Great Britain vs New Zealand 1961 Series

Game 1

Great Britain 11 lost to New Zealand 29

Great Britain vs New Zealand 1961

Lions		 11
–
29
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14356
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th September, 1961
Referee Eric Clay (Leeds)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 16,540
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 – 14
Great Britain Scoresheet New Zealand
Billy BOSTON 2 T Mel COOKE
Alex MURPHY   Sam EDWARDS
      Tom HADFIELD
      Don HAMMOND
      Brian REIDY
 
Austin RHODES G 7 Jack FAGAN
Great Britain Teams New Zealand
Austin RHODES 1 FB 1 Jack FAGAN
Billy BOSTON 2 W 2 Tom HADFIELD
Eric ASHTON (c) 3 C 3 Reg COOKE
Derek HALLAS 4 C 4 Roger BAILEY
Terry O'GRADY 5 W 5 Brian REIDY
 
Dave BOLTON 6 FE 6 Jim BOND
Alex MURPHY 7 HB 7 Bill SNOWDEN
 
John BARTON 8 FR 8 Sam EDWARDS
Bill SAYER 9 HK 9 John BUTTERFIELD
Brian McTIGUE 10 FR 10 Maunga EMERY
Dick HUDDART 11 2R 11 Brian LEE
Brian EDGAR 12 2R 12 Don HAMMOND (c)
Derek TURNER 13 L 13 Mel COOKE
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
Great Britain vs New Zealand 1961 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Eric Fraser (fullback), Mick Sullivan (centre), John Stopford (wing), Frank Myler (five-eighth), Abe Terry (front row), John Shaw (hooker), Brian Shaw (second row), Vince Karalius (lock)
In:
Austin Rhodes (fullback), Eric Ashton (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), John Barton (front row), Bill Sayer (hooker), Dick Huddart (second row), Brian Edgar (second row)
Changes:
Derek Turner (second row to lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1961 - Game 11 vs. Warrington
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1961 - Game 13 vs. Hull/Hull KR
Out:
Graham Kennedy (five-eighth), Bruce Castle (lock)
In:
Jim Bond (five-eighth), Mel Cooke (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson