Round 3
New Zealand 29 def. Great Britain 21
| 1957 World Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14204 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 25th June, 1957 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,263 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Tom HADFIELD | T | Jack GRUNDY | ||||||
| George MENZIES | Phil JACKSON | |||||||
| William McLENNAN | Lewis JONES | |||||||
| Jim RIDDELL | Sid LITTLE | |||||||
| George TURNER | Mick SULLIVAN | |||||||
| William SORENSEN | 7/10 | G | 3/6 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Pat CREEDY | 1 | FB | 1 | Glyn MOSES | ||||
| Tom HADFIELD | 2 | W | 2 | Eric ASHTON | ||||
| William SORENSEN | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| George TURNER | 4 | C | 4 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Reese GRIFFITHS | 5 | W | 5 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| George MENZIES | 6 | FE | 6 | Austin RHODES | ||||
| Sel BELSHAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Jeffrey STEVENSON | ||||
| William McLENNAN | 13 | FR | 8 | Alan PRESCOTT (c) | ||||
| John BUTTERFIELD | 12 | HK | 9 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| Henry MAXWELL | 11 | FR | 10 | Sid LITTLE | ||||
| John YATES | 10 | 2R | 11 | Jack GRUNDY | ||||
| Cliff JOHNSON (c) | 9 | 2R | 12 | Geoff GUNNEY | ||||
| Jim RIDDELL | 8 | L | 13 | Derek TURNER | ||||
| William TELFORD | HC | |||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1957/57 New Zealand v Northern Hemisphere - Game 1 vs. Nthn Hemisphere
- Out:
- Vern Bakalich (wing), Kevin Pearce (second row)
- In:
- Reese Griffiths (wing), William McLennan (front row)
- Changes:
- John Yates (front row to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1957 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1957 Lions World Cup Tour - Game 5 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Billy Boston (wing), Alan Davies (centre), Tommy Harris (hooker), John Whiteley (second row)
- In:
- Phil Jackson (centre), Austin Rhodes (five-eighth), Tom McKinney (hooker), Geoff Gunney (second row)
- Changes:
- Eric Ashton (centre to wing), Lewis Jones (five-eighth to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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