Ashes Series 1959 Series

Game 2

Great Britain 11 def. Australia 10

1959/60 Ashes Series

Lions
11
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7924
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 21st November, 1959
Referee Frank Gelder
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 30,301
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 2
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
Neil FOX T 2 Brian CARLSON
Don ROBINSON      
John WHITELEY      
 
Neil FOX 1/6 G 1/3 Keith BARNES
      1/4 Brian CARLSON
Great Britain Teams Australia
Frank DYSON 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
 
Don ROBINSON 10 FR 22 Gary PARCELL
Tommy HARRIS 9 HK 26 Ian WALSH
Abe TERRY 8 FR 21 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Don VINES 12 2R 17 Elton RASMUSSEN
Brian McTIGUE 11 2R 18 Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
John WHITELEY 13 L 19 Brian HAMBLY
 
Jim CHALLINOR   HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1959/60 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1959/60 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Eric Fraser (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Alan Davies (centre), Alex Murphy (halfback), Mick Martyn (second row), Dick Huddart (second row), Derek Turner (lock)
In:
Frank Dyson (fullback), Ike Southward (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Jeffrey Stevenson (halfback), Don Robinson (front row), Don Vines (second row), John Whiteley (lock)
Changes:
Brian McTigue (front row to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 19 vs. Wigan
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 21 vs. Swinton

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson