Ashes Series 1950 Series

Game 3

Australia 5 def. Great Britain 2

Ashes Series 1950

Australia
5
2
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6771
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 22nd July, 1950
Kick Off 2:00 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 47,178
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 2
Scrums 25 19
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Ron ROBERTS T    
 
Clive CHURCHILL G Ernest WARD
Australia Teams Great Britain
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[South Sydney]
1 FB 1 Jim LEDGARD
Ron ROBERTS
[St George]
2 W 2 Tom DANBY
Keith MIDDLETON
[North Sydney]
3 C 3 Ernest WARD (c)
Doug McRITCHIE
[St George]
4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT
Jack TROY
[Newtown]
5 W 5 Jack HILTON
 
Frank STANMORE
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Jack CUNLIFFE
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Duncan HALL 8 FR 8 Ken GEE
Kevin SCHUBERT
[Manly]
9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Jack HOLLAND
[St George]
10 FR 10 Elwyn GWYTHER
Bernie PURCELL
[South Sydney]
11 2R 11 Fred HIGGINS
Harold CROCKER 12 2R 12 Doug PHILLIPS
Les COWIE
[South Sydney]
13 L 13 Harry STREET
 
Vic HEY   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1950 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Australia vs France 1951 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Denis Flannery (wing), Ned Andrews (centre), Johnny Graves (wing), Alan Thompson (front row), Fred De Belin (second row)
In:
Ron Roberts (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Jack Troy (wing), Duncan Hall (front row), Bernie Purcell (second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 18 vs. Southern Division
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1950 - Game 20 vs. Southern Provinces
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Roy Pollard (wing), Arthur Daniels (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Frank Osmond (hooker), Jim Featherstone (front row), Bob Ryan (second row), Harry Murphy (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Ernest Ward (centre), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Jack Hilton (wing), Jack Cunliffe (five-eighth), Ken Gee (front row), Joe Egan (hooker), Fred Higgins (second row), Doug Phillips (second row)
Changes:
Harry Street (centre to lock), Tom Danby (centre to wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson