Game 1
Australia 12 lost to Great Britain 31
| 1962 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7920 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th June, 1962 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Darcy Lawler (Sydney) | |||||||
| 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 [South Sydney] | 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:
- 1961 Kangaroos Tour - Game 9 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- 1962 Ashes Series - 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:
- 1962 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1962 Lions Tour - 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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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