New Zealand vs Great Britain 1958 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 15 def. Great Britain 10

New Zealand vs Great Britain 1958

New Zealand
15
10
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14354
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th July, 1958
Referee Vic Belsham (Auckland)
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 25,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 2
New Zealand Scoresheet Great Britain
Rex PERCY 2 T Phil JACKSON
Tom HADFIELD   Mick SULLIVAN
 
Cyril EASTLAKE 3 G 2 Eric FRASER
New Zealand Teams Great Britain
Cyril EASTLAKE 1 FB 1 Eric FRASER
Tom HADFIELD 2 W 2 Frank CARLTON
Reece GRIFFITHS 3 C 3 Eric ASHTON
George TURNER 4 C 4 Alan DAVIES
Neville DENTON 5 W 5 Mick SULLIVAN
 
George MENZIES 6 FE 6 Phil JACKSON (c)
Keith ROBERTS 7 HB 7 Frank PITCHFORD
 
Joe RĀTIMA 8 FR 8 Brian McTIGUE
John BUTTERFIELD 9 HK 9 Alvin ACKERLEY
Henry MAXWELL 10 FR 10 Dennis GOODWIN
Cliff JOHNSON (c) 11 2R 11 John WHITELEY
Trevor KILKELLY 12 2R 12 Dick HUDDART
Rex PERCY 13 L 13 Vince KARALIUS
 
    HC   Jim BROUGH
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs GB/France 1957 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain/France
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1958 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Pat Creedy (fullback), William Sorensen (centre), Sel Belsham (halfback), William McLennan (front row), John Yates (second row), Jim Riddell (lock)
In:
Cyril Eastlake (fullback), Neville Denton (wing), Keith Roberts (halfback), Joe Rātima (front row), Trevor Kilkelly (second row), Rex Percy (lock)
Changes:
Reece Griffiths (wing to centre)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1958 - Game 19 vs. NZ Maori
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1958 - Game 21 vs. Taranaki
Out:
Glyn Moses (fullback), William Wookey (wing), Ike Southward (wing), Brian Edgar (front row), Tommy Harris (second row)
In:
Eric Fraser (fullback), Mick Sullivan (wing), Phil Jackson (five-eighth), Brian McTigue (front row), John Whiteley (second row)
Changes:
Frank Carlton (five-eighth to wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson