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1954 Lions Tour Series

Game 32

Coalfields 28 def. Great Britain 22

1954 Lions Tour
Game 32

Coalfields
28
22
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36431
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 22nd August, 1954
Referee Wal Sneddon
Touch Judges W Wheatley, W Jackson
Venue Maitland (Maitland)
Crowd 9,585
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 10
Scrums 21 17
Coalfields Scoresheet Great Britain
Gus GRAY 2 T 2 Ernie ASHCROFT
Ray ALLSOP   Lewis JONES
Bob BANKS   Nat SILCOCK
Lester BATEY      
Doug HAWKE      
 
Dave PARKINSON 5 G 5 Lewis JONES
Coalfields Teams Great Britain
Dave PARKINSON (c) 1 FB 1 Lewis JONES
Don ADAMS 2 W 2 Doug GREENALL
Bill SNEDDON 3 C 3 Ernie ASHCROFT (c)
Colin DE LORE 4 C 4 Phil JACKSON
Lester BATEY 5 W 5 Nat SILCOCK
 
Ray ALLSOP 6 FE 6 Ray PRICE
Bob BANKS 7 HB 7 Gerry HELME
 
Fred BROWN 13 FR 8 Jack WILKINSON
Bob CRANE 12 HK 9 Tommy HARRIS
Jack MANTLE 10 FR 10 Brian BRIGGS
Tom PITMAN 10 2R 11 Alan PRESCOTT
Doug HAWKE 11 2R 12 Geoff GUNNEY
Gus GRAY 13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE
   
 

Team Info

Coalfields

Previous Game:
1954 Country Carnival - Game 6 vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
1955 Country Carnival - Game 9 vs. Balmain
Out:
D Bentlin (fullback), Bill Callinan (wing), Bill Bower (centre), K Hawkin (centre), Merv Walters (five-eighth), Len Johnson (hooker), Herb Pearson (front row), J Mangano (second row), Doug Chapple (second row), Barry Redding (lock), J McVicar (bench), Don Howie (bench)
In:
Dave Parkinson (fullback), Don Adams (wing), Colin De Lore (centre), Ray Allsop (five-eighth), Bob Banks (halfback), Fred Brown (front row), Bob Crane (hooker), Tom Pitman (second row), Doug Hawke (second row), Gus Gray (lock)
Changes:
Bill Sneddon (halfback to centre)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1954 Lions Tour - Game 31 vs. Southern NSW
Next Game:
1954 World Cup - Round 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Tom McKinney (hooker), Jim Bowden (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Ray Price (five-eighth), Tommy Harris (hooker), Geoff Gunney (second row)
Changes:
Doug Greenall (centre to wing), Dave Valentine (wing to lock), Alan Prescott (front row to second row), Brian Briggs (second row to front row)

Match Notes

Frank Threlfo, Don Schofield & Barry Levido withdrew the morning of the game and were replaced by Sneddon, Mantle & Gray.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter