Game 6
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 23 def. Great Britain 18
| 1962 Lions Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39465 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 4th June, 1962 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Lyons | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,750 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 17 | – | 9 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Neville HANNAH | T | 3 | Ike SOUTHWARD | |||||
| Bob HEANEY | Gary COOPER | |||||||
| Les JOHNS | ||||||||
| Bill OWEN | ||||||||
| Don WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 4/15 | G | 3 | Laurie GILFEDDER | ||||
| OFF | John SHAW | |||||||
| Jack WILKINSON | ||||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Les JOHNS | 1 | FB | 10 | Eric FRASER | ||||
| Don ADAMS | 2 | W | 20 | Ike SOUTHWARD | ||||
| Brian DUNLOP | 3 | C | 5 | Gary COOPER | ||||
| Ken ODGERS | 4 | C | 22 | Peter SMALL | ||||
| Bob HORNE | 5 | W | 4 | Frank CARLTON | ||||
| Norm WILKINSON | 6 | FE | 17 | Harold POYNTON | ||||
| Neville HANNAH | 7 | HB | 9 | Don FOX | ||||
| Bob HEANEY | 13 | FR | 26 | Jack WILKINSON | ||||
| Don WILLIAMS | 12 | HK | 21 | John SHAW | ||||
| Jim RICHARDS | 11 | FR | 16 | Ken NOBLE | ||||
| Don SCHOFIELD | 10 | 2R | 24 | John TAYLOR | ||||
| Bill OWEN | 9 | 2R | 11 | Laurie GILFEDDER | ||||
| John SATTLER | 8 | L | 25 | Derek TURNER (c) | ||||
| B | 1 | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
| Arthur COLLINSON | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1960 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 4 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1963 Kiwis Tour - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Kevin Coleman (fullback), Athol Callaghan (wing), Bob Moses (centre), John Monro (centre), Rees Duncan (five-eighth), Bill Giles (halfback), Ray Johnson (front row), Bill Owens (second row), Jack Gill (lock)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Brian Dunlop (centre), Ken Odgers (centre), Bob Horne (wing), Norm Wilkinson (five-eighth), Neville Hannah (halfback), Jim Richards (front row), Bill Owen (second row), John Sattler (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1962 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. NSW Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1962 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Gerry Round (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Mick Sullivan (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Alex Murphy (halfback), Norman Herbert (front row), Bill Sayer (hooker), Brian McTigue (front row), Brian Edgar (second row), Dick Huddart (second row)
- In:
- Eric Fraser (fullback), Ike Southward (wing), Peter Small (centre), Frank Carlton (wing), Harold Poynton (five-eighth), Don Fox (halfback), Jack Wilkinson (front row), John Shaw (hooker), Ken Noble (front row), John Taylor (second row), Laurie Gilfedder (second row)
- Changes:
- Eric Ashton (centre to bench), Gary Cooper (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Eric Ashton at half time replaced Harold Poynton.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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