New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 Series

Game 3

New Zealand 6 lost to Great Britain 12

New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954

New Zealand
6
12
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14350
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 14th August, 1954
Referee Wally Wilkinson
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 6,186
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 10
New Zealand Scoresheet Great Britain
    T Terry O'GRADY
      Ray PRICE
 
Des WHITE 3 G 3 Lewis JONES
New Zealand Teams Great Britain
Des WHITE 1 FB 1 Lewis JONES
Jim EDWARDS 2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
Ron ACKLAND 3 C 3 Phil JACKSON
Jim AUSTIN 4 C 4 Ernie ASHCROFT (c)
Tommy BAXTER 5 W 5 Terry O'GRADY
 
William SORENSEN 6 FE 6 Ray PRICE
Jim HAIG (c) 7 HB 7 Alf BURNELL
 
Cliff JOHNSON 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT
Lory BLANCHARD 9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
William McLENNAN 10 FR 10 Jim BOWDEN
John BUTTERFIELD 11 2R 11 Geoff GUNNEY
Frank MULCARE 12 2R 12 Charlie PAWSEY
Alister ATKINSON 13 L 13 Ken TRAILL
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1954 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Vern Bakalich (wing)
In:
Jim Austin (centre)
Changes:
Tommy Baxter (centre to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 27 vs. South Auckland
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1954 - Game 29 vs. Auckland
Out:
Tommy Harris (wing), Jack Cunliffe (centre), Dave Valentine (wing), Gerry Helme (five-eighth), Nat Silcock (front row), Brian Briggs (second row)
In:
Lewis Jones (fullback), Billy Boston (wing), Phil Jackson (centre), Terry O'Grady (wing), Ray Price (five-eighth), Alan Prescott (front row)
Changes:
Geoff Gunney (fullback to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson