Lions Tour 1954 Series

Game 1

Western Division 11 lost to Great Britain 29

Lions Tour 1954

Western Division		 11
–
29
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36410
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 19th May, 1954
Referee D Coheen
Venue Bathurst (Bathurst)
Crowd 5,218
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 – 14
Scrums 18 – 30
Western Division Scoresheet Great Britain
Keith DEACON T 2 Billy BOSTON
      Alf BURNELL
      Terry O'GRADY
      Nat SILCOCK
 
Ken FOGERTY 4 G 7 Lewis JONES
Western Division Teams Great Britain
Ron BEAUMONT 1 FB 1 Jack CUNLIFFE
P WELDON 2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
J COHEN 3 C 3 Doug GREENALL
Laurie BURKE 4 C 4 Lewis JONES
P MARKS 5 W 5 Terry O'GRADY
 
Keith DEACON 6 FE 6 Phil JACKSON
Peter BRACKEN (c) 7 HB 7 Alf BURNELL
 
B CAMERON 8 FR 8 John HENDERSON
Ken FOGERTY 9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
F BORDER 10 FR 10 Jim BOWDEN
Ron POTTER 11 2R 11 Nat SILCOCK
F HOGAN 12 2R 12 Brian BRIGGS
R HARBEN 13 L 13 Ken TRAILL (c)
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1954 - Game 7 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Country Carnival 1955 - Game 10 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Jack Patterson (centre), B Frater (centre), L Commins (wing), J Deacon (five-eighth), Jack McGarry (halfback), A Willis (front row), W Corrish (lock), L Harbin (bench)
In:
P Weldon (wing), Laurie Burke (centre), Keith Deacon (five-eighth), Peter Bracken (halfback), B Cameron (front row), R Harben (lock)
Changes:
J Cohen (wing to centre), P Marks (bench to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 2 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Out:
Ted Cahill (fullback), Frank Castle (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Billy Banks (halfback), Ted Slevin (front row), Charlie Pawsey (second row)
In:
Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Doug Greenall (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Alf Burnell (halfback), John Henderson (front row), Nat Silcock (second row)
Changes:
Phil Jackson (centre to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter