Game 3
Australia 20 def. Great Britain 16
| 1954 Ashes Series Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7934 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 17th July, 1954 | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 67,577 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Peter DIVERSI | T | 2 | Dickie WILLIAMS | |||||
| Noel PIDDING | Ernie ASHCROFT | |||||||
| Alex WATSON | Dave VALENTINE | |||||||
| Harry WELLS | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 4 | G | 2 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 2 | W | 2 | Billy BOSTON | ||||
| Harry WELLS | 3 | C | 3 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 4 | Ernie ASHCROFT | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 5 | W | 5 | Terry O'GRADY | ||||
| Bob BANKS | 6 | FE | 6 | Dickie WILLIAMS (c) | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim BOWDEN | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 9 | HK | 9 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| Brian DAVIES | 10 | FR | 10 | Alan PRESCOTT | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA | 11 | 2R | 11 | Charlie PAWSEY | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Nat SILCOCK | ||||
| Peter DIVERSI [North Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | Dave VALENTINE | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Round 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Noel Hazzard (centre), Bob Sullivan (five-eighth), Roy Bull (front row), Harold Crocker (lock)
- In:
- Harry Wells (centre), Bob Banks (five-eighth), Brian Davies (front row), Peter Diversi (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 18 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 20 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Geoff Gunney (fullback), Jack Wilkinson (wing), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Doug Greenall (centre), Brian Briggs (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alf Burnell (halfback), Tommy Harris (front row), John Henderson (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
- In:
- Lewis Jones (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), Jim Bowden (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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