Английская Википедия:1954 Great Britain Lions tour
The 1954 Great Britain Lions tour was a tour by the Great Britain national rugby league team of Australia and New Zealand which took place between May and August 1954. Captained by Dickie Williams, the tour involved a schedule of 32 games: 22 in Australia and 10 in New Zealand, with two three-match Test Series against both nations.
The tour began inauspiciously, with Great Britain losing four of their first seven matches, including the First Test against Australia in Sydney. Moving into the Queensland leg, the Lions' results improved, and they won all nine of their matches in the state. This included victory in the Second Test in Brisbane.
A common feature of many of the tour matches was rough play, punches being throw in and out of tackles. The July 10 match against New South Wales was abandoned by the referee seventeen minutes into the second half due to persistent brawling by the players.
One week after the abandoned game, Australia won the Third Test to claim the Ashes by a 2–1 margin.
Moving to New Zealand, Great Britain lost the Second Test, but recovered to win the Third Test and the series, by a 2–1 margin.
The tour concluded with three matches in five days back in Australia at Sydney, Canberra and Maitland.
Despite being a British team – five of the squad were Welsh, two from Scotland and hooker Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland – the team played, and were often referred to by both the press at home and away, as England.
Squad
Australian leg
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Western Division: FB: Ron Beaumont (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canowindra), WG: P. Weldon (Trangie), CE: Joe Cohen (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wellington), CE: Laurie Burke (Шаблон:Leagueicon St Patrick's), WG: Peter Marks (Шаблон:Leagueicon Warren), FE: Peter Bracken (Шаблон:Leagueicon Parkes), HB: Keith Deacon (Dubbo), LK: R. Harben (Шаблон:Leagueicon Baradine), SR: Frank Hogan (Шаблон:Leagueicon St Patrick's), SR: Ron Potter (Our Boys), PR: R. Border (Coonabarabran), HK: Ken Fogarty (Шаблон:Leagueicon Forbes), PR: Bryan Cameron (Trangie), Coach: Frank Bell (Arms Factory). |
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Riverina: FB: Peter McGrath (Шаблон:Leagueicon Temora), WG: Johnny Graves (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cootamundra), CE: Wal Towers (Шаблон:Leagueicon Gundagai), CE: Gerry Lowe (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cowra), WG: Jim Denaher (Ungarie), FE: Brian Longhurst (Шаблон:Leagueicon Gundagai), HB: Doug Cameron (Шаблон:Leagueicon Young), LK: Peter O'Connor (Шаблон:Leagueicon Young), SR: Len Henman (Шаблон:Leagueicon Temora), SR: Kenneth Fitzgerald (Шаблон:Leagueicon Tarcutta), PR: Nevyl Hand (Шаблон:Leagueicon Gundagai), HK: Ken Mulrooney (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), PR: G. Robinson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Young). |
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Sydney: FB: Clive Churchill (age 27) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths), WG: Ross Kite (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon St George), CE: Dick Poole (23) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown), CE: Merv Lees (21) (Шаблон:Leagueicon St George), WG: Kevin Hole (21) (Шаблон:Leagueicon St George), FE: Johnny Dougherty (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths), HB: Keith Holman (26) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), LK: Harold Crocker (26) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Parramatta), SR: Norm Provan (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon St George), SR: Jack Rayner (33) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths), PR: Roy Bull (24) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Manly), HK: Ken Kearney (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon St George), PR: Don Evenden (24) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths). |
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Southern Division: FB: Darcy Russell (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), WG: Brian Carlson (21) (Шаблон:Leagueicon C.B.C.), CE: Harry Wells (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wollongong), CE: Johnny Rouse (Шаблон:Leagueicon Nowra), WG: Jack Lumsden (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), FE: Col Donohue (Шаблон:Leagueicon Corrimal), HB: Noel Hill (Шаблон:Leagueicon Thirroul), SR: Noel Mulligan (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon C.B.C.), SR: Angus Miller (Шаблон:Leagueicon Berry), LK: Jack Quinn (Шаблон:Leagueicon Gerringong), PR: Austin Lawler (Шаблон:Leagueicon C.B.C.), HK: Neville Gosson (Bargo), PR: Bruce Noble (21) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Jamberoo). |
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1st Test
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Brisbane: FB: Norm Pope (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), WG: Wally McDonald (27) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), CE: Noel Hurley (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), CE: Alex Watson (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), WG: Garry Barnett (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), FE: Keith Brown (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wynnum), HB: Ken Booth (Шаблон:Leagueicon Easts), LK: Jack Jones (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), SR: Stan Hassum (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), SR: Norm McFadden (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), PR: Duncan Hall (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), HK: Johnny Flynn (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), PR: Don Davey (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths). |
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Queensland: FB: Norm Pope (age 22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), WG: Bob Buckley (23) (Ayr), CE: Alex Watson (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), CE: Ken McCaffery (24) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Souths), WG: Denis Flannery (26) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Brothers), FE: Bob Banks (23) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Newtown), HB: Cyril Connell Jr (26) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba Newtown), LK: Kel O'Shea (20) (Ayr), SR: Brian Davies (24) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Booval Swifts), SR: Bernie Drew (25) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ipswich Railways), PR: Duncan Hall (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), HK: Alan Hornery (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Booval Swifts), PR: Jack Rooney (27) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Toowoomba All Whites). |
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Wide Bay: FB: Angie Venardos (North Coast), WG: Jim Gowdie (Gympie), CE: Cec Cooper (Bundaberg), CE: Noel Hawthorne (North Coast), WG: B. Jamieson (Gympie), FE: Ted Barnes (Bundaberg), HB: D. Nixon (Bundaberg), LK: M. Ziebath (Lower South Burnett), SR: Don Bowes (Rovers), SR: H. Symonds (Bundaberg), PR: P. Iszlaub (Lower South Burnett), HK: Keith Weston (Western Suburbs), PR: WP. Hegerty (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cherbourg). |
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North Queensland Southern Districts/Zone: FB: Lou Della-Vedova (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), WG: Bill Rasmussen (Шаблон:Leagueicon Bucas), CE: Ike Sturgeon (Шаблон:Leagueicon Marian), CE: Ron O'Brien (Шаблон:Leagueicon Bucas), WG: Brian Dimmock (Шаблон:Leagueicon Collinsville), FE: Les Kieseker (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), HB: Doug Shew (Шаблон:Leagueicon Marian), LK: Hume Ronald (Шаблон:Leagueicon Carltons), SR: Kevin Elliott (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), SR: Charlie Ogilvie (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), PR: Ross Ryan (Шаблон:Leagueicon Bucas), HK: Don McKenzie (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), PR: Ross Primrose (Шаблон:Leagueicon Carltons). |
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Far North Queensland (North Queensland Northern Districts/Zone): FB: Frank Gill (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), WG: Allan Cripps (Uniteds), CE: R. Shambrook (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), CE: Pat Farrell (Herbert River), WG: R. Horn (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), FE: Hugh Kelly (22) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ivanhoes), HB: Dick Chant (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ivanhoes), Jim Fallon (Mareeba), HK: R. Carter (Innisfail), Ossie Cumner (Ingham), Bill Allendorf (Шаблон:Leagueicon Brothers), Danny Clifford (Tully), C. Blankensee (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ivanhoes). The following were initially selected for the match but due to injury did not play: Gordon Farrelly (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), Mickey Shannon (Herbert River), N. McHardie and Eddie Kratzman (Tully). For the Great Britain team, the account for this match in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book remarks that hooker Tommy Harris played on the wing but omits his name from the accompanying Great Britain team list, which lists Alan Prescott twice, as half-back and prop. On the morning of the match (June 24) the team chosen as published in The Courier-Mail lists 14 players, with one to be omitted. This team differs from that given in the yearbook. The local, Cairns Post match report mentions within the text the eight point-scorers, but no other British players: FB: Ted Cahill, WG: Tommy Harris, CE: Jack Cunliffe, CE: Doug Greenall, WG: Dickie Williams, FE: Raymond Price, HB: Alf Burnell and Geoff Gunney. Hooker Tom McKinney was identified as playing in The Courier-Mail match report, winning "the scrums, 25 to 16, after leading 18 to 12 at half-time." Alan Prescott was listed in both The Courier-Mail team list and the yearbook, but not mentioned in The Courier-Mail or Cairns Post match reports. Four players listed in both The Courier-Mail team list but not in the yearbook, and not mentioned in the yearbook are: PR: Jack Wilkinson, John Henderson, Brian Briggs and Ken Traill. The above-named 14 players are credited with a match appearance in the Squad statistics. The following four players listed only in the yearbook are not credited with an appearance for this Far North Queensland match: LK: Dave Valentine, SR: Charlie Pawsey, SR: Nat Silcock, PR: Jim Bowden. |
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North Queensland: FB: Nev Linde (age 23) (Ayr), WG: Bob Buckley (Ayr), CE: Gordon Farrelly (Шаблон:Leagueicon Kangaroos), CE: Graham Laird (Шаблон:Leagueicon Magpies), WG: Graham \ Geoff Nash (Tully), FE: Brian Dimmock (Шаблон:Leagueicon Collinsville), HB: Jack Russell-Green (Ayr), LK: Ross Primrose (Шаблон:Leagueicon Carltons), SR: Roy Greenwood (Tully), SR: Bill Duell (Ayr), PR: Jack (Jerry) McAuliffe (Шаблон:Leagueicon Brothers), HK: Ron Griffiths (Шаблон:Leagueicon Ivanhoes), PR: Hume Ronald (Шаблон:Leagueicon Carltons), Coach: Len Pegg (age 32). |
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Central Queensland: FB: Rex Morrison (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), WG: Des McGovern (26) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Railways), CE: Matt McCoy (30) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Fitzroys), CE: Cec Cooper (28) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Brothers), WG: Joe Jackson (Gladstone), FE: George Williams (Шаблон:Leagueicon Fitzroys), HB: Duncan Jackson (Файл:Queanbeyan United Colours.png Lifesavers), LK: Alf Bawden (Шаблон:Leagueicon Fitzroys), SR: Ray (Neilsen) Nielson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Fitzroys), SR: John Perrin (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), PR: R. Gutheridge (Шаблон:Leagueicon Fitzroys), HK: L. Tynan (Шаблон:Leagueicon Railways), PR: B. Cridland (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths). |
2nd Test
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Toowoomba: FB: Bevan Hoyle (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths), WG: Bill Monkland (Шаблон:Leagueicon All Whites), CE: Noel Hazzard (Roma), CE: Athol Halpin (Шаблон:Leagueicon All Whites), WG: Alan Norris (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), FE: Bob Banks (Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown), HB: Cyril Connell Jr (Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown), LK: Ron (Roy) Teys (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), SR: Don Furner (Шаблон:Leagueicon Souths), SR: Bill Beardsworth (Шаблон:Leagueicon Valleys), PR: Vince Soorley (Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown), HK: Kev Boshammer (Шаблон:Leagueicon All Whites), PR: Neil Teys (Шаблон:Leagueicon Newtown), Coach: Duncan Thompson (Файл:Queanbeyan United Colours.png Toowoomba). |
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Northern NSW: FB: Brian Graham (17) (Шаблон:Leagueicon South Grafton), WG: John Rowlings (Шаблон:Leagueicon Armidale), CE: Bruce Grace (Шаблон:Leagueicon Gunnedah), CE: Jim Daley (Casino All Stars), WG: George Smith (Шаблон:Leagueicon Nambucca), FE: Noel McKay (18) (Шаблон:Leagueicon Bowraville), HB: Barry McConnell (Tweed), LK: Les Reid (Шаблон:Leagueicon Scone), SR: Monty Porter (Шаблон:Leagueicon East Tamworth), SR: George Alaban (Diggers), PR: Harry Melville (Шаблон:Leagueicon Scone), HK: Alf Hardman (Шаблон:Leagueicon Moree), PR: Arthur Henderson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Moree). |
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3rd Test
New Zealand leg
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For Māori the following 14 players were selected, with one to be omitted: R. Haggie, A. Berryman, J. Gibbons, J. Wright, T. Penny, William Sorensen, G. Turner, J. Wills, D. Diamond, John Yates, H. Maxwell, N. Rakena, R. Royal, J. Ratima. |
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New Zealand: FB: Des White, WG: Cyril Eastlake (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), CE: Ron McKay (Шаблон:Leagueicon Taranaki), CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Jim Edwards (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), FE: George Menzies (West Coast), HB: Jim Haig, PR: Cliff Johnson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), HK: Roy Roff, PR: William McLennan (West Coast), SR: John Bond (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury), SR: Frank Mulcare, LK: Alister Atkinson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury). |
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New Zealand: FB: Des White, WG: Jim Edwards (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), CE: Ron Ackland, CE: Tommy Baxter, WG: Vern Bakalic, FE: William Sorensen (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), HB: Jim Haig, PR: Cliff Johnson (Auckland Шаблон:Leagueicon), HK: Lory Blanchard (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury), PR: William McLennan (West Coast), SR: John Butterfield (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury), SR: Frank Mulcare, LK: Alister Atkinson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury). |
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New Zealand: FB: Des White, WG: Jim Edwards (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), CE: Ron Ackland, CE: Jim Austin (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), WG: Tommy Baxter, FE: William Sorensen (Auckland Шаблон:Leagueicon), HB: Jim Haig, PR: Cliff Johnson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Auckland), HK: Lory Blanchard (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury), PR: William McLennan (West Coast), SR: John Butterfield (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury), SR: Frank Mulcare, LK: Alister Atkinson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Canterbury). |
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Australian return leg
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Southern NSW: FB: Keith Barnes (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wollongong), WG: Jack Lumsden (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wests), CE: Col Johnson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cooma Rovers), CE: Alan (Allan) Hawke (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), WG: Johnny Graves (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cootamundra), FE: Jim / Jack Gartner (Adaminaby), HB: Doug Cameron (Шаблон:Leagueicon Young), LK: Noel Mulligan (Шаблон:Leagueicon C.B.C.), SR: Angus Miller (Шаблон:Leagueicon Berry), SR: Stan Greenwood (Шаблон:Leagueicon Yass), PR: Ron (Ralph) Foster (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), HK: Billy Rayner (Шаблон:Leagueicon Yass), PR: Bill Hodges (Шаблон:Leagueicon Wollongong). |
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Newcastle Coalfields: FB: Dave Parkinson (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cessnock), WG: Don Adams (Шаблон:Leagueicon Maitland), CE: Bill Sneddon (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cessnock), CE: Colin De Lore (Шаблон:Leagueicon Lakes United), WG: Lester Batey (Шаблон:Leagueicon Cessnock), FE: Ray Allsop (Шаблон:Leagueicon Lakes United), HB: Bobby Banks (Шаблон:Leagueicon Waratah Mayfield), LK: Gus Gray (Шаблон:Leagueicon Lakes United), SR: Doug Hawke (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), SR: Tom Pitman (Шаблон:Leagueicon Lakes United), PR: Jack Mantle (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), HK: Bob Crane (Шаблон:Leagueicon Norths), PR: Fred Brown (Шаблон:Leagueicon Maitland). |
Statistics
Brian Carlson, Clive Churchill, Keith Holman, Ken Kearney, and Norm Provan all appeared in seven matches against Great Britain - in each instance three games for Australia, three for New South Wales and one for Sydney. The most tries scored against the Lions was six, by Brian Carlson. Keith Holman and Ken McCaffery each scored four tries. Noel Pidding scored the most points against the tourists, with 51 from three tries and 21 goals in five matches.
In the Test Series the leading scorers were Noel Pidding 36 (Australia) and Des White 22 (New Zealand). Lewis Jones scored the most points for the Lions against both opponents, 30 against Australia and 20 against New Zealand.
Billy Boston scored six tries in the six tests, including four against New Zealand. Dickie Williams scored three tries against Australia. Brian Carlson scored three tries in the Ashes Tests for Australia. No New Zealander scored more than a single try in their three Test series.
Sources
| Acronym | Item | Years | Database App | Notes |
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| RLN | Rugby League News | 1920-1973 | Trove | Match Program in Sydney, Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles |
| RLP | Rugby League Project | 1907–present | RLP Website | Test Match teams & scorers. |
| Sun | The Sun (Sydney) | 1910-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
| DT | The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) | 1931-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
| CM | The Courier-Mail | 1933-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles. |
| - | Various Australian Regional Newspapers | up to 1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Given Names of Players |
| - | New Zealand Newspapers | up to 1950 | Papers Past | Match Reports. |
| Offline Resources | ||||
| EECYB | E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book | 1946-1978 | Copies at State Library of NSW |
Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1955 Yearbook covers the 1954 tour. |
| QRLG | Queensland Rugby League Gazette | 1950-1955 | Copies at State Library of Qld |
Program for matches in Brisbane. Collection is predominantly of representative matches. |
| RRLG | Rockhampton Rugby League Gazette | 1951-1968 | Copies at State Library of Qld |
Program for matches in Rockhampton. Collection includes club as well as Rockhampton and Central Queensland representative matches. |
| - | Ipswich Versus International Teams[1] | 1913-1975 | Copies at SLQ & NLA |
Match Report, Given Names & Club of Ipswich Players |
| - | The Bulimba Cup Era[2] | 1925-1972 | Copies at SLQ & NLA |
Clubs of Ipswich, Toowoomba and Brisbane players. This book includes Bulimba Cup match reports and team lists. |
| - | A History of Mackay Rugby League[3] | 1919-2015 | Author's Website | Given Names & Club of Mackay Players |
| - | More Than The Foley Shield[4] | 1908-2014 | Author's Website | Match report, team photos. Given Names & Club of North Queensland Players |
References
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