Ashes Series 1954 Series

Game 1

Australia 37 def. Great Britain 12

Ashes Series 1954

Australia
37
12
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7932
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 12th June, 1954
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Darcy Lawler
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 65,884
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 5
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Ken McCAFFERY 2 T Phil JACKSON
Brian CARLSON   Nat SILCOCK
Duncan HALL      
Kel O'SHEA      
Noel PIDDING      
Norm PROVAN      
 
Noel PIDDING 8 G 3 Lewis JONES
Australia Teams Great Britain
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[Souths]
1 FB 2 Jack CUNLIFFE
Noel PIDDING 2 W 8 Lewis JONES
Ken McCAFFERY 3 C 7 Ernie ASHCROFT (c)
Alex WATSON 4 C 6 Phil JACKSON
Brian CARLSON 5 W 9 Frank CASTLE
 
Bob BANKS 6 FE 11 Ray PRICE
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 14 Gerry HELME
 
Duncan HALL 13 FR 20 Jack WILKINSON
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
12 HK 18 Tom McKINNEY
Roy BULL
[Manly]
11 FR 16 Alan PRESCOTT
Kel O'SHEA 10 2R 24 Nat SILCOCK
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
9 2R 26 Dave VALENTINE
Harold CROCKER
[Parramatta]
8 L 25 Ken TRAILL
 
Vic HEY   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Des McGovern (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (halfback), Charlie Gill (front row), Brian Davies (second row), Bernie Drew (second row)
In:
Alex Watson (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Norm Provan (second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 6 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
Out:
Ted Cahill (fullback), Terry O'Grady (wing), Doug Greenall (centre), Charlie Pawsey (second row)
In:
Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Lewis Jones (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Ken Traill (lock)
Changes:
Phil Jackson (five-eighth to centre), Dave Valentine (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin