Game 1
Great Britain 21 def. Australia 10
| 1956/57 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7929 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th November, 1956 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Norman Railton | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,473 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Billy BOSTON | 2 | T | Ian MOIR | |||||
| Alan DAVIES | Dick POOLE | |||||||
| Jack GRUNDY | ||||||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | ||||||||
| Frank MORTIMER | 3 | G | 2 | Keith HOLMAN | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Frank MORTIMER | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Billy BOSTON | 2 | W | 2 | Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | ||||
| Phil JACKSON | 3 | C | 3 | Dick POOLE [Newtown] | ||||
| Alan DAVIES | 4 | C | 4 | Alex WATSON | ||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Don ADAMS | ||||
| Ray PRICE | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob BANKS | ||||
| Jeffrey STEVENSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Alan PRESCOTT (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | Brian DAVIES | ||||
| Tommy HARRIS | 9 | HK | 9 | Ken KEARNEY (c) [St George] | ||||
| Brian SHAW | 10 | FR | 10 | Roy BULL [Manly] | ||||
| Jack GRUNDY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Tom TYQUIN | ||||
| Don ROBINSON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bill MARSH | ||||
| Edgar DAWSON | 13 | L | 13 | Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| HC | Ken KEARNEY | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 UK Representative Games - Game 1 vs. The Rest (NU)
- Next Game:
- 1956/57 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour - Game 12 vs. Huddersfield
- Next Game:
- 1956/57 Kangaroos Tour - Game 14 vs. Hunslet
- Out:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Norm Provan (second row)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Kel O'Shea (lock)
- Changes:
- Tom Tyquin (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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