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New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954

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> Great Britain 27 (B. Boston 4, E. Ashcroft 2, T. Harris tries; L. Jones 3 goals) defeated New Zealand 7 (J. Bond try; J. Haig, D. White goals) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sat, 24th July.   Halftime: Great Britain 13-2.   Referee: Jim Griffin.   Crowd: 22,097.
New Zealand: White, Eastlake, McKay, Baxter, Edwards; Menzies, Haig; Johnson, Roff, McLennan, Bond, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Great Britain: Jones, Boston, Jackson, Ashcroft, O'Grady; Price, Helme; Prescott, Harris, Wilkinson, Gunney, Pawsey, Valentine.
> New Zealand 20 (J. Butterfield, F. Mulcare tries; D. White 7 goals) defeated Great Britain 14 (T. O'Grady, J. Wilkinson tries; L. Jones 4 goals) at Wingham Park.
Date: Sat, 31st July.   Halftime: Great Britain 12-8.   Referee: M Seagar.   Crowd: 4,240.
New Zealand: White, Edwards, Ackland, Baxter, Bakalich; Sorensen, Haig; Johnson, Blanchard, McLennan, Butterfield, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Great Britain: Jones, Boston, Jackson, Greenall, O'Grady; Williams, Helme; Prescott, Harris, Wilkinson, Gunney, Briggs, Valentine.
> Great Britain 12 (T. O'Grady, R. Price tries; L. Jones 3 goals) defeated New Zealand 6 (D. White 3 goals) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sat, 14th August.   Halftime: Great Britain 10-6.   Referee: Wally Wilkinson.   Crowd: 6,186.
New Zealand: White, Edwards, Ackland, Austin, Baxter; Sorensen, Haig; Johnson, Blanchard, McLennan, Butterfield, Mulcare, Atkinson.
Great Britain: Jones, Boston, Jackson, Ashcroft, O'Grady; Price, Burnell; Prescott, McKinney, Bowden, Gunney, Pawsey, Traill.

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