New Zealand vs Great Britain 1962 Series

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New Zealand 19 def. Great Britain 0

New Zealand vs Great Britain 1962

New Zealand

19

–

0

Lions

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14359

Status

Completed

Date

Saturday, 28th July, 1962

Referee

Venue

Carlaw (Auckland)

Crowd

14,976

Match Stats

Halftime Score

8

–

0

New Zealand

Scoresheet

Great Britain

2

T

G

New Zealand

Teams

Great Britain

1

FB

18

[Wakefield]

2

W

20

Reece GRIFFITHS

3

C

11

Laurie GILFEDDER

4

C

9

5

W

4

6

FE

2

7

HB

23

8

FR

12

John BUTTERFIELD

9

HK

19

10

FR

14

11

2R

13

12

2R

7

13

L

25

Derek TURNER (c)

William TELFORD

HC

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:: France vs New Zealand 1961 - Game 3 vs. France
Next Game:: New Zealand vs Great Britain 1962 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:: Jack Fagan (fullback), Roger Bailey (centre), Ken McCracken (wing), Brian Lee (second row)
In:: Anthony Smith (fullback), Reece Griffiths (centre), Neville Denton (wing), Ron Ackland (second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:: Lions Tour 1962 - Game 22 vs. Waikato
Next Game:: Lions Tour 1962 - Game 24 vs. NZ Maori
Out:: Eric Fraser (fullback), Billy Boston (centre), Gary Cooper (five-eighth), Peter Small (halfback), John Shaw (hooker), John Taylor (front row), Brian Edgar (second row)
In:: Neil Fox (centre), Frank Carlton (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Bill Sayer (hooker), Brian McTigue (front row), Derek Turner (lock)
Changes:: Mick Sullivan (wing to halfback), Roy Evans (lock to second row), Gerry Round (bench to fullback)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash