. "George"@en . . "1092010091"^^ . "--07-21"^^ . "--08-09"^^ . "Ernie Ashcroft"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 3,880"@en . "G. Dow"@en . "Noel Hawthorne"@en . "Tommy Harris"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 17,717"@en . . "Great Britain"@en . "Matt McCoy"@en . . "Barry McConnell"@en . "Newcastle"@en . "Tom McKinney"@en . . "V. Renton"@en . "Jim Denaher"@en . "1954"^^ . "--05-19"^^ . . . "Toowoomba Athletic Oval"@en . . . . . . "Tries: 4"@en . "Noel McKay"@en . . . "Billy Boston"@en . "J. O'Brien"@en . "Alf Burnell"@en . "Rowels"@en . . . . "P. Jones"@en . . . . . . . "--08-11"^^ . . "Ian Grey"@en . . "9585"^^ . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,221"@en . "Bevan Hoyle"@en . . . "Carlaw Park, Auckland"@en . "Vic Lynagh"@en . "Kel O'Shea"@en . "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 ab"@en . "Ken Fogarty"@en . . "15435"^^ . "--07-31"^^ . "Goals: 1"@en . . . "--08-07"^^ . "Tries: 7"@en . . "Wide Bay"@en . "--08-14"^^ . "--07-03"^^ . "Western Division"@en . "Billy Boston 6"@en . . . . . "6380"^^ . "Pat Farrell"@en . "Jack Wilkinson"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,305"@en . . . "--06-20"^^ . . "Team"@en . . "55518"^^ . . . . . "3103"^^ . . . . . "South Island"@en . . . "Bobby Banks"@en . . . . . . . . "Wollongong Showground"@en . "--07-17"^^ . "2.3"^^ . "N. Saunders"@en . . "Col Donohue"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 2,815"@en . "66292718"^^ . "5912"^^ . "29000"^^ . . "Lewis Jones 50"@en . "Goals: 3"@en . "Tries: 1"@en . . "Goals: 11"@en . . "13310"^^ . "Dickie Williams"@en . . "--05-26"^^ . . . . "Bathurst"@en . . . "--05-29"^^ . "Bob Buckley"@en . "Report"@en . "Parramatta Park, Cairns"@en . "Brisbane"@en . "20000"^^ . "Nth Qld Southern Districts"@en . . . . . . . . "Goals: 6"@en . . "R. Haggie"@en . "Noel Pidding"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,821"@en . . . "Brian Carlson"@en . "Lester Batey"@en . "Phil Jackson"@en . . "Raymond Price"@en . "Ken Traill"@en . . "3"^^ . "Worth"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 13,190"@en . "Goals: 7"@en . "6"^^ . "3"^^ . "67577"^^ . . "Maurice Weis"@en . . "--08-21"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "Goals: 8"@en . "--08-04"^^ . "4949"^^ . "Norm Pope"@en . "Bill Allendorf"@en . "Peter Diversi"@en . "Ray Allsop"@en . . . . "New South Wales"@en . "Eric McIlhatton"@en . "Australia & New Zealand"@en . . "Auckland"@en . . "--06-27"^^ . . "Tries: 5"@en . "--06-24"^^ . "Sydney"@en . . "Alex Watson"@en . "Maitland"@en . "100441"^^ . "--06-05"^^ . "Tries: 14"@en . "Ken McCaffery"@en . "W. Wilkinson"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 5,244"@en . "Maryborough Showground"@en . "--06-19"^^ . "Keith Holman"@en . . "Pukekura Park, New Plymouth"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,250"@en . "Brian Graham"@en . . . . . "Cyril Connell Jr"@en . "Darcy Lawler"@en . "--07-27"^^ . "Doug Greenall"@en . "3"^^ . "1154"^^ . "Tries: 8"@en . . "--07-24"^^ . "Roy Bull"@en . "6186"^^ . "Des McGovern"@en . . . "1728"^^ . . "Clark"@en . "Clive Churchill"@en . . "Jim Haig"@en . "B. Jamieson"@en . "Allan Cripps"@en . . "--08-18"^^ . . "5281"^^ . . "Johnny Dougherty"@en . "Jack Cunliffe"@en . "1954 Great Britain Lions tour"@en . "Duncan Hall"@en . . "Jack Rayner"@en . "0"^^ . . "5860"^^ . . . . . . . . "Newcastle Sports Ground"@en . "--06-12"^^ . "Hector Rawson"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 690"@en . "5200"^^ . . "1"^^ . "Tries: 0"@en . "20295"^^ . "Nat Silcock"@en . . . "J. Griffin"@en . "Queensland"@en . . "21"^^ . . . . "10"^^ . . "2"^^ . . "Wal Sneddon"@en . . "Brisbane Exhibition Ground"@en . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "1"^^ . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 2,875"@en . . "22097"^^ . "1683"^^ . "Lewis Jones 278"@en . "47800"^^ . "Doug Shew"@en . "Goals: 4"@en . "Mackay"@en . "Gerry Helme"@en . . . "Tries: 12"@en . "Dave Valentine"@en . "50889"^^ . . "Goals: 15"@en . "--07-04"^^ . "32"^^ . "6545"^^ . "Southern NSW"@en . "Tries: 13"@en . "Townsville"@en . "65885"^^ . "Gordon"@en . "John Henderson"@en . "Goals: 12"@en . "Alan Prescott"@en . . "North Island"@en . . . . "Murray Street rugby league ground"@en . "2448"^^ . . "Dave Parkinson"@en . . "--08-16"^^ . . "Nev Linde"@en . . "Jim Bowden"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 3,671"@en . . . . "Angus Miller"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 16,842"@en . "Terry O'Grady"@en . . . "Darcy Russell"@en . "--06-29"^^ . "Gate: AU\u00A3 8,062"@en . . . "Roy Roff"@en . "--06-22"^^ . "Far North Queensland"@en . . . "Coalfields"@en . "4240"^^ . "1954"^^ . "T. Hempenstall"@en . . "1954"^^ . . "South Auckland"@en . "Wingham Park, Greymouth"@en . "Goals: 9"@en . . "#E5E4E2"@en . "Wellington"@en . "Norm Provan"@en . . "Tries: 3"@en . "Alf Bawden"@en . . . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,147"@en . "Ike Sturgeon"@en . . . . . "j. McIlhatton"@en . . "Dick Poole"@en . "Gate: AU\u00A3 2,058"@en . . . "--07-07"^^ . "Aub Oxford"@en . . "1950"^^ . . "Frank Mulcare"@en . "Denis Flannery"@en . "M. Seagar"@en . "Tom Hesketh"@en . . "Williams"@en . "Andrew Turnbull"@en . "Ross Kite"@en . "Goals: 0"@en . "Doug Cameron"@en . "Tries: 6"@en . . "--05-22"^^ . "Johnny Graves"@en . . "Canterbury"@en . "John Butterfield"@en . . "13000"^^ . "New Zealand M\u0101ori"@en . . "3"^^ . "27869"^^ . "Photo"@en . "Charlie Pawsey"@en . . "Geoff Gunney"@en . . "Whangarei"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,289"@en . "Harry Wells"@en . "North Queensland"@en . . "Merv Lees"@en . . "Jim Fallon"@en . "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 \u2013 five of the squad were Welsh, two from Scotland and hooker Tom McKinney from Northern Ireland \u2013 the team played, and were often referred to by both the press at home and away, as England."@en . "Doug Hawke"@en . . . "Result"@en . . "22825"^^ . . "1544"^^ . . "Des White"@en . . . "Goals: 2"@en . "Manuka Oval, Canberra"@en . "H. Gilbert"@en . "8360"^^ . . . "--08-22"^^ . "Cec Cooper"@en . . "Auckland"@en . . "Brisbane Cricket Ground"@en . "Frank Castle"@en . . "John Bond"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,565"@en . "35"^^ . . "32"^^ . "Jim Gowdie"@en . "Northern NSW"@en . "37"^^ . "Gate: AU\u00A3 2,573"@en . "J. Underwood"@en . . "Gate: AU\u00A3 7,115"@en . . "Gus Gray"@en . "Southern Division"@en . . "Riverina"@en . . "Frank Ballard"@en . . . "--05-30"^^ . . . . . . "Tries: 10"@en . . "11"^^ . . . "14"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . "Gate: AU\u00A3 1,047"@en . . "Harold Gillard"@en . "Central Queensland"@en . "6"^^ . "7"^^ . . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . "Gate: AU\u00A3 3,321"@en . "Sydney Cricket Ground"@en . "26"^^ . . . . "Keith Deacon"@en . . "--07-10"^^ . "Goals: 5"@en . "28"^^ . . "18"^^ . "Wagga Showground"@en . "--06-14"^^ . "Brisbane"@en . . "17"^^ . "Lewis Jones"@en . . "22"^^ . . "20"^^ . "21"^^ . . "Tries: 2"@en . "Brian Briggs"@en . "Dave Cohen"@en . "Tries: 9"@en . . "1958"^^ . "R. Allison"@en . ", Allan Hawke"@en . . . "Billy Boston 36"@en . "Teams"@en . . . "Grafton"@en . . "3253"^^ . . . "Hamilton"@en . .