Game 1
Australia 13 lost to Great Britain 28
| World Cup 1954 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14193 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st October, 1954 | |||||||
| Referee | Rene Guidicelli | |||||||
| Venue | Gerland (Lyon) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,250 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Harry WELLS | 2 | T | 2 | Gordon BROWN | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY | 2 | Phil JACKSON | ||||||
| Frank KITCHEN | ||||||||
| David ROSE | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | G | 5 | Jim LEDGARD | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [Souths] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jim LEDGARD | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | W | 2 | David ROSE | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 4 | C | 4 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Ian MOIR [Souths] |
5 | W | 5 | Frank KITCHEN | ||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | 6 | FE | 6 | Gordon BROWN | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 8 | FR | 8 | John THORLEY | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Sam SMITH | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Robert COVERDALE | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Basil WATTS | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Don ROBINSON | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Dave VALENTINE (c) | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | G SHAW | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Brian Carlson (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Kel O'Shea (second row)
- In:
- Ian Moir (wing), Ken McCaffery (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row)
- Changes:
- Brian Davies (front row to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1954 - Game 32 vs. Coalfields
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Lewis Jones (fullback), Doug Greenall (wing), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Nat Silcock (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Tommy Harris (hooker), Brian Briggs (front row), Alan Prescott (second row), Geoff Gunney (second row)
- In:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), David Rose (wing), Mick Sullivan (centre), Frank Kitchen (wing), Gordon Brown (five-eighth), John Thorley (front row), Sam Smith (hooker), Robert Coverdale (front row), Basil Watts (second row), Don Robinson (second row)
Match Notes
Duncan Hall (Australia) was forced off with an ankle injury, while late in the match Keith Holman and Ken McCaffery (Australia) were passengers due to leg injuries.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson