Game 1
Great Britain 25 def. New Zealand 6
| 1955 Great Britain vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14351 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th October, 1955 | |||||||
| Referee | Alfred Hill | |||||||
| Venue | Station Road (Manchester) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,937 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | 2 | T | Henry MAXWELL | |||||
| Billy BOSTON | Bruce ROBERTSON | |||||||
| Jack GRUNDY | ||||||||
| Jack WILKINSON | ||||||||
| Lewis JONES | 5 | G | ||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Glyn MOSES | 1 | FB | 1 | Roy MOORE | ||||
| Billy BOSTON | 2 | W | 2 | Bruce ROBERTSON | ||||
| Phil JACKSON | 3 | C | 3 | Tommy BAXTER (c) | ||||
| Lewis JONES | 4 | C | 4 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Vern BAKALICH | ||||
| Ray PRICE | 6 | FE | 6 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Jeffrey STEVENSON | 7 | HB | 7 | Pat CREEDY | ||||
| Alan PRESCOTT (c) | 8 | FR | 8 | William McLENNAN | ||||
| Tom McKINNEY | 9 | HK | 9 | Trevor KILKELLY | ||||
| Jack WILKINSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Jack GRUNDY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ian GREY | ||||
| Don ROBINSON | 12 | 2R | 12 | George McDONALD | ||||
| Peter FOSTER | 13 | L | 13 | Alister ATKINSON | ||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 World Cup - Final vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1955 Great Britain vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), David Rose (wing), Albert Naughton (centre), Gordon Brown (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), John Thorley (front row), Sam Smith (hooker), Robert Coverdale (front row), Basil Watts (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
- In:
- Glyn Moses (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Lewis Jones (centre), Ray Price (five-eighth), Jeffrey Stevenson (halfback), Alan Prescott (front row), Tom McKinney (hooker), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Jack Grundy (second row), Peter Foster (lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1955/56 Kiwis Tour - Game 8 vs. Workington
- Next Game:
- 1955/56 Kiwis Tour - Game 10 vs. Lancashire
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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