Lions Tour 1954 Series

Game 6

New South Wales Firsts 22 def. Great Britain 11

Lions Tour 1954

New South Wales Firsts
22
11
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30604
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 5th June, 1954
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Jack O'Brien
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 55,518
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 5
NSW Firsts Scoresheet Great Britain
Roy BULL T 3 Frank CASTLE
Brian CARLSON      
Keith HOLMAN      
Noel PIDDING      
 
Clive CHURCHILL 3 G Ted CAHILL
Noel PIDDING 2      
NSW Firsts Teams Great Britain
Clive CHURCHILL (c)
[South Sydney]
1 FB 1 Ted CAHILL
Noel PIDDING 2 W 2 Terry O'GRADY
Dick POOLE
[Newtown]
3 C 3 Doug GREENALL
Harry WELLS 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT (c)
Brian CARLSON 5 W 5 Frank CASTLE
 
Johnny DOUGHERTY
[South Sydney]
6 FE 6 Phil JACKSON
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Gerry HELME
 
Jim EVANS
[Newtown]
8 FR 8 Jack WILKINSON
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
Roy BULL
[Manly]
10 FR 10 Alan PRESCOTT
Jack RAYNER
[South Sydney]
11 2R 11 Nat SILCOCK
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
12 2R 12 Charlie PAWSEY
Harold CROCKER
[Parramatta]
13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1954 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1954 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
Bobby Whitton (halfback), Denis Donoghue (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Gibson (second row), George Hunter (lock)
In:
Keith Holman (halfback), Jim Evans (front row), Ken Kearney (hooker), Jack Rayner (second row), Harold Crocker (lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 5 vs. Southern Division
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1954 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Jack Cunliffe (centre), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alf Burnell (halfback), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Phil Jackson (five-eighth), Gerry Helme (halfback), Nat Silcock (second row)
Changes:
Dave Valentine (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson