Ashes Series 1963 Series

Game 1

Great Britain 2 lost to Australia 28

1963/64 Ashes Series

Lions
2
28
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7917
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 16th October, 1963
Referee Dennis Davies
Venue Wembley (London)
Crowd 13,946
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 10
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
    T 3 Reg GASNIER
      Ken IRVINE
      Graeme LANGLANDS
      Ken THORNETT
 
Neil FOX G 5 Graeme LANGLANDS
Great Britain Teams Australia
Ken GOWERS 1 FB 1 Ken THORNETT
[Parramatta]
William BURGESS 2 W 2 Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
Eric ASHTON (c) 3 C 3 Reg GASNIER
[St George]
Neil FOX 4 C 4 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Norman FIELD 5 W 5 Peter DIMOND
[Western Suburbs]
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 6 Earl HARRISON
Alex MURPHY 7 HB 7 Barry MUIR
 
Brian TYSON 8 FR 8 Peter GALLAGHER
Bill SAYER 9 HK 9 Ian WALSH (c)
[St George]
John TEMBEY 10 FR 10 Noel KELLY
[Western Suburbs]
Jim MEASURES 11 2R 11 Brian HAMBLY
[Parramatta]
Ken BOWMAN 12 2R 12 Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Vince KARALIUS 13 L 13 John RAPER
[St George]
 
    HC   Arthur SUMMONS
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
1963/64 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Billy Boston (wing), John Stopford (wing), Tommy Smales (halfback), Bill Robinson (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Brian McTigue (front row), Ron Morgan (second row), Laurie Gilfedder (lock)
In:
William Burgess (wing), Norman Field (wing), Alex Murphy (halfback), Brian Tyson (front row), Bill Sayer (hooker), John Tembey (front row), Jim Measures (second row), Vince Karalius (lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 10 vs. Hull/Hull KR
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1963/64 - Game 12 vs. Rochdale

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson