Ashes Series 1959 Series

Game 1

Great Britain 14 lost to Australia 22

1959/60 Ashes Series

Lions
14
22
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7923
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 17th October, 1959
Referee Frank Gelder
Venue Station Road (Manchester)
Crowd 35,224
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 12
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
Billy BOSTON T 3 Reg GASNIER
Derek TURNER   Harry WELLS
 
Eric FRASER 4 G 5 Keith BARNES
Great Britain Teams Australia
Eric FRASER 1 FB 1 Keith BARNES (c)
[Balmain]
Billy BOSTON 2 W 2 Johnny RILEY
[St George]
Alan DAVIES 3 C 3 Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
Eric ASHTON (c) 4 C 4 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Mick SULLIVAN 5 W 5 Eddie LUMSDEN
[St George]
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 6 Brian CLAY
[St George]
Alex MURPHY 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Brian McTIGUE 8 FR 8 Billy WILSON
[St George]
Tommy HARRIS 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH
Abe TERRY 10 FR 10 Dud BEATTIE
Mick MARTYN 11 2R 11 Gary PARCELL
Dick HUDDART 12 2R 12 Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
Derek TURNER 13 L 13 Brian HAMBLY
 
Jim CHALLINOR   HC   Clive CHURCHILL
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
1959/60 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Ike Southward (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Brian Gabbitas (five-eighth), Don Vines (second row), Charlie Winslade (second row), John Whiteley (lock)
In:
Billy Boston (wing), Eric Ashton (centre), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Mick Martyn (second row), Dick Huddart (second row), Derek Turner (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 10 vs. St Helens
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1959/60 - Game 12 vs. W'haven/Workington

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson