Game 1
Great Britain 23 def. New Zealand 8
| World Cup 1960 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14205 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th September, 1960 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Martung | |||||||
| Venue | Odsal (Bradford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,577 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 5 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Eric ASHTON | T | Mel COOKE | ||||||
| Alan DAVIES | Tom HADFIELD | |||||||
| Alex MURPHY | ||||||||
| Frank MYLER | ||||||||
| Brian McTIGUE | ||||||||
| Eric FRASER | 4 | G | William SORENSEN | |||||
| Great Britain | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Eric FRASER | 1 | FB | 1 | Cyril EASTLAKE | ||||
| Bobby GREENOUGH | 2 | W | 2 | Tom HADFIELD | ||||
| Eric ASHTON (c) | 3 | C | 3 | George TURNER | ||||
| Alan DAVIES | 4 | C | 4 | William SORENSEN | ||||
| Mick SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Neville DENTON | ||||
| Frank MYLER | 6 | FE | 6 | George MENZIES | ||||
| Alex MURPHY | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith ROBERTS | ||||
| Brian McTIGUE | 8 | FR | 8 | Henry MAXWELL | ||||
| Tommy HARRIS | 9 | HK | 9 | John BUTTERFIELD | ||||
| Jack WILKINSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Cliff JOHNSON (c) | ||||
| John WHITELEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ron ACKLAND | ||||
| Vince KARALIUS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Trevor KILKELLY | ||||
| Derek TURNER | 13 | L | 13 | Mel COOKE | ||||
| Bill FALLOWFIELD | HC | Travers HARDWICK | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1960 - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Ike Southward (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Dave Bolton (five-eighth), Jeffrey Stevenson (halfback), Don Robinson (front row)
- In:
- Bobby Greenough (wing), Alan Davies (centre), Frank Myler (five-eighth), Alex Murphy (halfback), Vince Karalius (second row)
- Changes:
- Brian McTigue (second row to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs France 1960 - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1960 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Reece Griffiths (centre)
- In:
- William Sorensen (centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson