Round 2
Australia 31 def. Great Britain 6
| 1957 World Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14201 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 17th June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Vic Belsham (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 58,655 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 15 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 19 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ian MOIR | 2 | T | ||||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | 2 | |||||||
| Brian CLAY | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Brian CARLSON | 4 | G | 3 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | ||||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] | 2 | FB | 1 | Glyn MOSES | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 14 | W | 2 | Billy BOSTON | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | Eric ASHTON | ||||
| Dick POOLE (c) [Newtown] | 4 | C | 4 | Alan DAVIES | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Brian CLAY [St George] | 8 | FE | 6 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Ken McCAFFERY [North Sydney] | 7 | HB | 7 | Jeffrey STEVENSON | ||||
| Bill MARSH [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 8 | Alan PRESCOTT (c) | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 9 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 11 | FR | 10 | Sid LITTLE | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | 10 | 2R | 11 | Jack GRUNDY | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 12 | John WHITELEY | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 17 | L | 13 | Derek TURNER | ||||
| Dick POOLE | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Round 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Keith Barnes (fullback), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback)
- In:
- Alex Watson (wing), Ken McCaffery (halfback), Don Schofield (lock)
- Changes:
- Brian Carlson (wing to fullback), Brian Clay (lock to five-eighth)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Round 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Phil Jackson (centre), Geoff Gunney (second row)
- In:
- Eric Ashton (centre), John Whiteley (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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