Ashes Series 1950 Series

Game 1

Australia 4 lost to Great Britain 6

Ashes Series 1950

Australia
4
6
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6769
Status Completed
Date Monday, 12th June, 1950
Kick Off 2:00 PM (local time)
Referee George Bishop (Goulburn)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 47,275
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 6
Scrums 27 37
Penalties 19 4
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
    T 2 Jack HILTON
 
Noel PIDDING 2 G    
Australia Teams Great Britain
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
1 FB 1 Martin RYAN
Noel PIDDING
[St George]
2 W 2 Gordon RATCLIFFE
Doug McRITCHIE
[St George]
3 C 3 Ernest WARD (c)
Keith MIDDLETON
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT
Jack TROY
[Newtown]
5 W 5 Jack HILTON
 
Frank STANMORE
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Dickie WILLIAMS
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Duncan HALL 8 FR 8 Elwyn GWYTHER
Kevin SCHUBERT
[Manly]
9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
10 FR 10 Ken GEE
Alan THOMPSON 11 2R 11 Fred HIGGINS
Fred DE BELIN
[Balmain]
12 2R 12 Bob RYAN
Les COWIE
[Souths]
13 L 13 Harry STREET
 
Vic HEY   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1949 - Game 10 vs. Auckland Colts
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1950 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Pat McMahon (wing), Vic Bulgin (centre), Ian Johnston (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Billy Thompson (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ron Griffiths (hooker), Kevin Hansen (second row), Jack Rayner (second row)
In:
Noel Pidding (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Keith Middleton (centre), Jack Troy (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Fred De Belin (second row)
Changes:
Alan Thompson (bench to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 5 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 7 vs. North Coast
Out:
Roy Pollard (wing)
In:
Gordon Ratcliffe (wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson