Game 6
New South Wales Firsts 22 def. Great Britain 11
| 1954 Lions Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30604 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th June, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Jack O'Brien | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 55,518 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 19 | – | 17 | |||||
| Penalties | 16 | – | 12 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Roy BULL | T | 3 | Frank CASTLE | |||||
| Brian CARLSON | ||||||||
| Keith HOLMAN | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | 3 | G | 1/5 | Ted CAHILL | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2/11 | 0/3 | Gerry HELME | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 13 | FB | 1 | Ted CAHILL | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 12 | W | 10 | Terry O'GRADY | ||||
| Dick POOLE [Newtown] | 11 | C | 5 | Doug GREENALL | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 10 | C | 7 | Ernie ASHCROFT (c) | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 9 | W | 9 | Frank CASTLE | ||||
| Johnny DOUGHERTY [South Sydney] | 8 | FE | 6 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 14 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Jim EVANS [Newtown] | 1 | FR | 20 | Jack WILKINSON | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 2 | HK | 18 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 3 | FR | 16 | Alan PRESCOTT | ||||
| Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | 4 | 2R | 24 | Nat SILCOCK | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 5 | 2R | 23 | Charlie PAWSEY | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] | 6 | L | 26 | Dave VALENTINE | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1954 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Bobby Whitton (halfback), Denis Donoghue (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Gibson (second row), George Hunter (lock)
- In:
- Keith Holman (halfback), Jim Evans (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Jack Rayner (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- 1954 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jack Cunliffe (centre), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alf Burnell (halfback), Ken Traill (lock)
- In:
- Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Phil Jackson (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), Nat Silcock (second row)
- Changes:
- Dave Valentine (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Truth newspaper reports scrums to NSW 21-17 & penalties 16-12.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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