 |
A |
Other |
L |
3 | - | 8 |
France |
|
A Clues |
Vélodrome |
30,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1950 |
Dec 10 |
European Championship 1950/51 |
Game 3 |
A |
Other |
L |
3 | - | 16 |
France |
|
A Clues |
Parc Lescure |
27,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1951 |
Mar 31 |
European Championship 1950/51 |
Game 4 |
A |
Other |
W |
27 | - | 21 |
Wales |
|
|
Swansea |
5,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1951 |
Apr 11 |
European Championship 1950/51 |
Game 5 |
A |
Other |
W |
35 | - | 10 |
England |
|
|
Central Park |
16,860 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1951 |
May 19 |
|
|
H |
Great Britain |
L |
20 | - | 23 |
Australasia |
|
|
Headingley |
15,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1951 |
Nov 3 |
European Championship 1951/52 |
Game 2 |
H |
Other |
W |
17 | - | 14 |
France |
|
|
Craven Park |
18,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1951 |
Dec 1 |
European Championship 1951/52 |
Game 4 |
A |
Other |
W |
22 | - | 11 |
Wales |
|
|
The Park |
3,386 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1951 |
15 |
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1951 |
Game 3 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
16 | - | 12 |
New Zealand |
|
D Williams |
Headingley |
18,649 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1952 |
Jan 23 |
British Empire vs New Zealand 1952 |
Game 1 |
H |
British Empire |
W |
26 | - | 2 |
New Zealand |
|
|
Stamford Bridge |
7,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1952 |
Apr 23 |
European Championship 1951/52 |
Game 6 |
A |
Other |
L |
18 | - | 31 |
England |
|
|
Central Park |
19,785 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1952 |
Oct 18 |
European Championship 1952/53 |
Game 2 |
A |
Other |
W |
31 | - | 12 |
England |
|
|
Fartown |
20,459 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1952 |
Nov 1 |
Kangaroos Tour 1952/53 |
Game 18 |
H |
Huddersfield |
L |
9 | - | 27 |
Australia |
|
R Pepperell |
Fartown |
25,494 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1952 |
9 |
Ashes Series 1952/53 |
Game 2 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
21 | - | 5 |
Australia |
|
W Horne |
Station Road |
32,421 |
#12 |
Second row |
|
> |
| 1952 |
23 |
European Championship 1952/53 |
Game 4 |
A |
Other |
W |
29 | - | 10 |
France |
|
|
Vélodrome |
17,611 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1952 |
Dec 13 |
Ashes Series 1952/53 |
Game 3 |
H |
Great Britain |
L |
7 | - | 27 |
Australia |
|
W Horne |
Odsal |
30,509 |
#12 |
Second row |
|
> |
| 1953 |
Apr 15 |
European Championship 1952/53 |
Game 6 |
A * |
Other |
L |
16 | - | 18 |
Wales |
|
L Cooper |
Wilderspool |
8,449 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1953 |
May 24 |
|
|
A |
Great Britain |
L |
17 | - | 28 |
France |
|
D Valentine |
Gerland |
6,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1953 |
Oct 7 |
European Championship 1953/54 |
Game 2 |
H * |
Other |
W |
30 | - | 5 |
Wales |
|
|
Odsal |
14,646 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1953 |
18 |
European Championship 1953/54 |
Game 3 |
A |
Other |
W |
15 | - | 10 |
France |
|
|
Municipal |
12,190 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1953 |
Nov 28 |
European Championship 1953/54 |
Game 5 |
A |
Other |
L |
22 | - | 30 |
England |
|
L Cooper |
Central Park |
19,012 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Jan 3 |
European Representative Games 1953/54 |
Game 1 |
A |
Comb. Nations |
L |
15 | - | 19 |
France |
|
|
Gerland |
|
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
May 22 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 2 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
10 | - | 11 |
Newcastle |
|
E Ashcroft |
Newcastle Sports |
22,825 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
29 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 4 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
25 | - | 32 |
Sydney Firsts |
|
D Williams |
SCG |
50,889 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
30 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 5 |
A |
Great Britain |
D |
17 | - | 17 |
Southern Division |
|
K Traill |
Wollongong |
15,435 |
#11 |
Second row |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Jun 5 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 6 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
11 | - | 22 |
NSW Firsts |
|
E Ashcroft |
SCG |
55,518 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
12 |
Ashes Series 1954 |
Game 1 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
12 | - | 37 |
Australia |
|
E Ashcroft |
SCG |
65,884 |
#26 |
Second row |
|
> |
| 1954 |
14 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 8 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
34 | - | 4 |
Brisbane Firsts |
|
D Williams |
Brisbane Exhibit |
18,070 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
19 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 9 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
34 | - | 32 |
QLD Firsts |
|
D Williams |
The Gabba |
24,713 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
27 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 13 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
39 | - | 13 |
North QLD |
|
D Williams |
T'ville Sports |
8,360 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Jul 3 |
Ashes Series 1954 |
Game 2 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
38 | - | 21 |
Australia |
|
D Williams |
The Gabba |
46,355 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
17 |
Ashes Series 1954 |
Game 3 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
16 | - | 20 |
Australia |
|
D Williams |
SCG |
67,577 |
#13 |
Lock |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
24 |
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 |
Game 1 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
27 | - | 7 |
New Zealand |
|
E Ashcroft |
Carlaw |
22,097 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
31 |
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 |
Game 2 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
14 | - | 20 |
New Zealand |
|
D Williams |
Wingham Park |
4,240 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Aug 7 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 25 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
60 | - | 14 |
Canterbury |
|
|
Lancaster |
1,544 |
#11 |
Second row |
|
> |
| 1954 |
9 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 26 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
42 | - | 7 |
North Island |
|
|
Pukekura Park |
2,448 |
#5 |
Wing |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
11 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 27 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
26 | - | 14 |
South Auckland |
|
|
Rugby Park |
1,683 |
#5 |
Wing |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
16 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 29 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
4 | - | 5 |
Auckland |
|
|
Carlaw |
4,949 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
18 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 30 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
15 | - | 35 |
NSW Firsts |
|
E Ashcroft |
SCG |
20,295 |
#3 |
Centre |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
21 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 31 |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
66 | - | 21 |
Southern NSW |
|
D Williams |
Manuka |
3,253 |
#5 |
Wing |
T: 1 |
> |
| 1954 |
22 |
Lions Tour 1954 |
Game 32 |
A |
Great Britain |
L |
22 | - | 28 |
Coalfields |
|
E Ashcroft |
Maitland |
9,585 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Oct 31 |
World Cup 1954 |
Round 1 |
A * |
Great Britain |
W |
28 | - | 13 |
Australia |
G Shaw |
D Valentine |
Gerland |
10,250 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
Nov 7 |
World Cup 1954 |
Round 2 |
A |
Great Britain |
D |
13 | - | 13 |
France |
G Shaw |
D Valentine |
Municipal |
37,471 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
11 |
World Cup 1954 |
Round 3 |
H |
Great Britain |
W |
26 | - | 6 |
New Zealand |
G Shaw |
D Valentine |
Stade Municipal |
14,000 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
13 |
World Cup 1954 |
Final |
A |
Great Britain |
W |
16 | - | 12 |
France |
G Shaw |
D Valentine |
Princes |
30,368 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1954 |
17 |
UK Representative Games 1954/55 |
Game 1 |
H |
English League |
L |
13 | - | 25 |
Australasia |
|
D Valentine |
Odsal |
17,049 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
| 1955 |
Sep 12 |
European Championship 1955/56 |
Game 1 |
A |
Other |
W |
33 | - | 16 |
England |
|
D Valentine |
Central Park |
18,234 |
#13 |
Lock |
|
> |
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