Game 8
English League XIII 15 lost to Australia 19
| 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23156 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 29th October, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Norman Railton | |||||||
| Venue | Kirkhall (Leigh) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,811 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| English League | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Dave BOLTON | T | 2 | Des McGOVERN | |||||
| Frank PITCHFORD | Tom TYQUIN | |||||||
| Brian SHAW | ||||||||
| Lewis JONES | 3 | G | 5 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| English League | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Frank MORTIMER | 1 | FB | 1 | Gordon CLIFFORD [Newtown] | ||||
| Brian BEVAN | 2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Lewis JONES | 3 | C | 3 | Tom PAYNE | ||||
| Laurie GILFEDDER | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Malcolm DAVIES | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Dave BOLTON | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Frank PITCHFORD | 7 | HB | 7 | Cyril CONNELL JR | ||||
| Ken JACKSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||
| Jack KEITH | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] | ||||
| Brian SHAW | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Harry BATH (c) | 11 | 2R | 11 | Norm PROVAN [St George] | ||||
| Arthur CLUES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||
| Derek TURNER | 13 | L | 13 | Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| HC | Ken KEARNEY | |||||||
Team Info
English League XIII
- Previous Game:
- - vs. France
- Next Game:
- - vs. France XIII
- Out:
- Eric Fraser (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Jim Challinor (centre), Mick Sullivan (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Jeffrey Stevenson (halfback), Mick Scott (front row), Tommy Harris (hooker), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Jack Grundy (second row), Don Robinson (second row), Edgar Dawson (lock)
- In:
- Frank Mortimer (fullback), Brian Bevan (wing), Lewis Jones (centre), Laurie Gilfedder (centre), Malcolm Davies (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Frank Pitchford (halfback), Ken Jackson (front row), Jack Keith (hooker), Brian Shaw (front row), Harry Bath (second row), Arthur Clues (second row), Derek Turner (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour - Game 7 vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- 1956/57 France vs Australia - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Dick Poole (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Bill Marsh (front row), Bernie Purcell (second row), Ian Doyle (lock)
- In:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Tom Payne (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Tom Tyquin (second row), Kel O'Shea (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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