Game 1
Australia 25 def. Great Britain 8
| 1958 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7926 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th June, 1958 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 68,777 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Brian CARLSON | T | Dave BOLTON | ||||||
| Ross KITE | Ike SOUTHWARD | |||||||
| Rex MOSSOP | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD | 5/8 | G | 1/4 | Ike SOUTHWARD | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Gordon CLIFFORD [Newtown] | 1 | FB | 2 | Eric FRASER | ||||
| Ross KITE | 2 | W | 3 | Ike SOUTHWARD | ||||
| Harry WELLS [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 5 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Brian CARLSON [North Sydney] | 4 | C | 7 | Alan DAVIES | ||||
| Ian MOIR [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 9 | Mick SULLIVAN | ||||
| Tony BROWN [Newtown] | 6 | FE | 11 | Dave BOLTON | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 13 | Alex MURPHY | ||||
| Bill MARSH [Balmain] | 13 | FR | 15 | Alan PRESCOTT (c) | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 17 | Tommy HARRIS | ||||
| Brian DAVIES (c) | 11 | FR | 20 | Abe TERRY | ||||
| Rex MOSSOP [Manly] | 10 | 2R | 22 | Brian EDGAR | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 24 | Mick MARTYN | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA [Western Suburbs] | 8 | L | 26 | John WHITELEY | ||||
| Norm ROBINSON | HC | Jim BROUGH | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1957 Other Internationals - Standalone vs. Rest Of The World
- Next Game:
- 1958 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Ray Ritchie (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Ken McCaffery (halfback), Brian Clay (lock)
- In:
- Gordon Clifford (fullback), Ross Kite (wing), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Rex Mossop (second row)
- Changes:
- Brian Carlson (fullback to centre), Kel O'Shea (second row to lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1958 Lions Tour - Game 7 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1958 Lions Tour - Game 9 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Jim Challinor (wing), Eric Ashton (centre), Brian McTigue (front row), Dick Huddart (second row), Vince Karalius (lock)
- In:
- Ike Southward (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Abe Terry (front row), Mick Martyn (second row), John Whiteley (lock)
- Changes:
- Phil Jackson (five-eighth to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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