New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 7 lost to Great Britain 27

New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954

New Zealand		 7
–
27
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14348
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th July, 1954
Referee Jim Griffin
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 22,097
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 13
New Zealand Scoresheet Great Britain
John BOND T 4 Billy BOSTON
      2 Ernie ASHCROFT
      Tommy HARRIS
 
Jim HAIG G 3 Lewis JONES
Des WHITE      
New Zealand Teams Great Britain
Des WHITE 1 FB 1 Lewis JONES
Cyril EASTLAKE 2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
Ron McKAY 3 C 3 Phil JACKSON
Tommy BAXTER 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT (c)
Jim EDWARDS 5 W 5 Terry O'GRADY
 
George MENZIES 6 FE 6 Ray PRICE
Jim HAIG (c) 7 HB 7 Gerry HELME
 
Cliff JOHNSON 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT
Roy ROFF 9 HK 9 Tommy HARRIS
William McLENNAN 10 FR 10 Jack WILKINSON
John BOND 11 2R 11 Geoff GUNNEY
Frank MULCARE 12 2R 12 Charlie PAWSEY
Alister ATKINSON 13 L 13 Dave VALENTINE
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1953 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Vern Bakalich (wing), George Davidson (hooker), Bob Neilson (second row)
In:
George Menzies (five-eighth), Cliff Johnson (front row), Roy Roff (hooker)
Changes:
Cyril Eastlake (five-eighth to wing), John Bond (front row to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 20 vs. NZ Maori
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 22 vs. Wellington
Out:
Jack Cunliffe (fullback), Frank Castle (wing), Doug Greenall (centre), Alf Burnell (halfback), John Henderson (front row), Nat Silcock (second row), Brian Briggs (second row), Ken Traill (lock)
In:
Lewis Jones (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Gerry Helme (halfback), Alan Prescott (front row), Geoff Gunney (second row), Charlie Pawsey (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson