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1950 Lions Tour Series

Game 23

Auckland 17 lost to Great Britain 26

1950 Lions Tour
Game 23

Auckland
17
26
Lions
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31517
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 5th August, 1950
VenueCarlaw (Auckland)
Crowd12,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score518
AucklandScoresheetGreat Britain
Maurie ROBERTSON2T3Tom DANBY
Joe WRIGHT 2Dickie WILLIAMS
   Jack HILTON
 
Des WHITE4G4Ernest WARD
AucklandTeamsGreat Britain
Des WHITE1FB1Jack CUNLIFFE
Bevin HOUGH2W2Jack HILTON
Tommy BAXTER3C3Ernest WARD (c)
Maurie ROBERTSON (c)4C4Roy POLLARD
Jim EDWARDS5W5Tom DANBY
 
Des BARCHARD6FE6Dickie WILLIAMS
O STEWART7HB7Tommy BRADSHAW
 
W SPENCE8FR8Elwyn GWYTHER
George DAVIDSON9HK9Frank OSMOND
D McLEOD10FR10Ken GEE
Joe WRIGHT112R11Bob RYAN
Cliff JOHNSON122R12Fred HIGGINS
D PRICE13L13Harry STREET
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
1949 Kangaroos Tour - Game 7 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1951 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 23 vs. France
Out:
Warwick Clarke (fullback), D Anderson (wing), Dave Redmond (wing), Abby Graham (five-eighth), Jack Russell-Green (halfback), Sandy Hurndell (front row), Graham Burgoyne (second row), Allan Laird (second row), R Rogers (lock)
In:
Des White (fullback), Bevin Hough (wing), Jim Edwards (wing), Des Barchard (five-eighth), O Stewart (halfback), D McLeod (front row), Joe Wright (second row), Cliff Johnson (second row), D Price (lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1950 Lions Tour - Game 22 vs. West Coast
Next Game:
1950 Lions Tour - Game 24 vs. South Auckland
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Gordon Ratcliffe (centre), Joe Egan (hooker), Jim Featherstone (front row), Doug Phillips (second row), Harry Murphy (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Jack Hilton (wing), Ernest Ward (centre), Frank Osmond (hooker), Ken Gee (front row), Bob Ryan (second row), Fred Higgins (second row), Harry Street (lock)
Changes:
Roy Pollard (wing to centre), Jack Cunliffe (centre to fullback)

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