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1954 Lions Tour Series

Game 1

Western Division 11 lost to Great Britain 29

1954 Lions Tour
Game 1

Western Division
11
29
Lions
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36410
StatusCompleted
DateWednesday, 19th May, 1954
RefereeD Coheen
VenueBathurst (Bathurst)
Crowd5,218
Match Stats
Halftime Score414
Scrums1830
Penalties266
Western DivisionScoresheetGreat Britain
Keith DEACONT2Billy BOSTON
   Alf BURNELL
   Terry O'GRADY
   Nat SILCOCK
 
Ken FOGERTY4G7/8Lewis JONES
Western DivisionTeamsGreat Britain
Ron BEAUMONT1FB1Jack CUNLIFFE
Pat WELDON2W2Billy BOSTON
Joe COHEN3C3Doug GREENALL
Laurie BURKE4C4Lewis JONES
P MARKS5W5Terry O'GRADY
 
Keith DEACON6FE6Phil JACKSON
Peter BRACKEN (c)7HB7Alf BURNELL
 
B CAMERON8FR8John HENDERSON
Ken FOGERTY9HK9Tom McKINNEY
Fred BORDER10FR10Jim BOWDEN
Ron POTTER112R11Nat SILCOCK
F HOGAN122R12Brian BRIGGS
R HARBEN13L13Ken TRAILL (c)
   
 

Team Info

Western Division

Previous Game:
1954 Country Carnival - Game 7 vs. Manly
Next Game:
1955 Country Carnival - 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:
Pat Weldon (wing), Laurie Burke (centre), Keith Deacon (five-eighth), Peter Bracken (halfback), B Cameron (front row), R Harben (lock)
Changes:
Joe Cohen (wing to centre), P Marks (bench to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1954 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
Next Game:
1954 Lions Tour - 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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