World Cup 1954

Game 3

Great Britain 26 def. New Zealand 6

World Cup 1954
Game 3

Lions
26
6
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14196
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 11th November, 1954
Referee Rene Guidicelli
Venue Stade Municipal (Bordeaux)
Crowd 14,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 11 6
Great Britain Scoresheet New Zealand
Frank KITCHEN 2 T    
Gordon BROWN      
Phil JACKSON      
Jim LEDGARD      
David ROSE      
 
Jim LEDGARD 4 G 3 Ron McKAY
Great Britain Teams New Zealand
Jim LEDGARD 1 FB 1 Ian GREY
David ROSE 2 W 2 Jim EDWARDS
Phil JACKSON 3 C 3 Cyril EASTLAKE (c)
Mick SULLIVAN 4 C 4 Ron McKAY
Frank KITCHEN 5 W 5 Jim AUSTIN
 
Gordon BROWN 6 FE 6 William SORENSEN
Gerry HELME 7 HB 7 Lenny ERIKSEN
 
John THORLEY 8 FR 8 John BOND
Sam SMITH 9 HK 9 Lory BLANCHARD
Robert COVERDALE 10 FR 10 William McLENNAN
Basil WATTS 11 2R 11 John BUTTERFIELD
Don ROBINSON 12 2R 12 George McDONALD
Dave VALENTINE (c) 13 L 13 Alister ATKINSON
 
G SHAW   HC   Jim AMOS
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1954 - Final vs. France
Out:
Albert Naughton (centre)
In:
Frank Kitchen (wing)
Changes:
Mick Sullivan (wing to centre)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1954 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Australia
Out:
Neville Denton (fullback), Cliff Johnson (front row), John Yates (second row)
In:
Ian Grey (fullback), John Bond (front row), George McDonald (second row)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash