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1954 Lions Tour Series

Game 3

Riverina 26 lost to Great Britain 36

1954 Lions Tour
Game 3

Riverina
26
36
Lions
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/36412
StatusCompleted
DateWednesday, 26th May, 1954
RefereeEric McIlhatton
VenueEric Weissel (Wagga Wagga)
Crowd10,732
Match Stats
Halftime Score610
Scrums1416
RiverinaScoresheetGreat Britain
Doug CAMERON2TErnie ASHCROFT
Jim DANIHER2 Alf BURNELL
   Geoff GUNNEY
   Phil JACKSON
   Tom McKINNEY
   Terry O'GRADY
   Charlie PAWSEY
   Andrew TURNBULL
 
Johnny GRAVES7/13G6Ted CAHILL
RiverinaTeamsGreat Britain
Peter McGRATH1FB1Ted CAHILL
Johnny GRAVES2W2Andrew TURNBULL
Wal TOWERS3C3Phil JACKSON
Gerry LOVE4C4Ernie ASHCROFT
Jim DANIHER5W5Terry O'GRADY
 
Bill LONGHURST6FE6Dickie WILLIAMS (c)
Doug CAMERON7HB7Alf BURNELL
 
George ROBERTSON8FR8John HENDERSON
K MULROONEY9HK9Tom McKINNEY
Nevyl HAND (c)10FR10Jim BOWDEN
Kenneth FITZGERALD112R11Geoff GUNNEY
Len HENMAN122R12Charlie PAWSEY
Peter O'CONNOR13L13Ken TRAILL
   
 

Team Info

Riverina

Previous Game:
1954 Country Carnival - Game 4 vs. Western Suburbs
Next Game:
1955 Country Carnival - Game 7 vs. Newtown
Out:
Gerry Lowe (centre), Tommy Ryan (wing), Billy Rayner (hooker), Jack Slavin (front row), Albert Paul (second row), Darrel Fazio (bench)
In:
Gerry Love (centre), Jim Daniher (wing), George Robertson (front row), K Mulrooney (hooker), Nevyl Hand (front row)
Changes:
Kenneth Fitzgerald (front row to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1954 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
1954 Lions Tour - Game 4 vs. Sydney Firsts
Out:
Doug Greenall (centre), Frank Castle (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), Jack Wilkinson (front row), Tommy Harris (hooker), Alan Prescott (front row), Brian Briggs (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
In:
Phil Jackson (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Dickie Williams (five-eighth), Alf Burnell (halfback), John Henderson (front row), Tom McKinney (hooker), Jim Bowden (front row), Geoff Gunney (second row), Ken Traill (lock)

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