New Zealand vs. Great Britain

New Zealand 29 def. Great Britain 21

Match Info

Match URL
www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14204
Date
Tuesday, 25th June, 1957
Status
Completed
Kick Off
3:30 PM (local time)
Referee
Darcy Lawler
Venue
Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney)
Crowd
14,263

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
New Zealand vs GB/France 1957 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain/France
Out:
Vern Bakalich (wing), Kevin Pearce (second row)
In:
Reece Griffiths (wing), William McLennan (front row)
Changes:
John Yates (front row to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
World Cup 1957 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Out:
Billy Boston (wing), Alan Davies (centre), Tommy Harris (hooker), John Whiteley (second row)
In:
Phil Jackson (centre), Austin Rhodes (five-eighth), Tom McKinney (hooker), Geoff Gunney (second row)
Changes:
Eric Ashton (centre to wing), Lewis Jones (five-eighth to centre)

New Zealand 		29 – 21
Lions

Match Stats

Halftime Score 15 – 13
Scrums 16 – 16
Penalties 9 – 6

Match Scoresheet

Tom HADFIELD T Jack GRUNDY
George MENZIES   Phil JACKSON
William McLENNAN   Lewis JONES
Jim RIDDELL   Sid LITTLE
George TURNER   Mick SULLIVAN
 
William SORENSEN 7/10 G 3/6 Lewis JONES

Teams

Pat CREEDY 1 FB 1 Glyn MOSES
Tom HADFIELD 2 W 2 Eric ASHTON
William SORENSEN 3 C 3 Phil JACKSON
George TURNER 4 C 4 Lewis JONES
Reece GRIFFITHS 5 W 5 Mick SULLIVAN
 
George MENZIES 6 FE 6 Austin RHODES
Sel BELSHAM 7 HB 7 Jeffrey STEVENSON
 
William McLENNAN 8 FR 8 Alan PRESCOTT (c)
John BUTTERFIELD 9 HK 9 Tom McKINNEY
Henry MAXWELL 10 FR 10 Sid LITTLE
John YATES 11 2R 11 Jack GRUNDY
Cliff JOHNSON (c) 12 2R 12 Geoff GUNNEY
Jim RIDDELL 13 L 13 Derek TURNER
 
William TELFORD   COACH    
 

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson