New Zealand vs Great Britain 1950 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 16 def. Great Britain 10

New Zealand vs Great Britain 1950

New Zealand
16
10
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14343
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 29th July, 1950
Referee Jim Griffin
Venue Addington (Christchurch)
Crowd 10,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 10
Scrums 31 18
New Zealand Scoresheet Great Britain
Des BARCHARD T Roy POLLARD
Travers HARDWICK   Dickie WILLIAMS
 
Des WHITE 5 G 2 Ernest WARD
New Zealand Teams Great Britain
Des WHITE 1 FB 1 Jim LEDGARD
Jack FORREST 2 W 2 Roy POLLARD
Tommy BAXTER 3 C 3 Ernest WARD (c)
Maurie ROBERTSON (c) 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT
Bevan HOUGH 5 W 5 Jack HILTON
 
Des BARCHARD 6 FE 6 Dickie WILLIAMS
Jim HAIG 7 HB 7 Albert PEPPERELL
 
Cliff JOHNSON 8 FR 8 Ken GEE
George DAVIDSON 9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Jack NEWTON 10 FR 10 Jim FEATHERSTONE
Sandy HURNDELL 11 2R 11 Bob RYAN
Charlie McBRIDE 12 2R 12 Fred HIGGINS
Travers HARDWICK 13 L 13 Ken TRAILL
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1949 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1950 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Warwick Clarke (fullback), Bill McKenzie (wing), Dave Redmond (wing), Len Jordan (five-eighth), Jack Russell-green (halfback), Ron Westerby (front row), Patrick Smith (front row)
In:
Des White (fullback), Jack Forrest (wing), Bevan Hough (wing), Des Barchard (five-eighth), Jim Haig (halfback), Cliff Johnson (front row), Sandy Hurndell (second row)
Changes:
Jack Newton (second row to front row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 20 vs. Southern Provinces
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 22 vs. West Coast
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Tom Danby (centre), Arthur Daniels (wing), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Elwyn Gwyther (front row), Frank Osmond (hooker), Doug Phillips (second row), Harry Murphy (second row)
In:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Ernest Ward (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Jack Hilton (wing), Albert Pepperell (halfback), Ken Gee (front row), Joe Egan (hooker), Bob Ryan (second row), Fred Higgins (second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash