Game 32
Coalfields 28 def. Great Britain 22
| 1954 Lions Tour Game 32 |
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| 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.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter

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