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1950 Lions Tour Series

Game 3

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 10 lost to Great Britain 21

1950 Lions Tour
Game 3

Newcastle Firsts (AU)
10
21
Lions
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31504
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 27th May, 1950
Kick Off2:40pm (local time)
RefereeHarold Gillard
VenueNewcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland)
Crowd22,274
Match Stats
Halftime Score013
Scrums1629
Penalties717
Newcastle (AU)ScoresheetGreat Britain
Ramsey BUCKLEYT3Jack HILTON
Jack HUTCHINSON Ernie ASHCROFT
   Joe EGAN
 
George NEADER2G3Ernest WARD
Newcastle (AU)TeamsGreat Britain
George NEADER1FB1Jim LEDGARD
Billy BUNT2W2Arthur DANIELS
Viv MADGE (c)3C3Ernest WARD (c)
Bill BOWER4C4Ernie ASHCROFT
Jack LUMSDEN5W5Jack HILTON
 
Horace BANKS6FE6Dickie WILLIAMS
Jim SCOULAR7HB7Tommy BRADSHAW
 
Ramsey BUCKLEY8FR8Elwyn GWYTHER
Bob CRANE9HK9Joe EGAN
Gavin STEVENSON10FR10Ken GEE
Jim EVANS112R11Martin RYAN
Bob ALEXANDER122R12Harry MURPHY
Jack HUTCHINSON13L13Harry STREET
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
1949 QLD Tour - Game 4 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
1951 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 2 vs. France
Out:
Kevin Spencer (fullback), E Wells (wing), A Maddison (centre), E Toole (wing), Ned Andrews (five-eighth), Perce Pritchard (halfback), E Dawson (hooker), Bob Bower (front row), Tom Pitman (second row), T Smyth (lock)
In:
George Neader (fullback), Billy Bunt (wing), Viv Madge (centre), Jack Lumsden (wing), Horace Banks (five-eighth), Jim Scoular (halfback), Bob Crane (hooker), Gavin Stevenson (front row), Jim Evans (second row), Jack Hutchinson (lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1950 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. Monaro
Next Game:
1950 Lions Tour - Game 4 vs. Riverina
Out:
Roy Pollard (wing), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Albert Pepperell (halfback), Danny Naughton (front row), Bob Ryan (second row), Fred Higgins (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Arthur Daniels (wing), Ernest Ward (centre), Jack Hilton (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Ken Gee (front row), Martin Ryan (second row), Harry Murphy (second row), Harry Street (lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash