1962 Great Britain Lions tour

1962 Great Britain Lions tour
Date20 May 1962 –
31 August 1962
ManagerStuart Hadfield
Coach(es)Colin Hutton
Tour captain(s)Eric Ashton
Top point scorer(s)Neil Fox (277)
Top try scorer(s)Neil Fox (23)
Summary
P W D L
Total
33 27 0 6
Test match
8 5 0 3
Opponent
P W D L
 Australia
3 2 0 1
 New Zealand
2 0 0 2
 South Africa
3 3 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour1958
Next tour1966

The 1962 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 12th tour of Australasia and took place from May to August 1962. A total of 30 matches were played against local club and representative sides during the tour, including a three match Test match series against Australia and a two-game series against New Zealand. The team additionally played three games in South Africa on the way home from the Australasia tour.

Great Britain retained The Ashes against Australia, but lost both Tests against New Zealand.

Touring squad

The 26-man touring squad was selected on 22 March 1962, with Eric Ashton named as captain, and Derek Turner chosen as vice-captain.[1] Colin Hutton was appointed to coach the team,[2] and Wakefield Trinity chairman Stuart Hadfield was the tour manager.[3]

Results

Australia

20 May 1962
Western Australia 12 – 39 Great Britain
23 May 1962
Riverina 7 – 34 Great Britain
26 May 1962
Sydney 13 – 21 Great Britain
27 May 1962
Western NSW 10 – 24 Great Britain
2 June 1962
New South Wales 28 – 33 Great Britain
4 June 1962
Newcastle 23 – 18 Great Britain

First Test

9 June 1962
Australia 12 – 31 Great Britain
Tries: Gasnier, Irvine
Goals: Parish (3)
 [4]
 Tries: Ashton (2), Sullivan (2), Boston, Huddart, Turner
Goals: N. Fox (5)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 70,174
Referee: Darcy Lawler
10 June 1962
North Coast NSW 13 – 33 Great Britain
13 June 1962
Brisbane 14 – 16 Great Britain
16 June 1962
Queensland 17 – 22 Great Britain
17 June 1962
Toowoomba 12 – 36 Great Britain
20 June 1962
Central Queensland 8 – 55 Great Britain
23 June 1962
Far North Queensland 31 – 33 Great Britain
24 June 1962
North Queensland 14 – 47 Great Britain

Second Test

30 June 1962
Australia 10 – 17 Great Britain
Tries: Irvine, Summons
Goals: Barnes (2)
 [5]
 Tries: Boston (2), Murphy
Goals: N. Fox (3)
Drop goals: Ashton
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 34,766
Referee: Jack Casey
1 July 1962
Wide Bay 20 – 84 Great Britain
7 July 1962
New South Wales 5 – 20 Great Britain
8 July 1962
Southern NSW 18 – 10 Great Britain

Third Test

14 July 1962
Australia 18 – 17 Great Britain
Tries: Irvine (2), Drake, Summons
Goals: Irvine (3)
 [6]
 Tries: Ashton, N. Fox, Murphy
Goals: N. Fox (4)
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 42,104
Referee: Darcy Lawler
18 July 1962
St George 5 – 33 Great Britain
22 July 1962
Northern NSW 13 – 56 Great Britain

New Zealand

25 July 1962
Waikato 20 – 59 Great Britain

First Test

28 July 1962
New Zealand 19 – 0 Great Britain
Tries: Reidy (2), Ackland, Bond, Edwards
Goals: Denton, Smith
 [7]
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 14,976
Referee: Rolly Avery
31 July 1962
Māoris 5 – 35 Great Britain
2 August 1962
Canterbury 5 – 26 Great Britain
4 August 1962
New Zealand XIII 17 – 31 Great Britain
5 August 1962
West Coast 8 – 66 Great Britain
7 August 1962
Bay of Plenty 14 – 81 Great Britain

Second Test

11 August 1962
New Zealand 27 – 8 Great Britain
Goals: Wiggs (7)
 [8]
 Tries: N. Fox, Small
Goals: Gilfedder
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 16,411
Referee: Rolly Avery
13 August 1962
Auckland 46 – 13 Great Britain

South Africa

23 August 1962
South Africa 30 – 49 Great Britain
25 August 1962
South Africa 33 – 39 Great Britain
31 August 1962
South Africa 23 – 45 Great Britain

References

  1. ^ Mather, Harold (23 March 1962). "Some sharp surprises in British party for Australia". The Guardian. p. 15. ProQuest 184835783.
  2. ^ "Hutton appointed coach". The Guardian. London. 16 March 1962. p. 4. ProQuest 184784009.
  3. ^ "Tour manager appointed". The Guardian. 19 January 1962. p. 4. ProQuest 184757595.
  4. ^ "Ashes Series 1962 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Ashes Series 1962 Series - Game 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Ashes Series 1962 Series - Game 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "New Zealand vs Great Britain 1962 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  8. ^ "New Zealand vs Great Britain 1962 Series - Game 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 23 December 2023.