Game 18
Wigan 4 lost to Australia 32
| 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour Game 18 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23163 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th December, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | H Harrison | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,854 | |||||||
| Wigan | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Ian DOYLE | ||||||
| Denis FLANNERY | ||||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
| Des McGOVERN | ||||||||
| Alex WATSON | ||||||||
| Eric ASHTON | 2 | G | 7 | Gordon CLIFFORD | ||||
| Wigan | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Jack CUNLIFFE | 1 | FB | 1 | Gordon CLIFFORD [Newtown] | ||||
| Billy BOSTON | 2 | W | 2 | Denis FLANNERY | ||||
| Eric ASHTON | 3 | C | 3 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Ernie ASHCROFT (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Dick POOLE [Newtown] | ||||
| Dave BOLTON | 5 | W | 5 | Des McGOVERN | ||||
| Mike McGILLICUDDY | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Rees THOMAS | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| John BARTON | 8 | FR | 8 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||
| Ronnie MATHER | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] | ||||
| Brian McTIGUE | 10 | FR | 10 | Don FURNER | ||||
| Bill BRETHERTON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Norm PROVAN [St George] | ||||
| Frank COLLIER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Frank PLATT | 13 | L | 13 | Ian DOYLE | ||||
| HC | Ken KEARNEY | |||||||
Team Info
Wigan
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 15 vs. Featherstone
- Next Game:
- Match Day 17 vs. Blackpool
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour - Game 17 vs. Halifax
- Next Game:
- 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour - Game 19 vs. Wakefield
- Out:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Tom Payne (centre), Kevin O'Brien (centre), Ian Moir (wing), Ian Johnston (five-eighth), Cyril Connell Jr (halfback), Brian Davies (front row), Ernie Hammerton (hooker), Bryan Orrock (front row), Tom Tyquin (second row), Bernie Purcell (second row)
- In:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Denis Flannery (wing), Alex Watson (centre), Dick Poole (centre), Des McGovern (wing), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Roy Bull (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Don Furner (front row), Norm Provan (second row), Kel O'Shea (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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