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Test Matches - Australia - New Zealand - Australia and New Zealand 1954
Details from The Vault and Roland Davis "Great Britain Rugby League Tours"
Hunslet's Dickie Williams led the first tourists to fly to Australia. Billy Boston, the youngest tourist at that time, was selected after only five first tem games, and scored a then record 36 tries. He also equalled the Test record for four tries in the First test against New Zealand. Fellow Welshman Lewis Jones (Leeds) scored a massive 278 points from 127 goals and 8 tries in 21 games. Salford hooker Tom McKinney became the only Irishman ever to tour. The three Ashes tests were watched by almost 180,000 people, but the tour is often best remembered for the abandoned game against New South Wales. The stoppage occurred when all the players were ordered from the field by the referee Aubrey Oxford, who had previously sent off Great Britain's Ray Price for alleged abusive language. The side lost more games in Australia - seven - than any previous side ,and former Kangaroo Ross McKinnon was called in to assist with coaching.
First Test, Saturday 12th June 1954. Back to top Australia 37 Great Britain 12 Australia: Churchill; Pidding (t,8g), McCaffery (2t), Watson, Carlson (t); Banks, Holman; Bull, Kearney, Hall (t), Provan (t), O'Shea, Crocker Great Britain: J Cunliffe; L Jones (3g), E Ashcroft, P Jackson (t), F Castle; R Price, G Helme; A Prescott, T McKinney, J Wilkinson, D Valentine, N Silcock (t), K Traill Second Test, Friday 9thJuly 1954. Back to top Australia 21 Great Britain 38 Australia: Churchill; Pidding (3g), Hazzard, Watson, Carlson (2t); Sullivan, Holman (t); Bull, Kearney, Hall (t), Provan (t), O'Shea, Crocker Great Britain: L Jones (10g); W Boston (2t), P Jackson (t), E Ashcroft, T O'Grady; R Williams (t), G Helme (t); A Prescott, T McKinney, J Bowden, C Pawsey (t), N Silcock, D Valentine Third Test, Saturday 17th July 1954. Back to top Australia 20 Great Britain 16 Australia: Churchill; Pidding (t,4g), Watson (t), Wells (t), Carlson; Banks, Holman; Davies, Kearney, Hall, Provan, O'Shea, Diversi (t) Great Britain: L Jones (2g); W Boston, P Jackson, E Ashcroft (t), T O'Grady; R Williams (2t), G Helme; A Prescott, T McKinney, J Bowden, C Pawsey, N Silcock, D Valentine (t)
First New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 7 Great Britain 27 New Zealand: White (g); Eastlake, McKay, Baxter, Edwards; Menzies, Haig (g); Johnson, Roff, McLennan, Bond (t), Mulcare, Atkinson Great Britain: L Jones (3g); W Boston (4t), P Jackson, E Ashcroft (2t), T O'Grady; R Price, G Helme; A Prescott, T Harris (t), J Wilkinson, G Gunney, C Pawsey, D Valentine Second New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 20 Great Britain 14 New Zealand: White (7g); Edwards, Ackland, Baxter, Bakalich; Sorensen, Haig; Johnson, Blanchard, McLennan, Butterfield (t), Mulcare (t), Atkinson Great Britain: L Jones (4g); W Boston, P Jackson, D Greenall, T O'Grady (t); R Williams, G Helme; A Prescott, T Harris, J Wilkinson (t), G Gunney, B Briggs, D Valentine Third New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 6 Great Britain 12 New Zealand: White (3g); Edwards, Ackland, Austin, Baxter; Sorensen, Haig; Johnson, Blanchard, McLennan, Butterfield, Mulcare, Atkinson Great Britain: L Jones (3g); W Boston, P Jackson, E Ashcroft, T O'Grady (t); R Price (t), A Burnell; A Prescott, T McKinney, J Bowden, G Gunney, C Pawsey, K Traill |
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