Ashes Series 1962 Series

Game 1

Australia 12 lost to Great Britain 31

Ashes Series 1962

Australia
12
31
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7920
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 9th June, 1962
Kick Off 2:15 PM (local time)
Referee Darcy Lawler
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 70,174
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 9
Scrums 17 9
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Reg GASNIER T 2 Eric ASHTON
Ken IRVINE   2 Mick SULLIVAN
      Billy BOSTON
      Dick HUDDART
      Derek TURNER
 
Don PARISH 3/8 G 5/10 Neil FOX
Australia Teams Great Britain
Don PARISH
[Western Suburbs]
1 FB 18 Gerry ROUND
[Wakefield]
Michael CLEARY
[Souths]
2 W 23 Mick SULLIVAN
Reg GASNIER (c)
[St George]
3 C 9 Neil FOX
Bob HAGAN 4 C 1 Eric ASHTON (c)
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
5 W 3 Billy BOSTON
 
Arthur SUMMONS
[Western Suburbs]
6 FE 2 Dave BOLTON
Barry MUIR 7 HB 15 Alex MURPHY
 
Gary PARCELL 13 FR 12 Norman HERBERT
Ian WALSH
[St George]
12 HK 19 Bill SAYER
Dud BEATTIE 11 FR 14 Brian McTIGUE
Elton RASMUSSEN
[St George]
10 2R 6 Brian EDGAR
Ron LYNCH
[Parramatta]
9 2R 13 Dick HUDDART
John RAPER
[St George]
8 L 25 Derek TURNER
 
Harry BATH   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1961 - Game 9 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1962 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Frank Drake (fullback), Jack Sinclair (centre), Eddie Lumsden (wing), Alan Gil (five-eighth), Ray Beaven (halfback), Bob Gehrke (hooker), Jim Paterson (second row), Bill Owen (lock)
In:
Don Parish (fullback), Michael Cleary (wing), Reg Gasnier (centre), Bob Hagan (centre), Arthur Summons (five-eighth), Barry Muir (halfback), Gary Parcell (front row), John Raper (lock)
Changes:
Ron Lynch (centre to second row), Ian Walsh (front row to hooker)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1962 - Game 6 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1962 - Game 8 vs. North Coast
Out:
Eric Fraser (fullback), Ike Southward (wing), Gary Cooper (centre), 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)
In:
Gerry Round (fullback), Mick Sullivan (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Billy Boston (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)
Changes:
Eric Ashton (bench to centre)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash