Game 1
Australia 37 def. Great Britain 12
| 1954 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7932 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 12th June, 1954 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 65,884 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 5 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | 2 | T | Phil JACKSON | |||||
| Brian CARLSON | Nat SILCOCK | |||||||
| Duncan HALL | ||||||||
| Kel O'SHEA | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | ||||||||
| Norm PROVAN | ||||||||
| Noel PIDDING | 8 | G | 3 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Clive CHURCHILL (c) [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 2 | Jack CUNLIFFE | ||||
| Noel PIDDING | 2 | W | 8 | Lewis JONES | ||||
| Ken McCAFFERY | 3 | C | 7 | Ernie ASHCROFT (c) | ||||
| Alex WATSON | 4 | C | 6 | Phil JACKSON | ||||
| Brian CARLSON | 5 | W | 9 | Frank CASTLE | ||||
| Bob BANKS | 6 | FE | 11 | Ray PRICE | ||||
| Keith HOLMAN [Western Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 14 | Gerry HELME | ||||
| Duncan HALL | 13 | FR | 20 | Jack WILKINSON | ||||
| Ken KEARNEY [St George] | 12 | HK | 18 | Tom McKINNEY | ||||
| Roy BULL [Manly] | 11 | FR | 16 | Alan PRESCOTT | ||||
| Kel O'SHEA | 10 | 2R | 24 | Nat SILCOCK | ||||
| Norm PROVAN [St George] | 9 | 2R | 26 | Dave VALENTINE | ||||
| Harold CROCKER [Parramatta] | 8 | L | 25 | Ken TRAILL | ||||
| Vic HEY | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1953 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1954 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Des McGovern (wing), Harry Wells (centre), Greg Hawick (halfback), Charlie Gill (front row), Brian Davies (second row), Bernie Drew (second row)
- In:
- Alex Watson (centre), Brian Carlson (wing), Keith Holman (halfback), Duncan Hall (front row), Kel O'Shea (second row), Norm Provan (second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1954 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Ted Cahill (fullback), Terry O'Grady (wing), Doug Greenall (centre), Charlie Pawsey (second row)
- In:
- Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Lewis Jones (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Ken Traill (lock)
- Changes:
- Phil Jackson (five-eighth to centre), Dave Valentine (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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