Game 1
Western Australia 5 lost to Great Britain 66
| 1957 Lions World Cup Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/120312 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 9th June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Colin Kelly | |||||||
| Venue | WACA (Perth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 30 | |||||
| WA Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Merv WELLS | T | 7 | Mick SULLIVAN | |||||
| 4 | Billy BOSTON | |||||||
| 2 | Alan DAVIES | |||||||
| Sid LITTLE | ||||||||
| Derek TURNER | ||||||||
| John WHITELEY | ||||||||
| Merv WELLS | G | 6/7 | Geoff GUNNEY | |||||
| 3 | Alan DAVIES | |||||||
| WA Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Bob WILLIAMS | 1 | FB | 1 | Glyn MOSES | ||||
| John BELL | 2 | W | 2 | Billy BOSTON | ||||
| Cyril WRANKMORE | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Frank KNAPP | 4 | C | 4 | Alan DAVIES | ||||
| Merv WELLS | 5 | W | 5 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Reg FISHER | 6 | FE | 6 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Martin DICKHART (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Jeffrey STEVENSON | ||||
| Don BOSWOOD | 8 | FR | 8 | Sid LITTLE | ||||
| Peter ROBSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Ron KIDNER | 10 | FR | 10 | Alan PRESCOTT (c) | ||||
| Ross JONES | 11 | 2R | 11 | Geoff GUNNEY | ||||
| Malcolm COLE | 12 | 2R | 12 | John WHITELEY | ||||
| Ron KRONBERGER | 13 | L | 13 | Derek TURNER | ||||
| Alex JENKINS | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Western Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1955 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- - vs. North Sydney
- Out:
- Robert Williams (wing), Bob Quinlan (centre), Norm Plester (wing), R O'Brien (five-eighth), Ken Kennedy (front row), Les Carr (front row), J Bowler (second row), A Cahill (second row), Bill Hillier (lock)
- In:
- John Bell (wing), Cyril Wrankmore (centre), Frank Knapp (centre), Reg Fisher (five-eighth), Don Boswood (front row), Ron Kidner (front row), Ross Jones (second row), Malcolm Cole (second row), Ron Kronberger (lock)
- Changes:
- Merv Wells (centre to wing)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1957 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Round 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Lewis Jones (centre), Jack Grundy (second row)
- In:
- Alan Davies (centre), John Whiteley (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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