World Cup 1954 Group match 2 of 6
Attendance: 10,250
Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France
Referee: Rene Guidicelli
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
17 Jul 1954Australia20 - 16Great Britain1954
3 Jul 1954Australia21 - 38Great Britain1954
12 Jun 1954Australia37 - 12Great Britain1954
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Clive Churchill        
2 Noel Pidding   2   4
3 Harry Wells 2     6
4 Alex Watson        
5 Ian Moir        
6 Ken McCaffery        
7 Keith Holman        
8 Roy Bull        
9 Ken Kearney 1     3
10 Duncan Hall        
11 Norm Provan        
12 Brian Davies        
13 Peter Diversi        
Total:        
 3 2 0 13
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jimmy Ledgard32   5   10
2 David Rose 1     3
3 Phil Jackson22 2     6
4 Mick Sullivan        
5 Frank Kitchen 1     3
6 Gordon Brown 2     6
7 Gerry Helme        
8 John Thorley27        
9 Sam Smith        
10 Bob Coverdale        
11 Basil Watts        
12 Don Robinson        
13 Dave Valentine        
Total:        
 6 5 0 28



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.