Australia vs. Great Britain

Australia 31 def. Great Britain 6

Match Info

Match URL
www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14201
Date
Monday, 17th June, 1957
Status
Completed
Kick Off
2:30 PM (local time)
Referee
Vic Belsham
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney)
Crowd
58,655

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Keith Barnes (fullback), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback)
In:
Alex Watson (wing), Ken McCaffery (halfback), Don Schofield (lock)
Changes:
Brian Carlson (wing to fullback), Brian Clay (lock to five-eighth)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Phil Jackson (centre), Geoff Gunney (second row)
In:
Eric Ashton (centre), John Whiteley (second row)

Australia
31 6
Lions

Match Stats

Halftime Score 10 6
Scrums 16 15
Penalties 9 19

Match Scoresheet

Ian MOIR 2 T    
Ken McCAFFERY 2      
Brian CLAY      
Kel O'SHEA      
Harry WELLS      
 
Brian CARLSON 4 G 3 Lewis JONES
Brian DAVIES      

Teams

Brian CARLSON 1 FB 1 Glyn MOSES
Ian MOIR
[Souths]
2 W 2 Billy BOSTON
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 Eric ASHTON
Dick POOLE (c)
[Newtown]
4 C 4 Alan DAVIES
Alex WATSON 5 W 5 Mick SULLIVAN
 
Brian CLAY
[St George]
6 FE 6 Lewis JONES
Ken McCAFFERY
[North Sydney]
7 HB 7 Jeffrey STEVENSON
 
Bill MARSH
[Balmain]
8 FR 8 Sid LITTLE
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
9 HK 9 Tommy HARRIS
Brian DAVIES 10 FR 10 Alan PRESCOTT (c)
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
11 2R 11 John WHITELEY
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
12 2R 12 Jack GRUNDY
Don SCHOFIELD 13 L 13 Derek TURNER
 
Dick POOLE   COACH    
 

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