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Ashes Series 1958 Series

Game 1

Australia 25 def. Great Britain 8

Ashes Series 1958

Australia
25
8
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7926
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 14th June, 1958
Kick Off 2:30pm (local time)
Referee Darcy Lawler (Sydney)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 68,777
Match Stats
Halftime Score 18 0
Scrums 17 16
Penalties 5 11
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Brian CARLSON T Dave BOLTON
Ross KITE   Ike SOUTHWARD
Rex MOSSOP      
Kel O'SHEA      
Norm PROVAN      
 
Gordon CLIFFORD 5/8 G 1/4 Ike SOUTHWARD
Australia Teams Great Britain
Gordon CLIFFORD
[Newtown]
1 FB 2 Eric FRASER
Ross KITE 2 W 3 Ike SOUTHWARD
Harry WELLS
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 5 Phil JACKSON
Brian CARLSON
[North Sydney]
4 C 7 Alan DAVIES
Ian MOIR
[South Sydney]
5 W 9 Mick SULLIVAN
 
Tony BROWN
[Newtown]
6 FE 11 Dave BOLTON
Keith HOLMAN
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 13 Alex MURPHY
 
Bill MARSH
[Balmain]
13 FR 15 Alan PRESCOTT (c)
Ken KEARNEY
[St George]
12 HK 17 Tommy HARRIS
Brian DAVIES (c) 11 FR 20 Abe TERRY
Rex MOSSOP
[Manly]
10 2R 22 Brian EDGAR
Norm PROVAN
[St George]
9 2R 24 Mick MARTYN
Kel O'SHEA
[Western Suburbs]
8 L 26 John WHITELEY
 
Norm ROBINSON   HC   Jim BROUGH
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Other Internationals 1957 - Standalone vs. Rest Of The World
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1958 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Ray Ritchie (wing), Dick Poole (centre), Greg Hawick (five-eighth), Ken McCaffery (halfback), Brian Clay (lock)
In:
Gordon Clifford (fullback), Ross Kite (wing), Tony Brown (five-eighth), Keith Holman (halfback), Rex Mossop (second row)
Changes:
Brian Carlson (fullback to centre), Kel O'Shea (second row to lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1958 - Game 7 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1958 - Game 9 vs. Brisbane Firsts
Out:
Jim Challinor (wing), Eric Ashton (centre), Brian McTigue (front row), Dick Huddart (second row), Vince Karalius (lock)
In:
Ike Southward (wing), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Abe Terry (front row), Mick Martyn (second row), John Whiteley (lock)
Changes:
Phil Jackson (five-eighth to centre)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin