Game 3
Australia 5 def. Great Britain 2
| 1950 Ashes Series Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6771 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd July, 1950 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Glasgow) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 47,178 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 25 | – | 19 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron ROBERTS | T | |||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL | G | Ernest WARD | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Jim LEDGARD | ||||
| Ron ROBERTS [St George] | 2 | W | 2 | Tom DANBY | ||||
| Keith MIDDLETON [North Sydney] | 3 | C | 3 | Ernest WARD (c) | ||||
| Doug McRITCHIE [St George] | 4 | C | 4 | Ernie ASHCROFT | ||||
| Jack TROY [Newtown] | 5 | W | 5 | Jack HILTON | ||||
| Frank STANMORE [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack CUNLIFFE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Tommy BRADSHAW | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 8 | FR | 8 | Ken GEE | ||||
| Kevin SCHUBERT [Manly] | 9 | HK | 9 | Joe EGAN | ||||
| Jack HOLLAND [St George] | 10 | FR | 10 | Elwyn GWYTHER | ||||
| Bernie PURCELL [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Fred HIGGINS | ||||
| Harold CROCKER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Doug PHILLIPS | ||||
| Les COWIE [South Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | Harry STREET | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1950 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1951 Australia vs France - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Denis Flannery (wing), Ned Andrews (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Alan Thompson (front row), Fred De Belin (second row)
- In:
- Ron Roberts (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Jack Troy (wing), Duncan Hall (front row), Bernie Purcell (second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1950 Lions Tour - Game 18 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- 1950 Lions Tour - Game 20 vs. Southern Provinces
- Out:
- Martin Ryan (fullback), Roy Pollard (wing), Arthur Daniels (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Frank Osmond (hooker), Jim Featherstone (front row), Bob Ryan (second row), Harry Murphy (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
- In:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), Ernest Ward (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Jack Hilton (wing), Jack Cunliffe (five-eighth), Ken Gee (front row), Joe Egan (hooker), Fred Higgins (second row), Doug Phillips (second row)
- Changes:
- Harry Street (centre to lock), Tom Danby (centre to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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