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1966 Great Britain Lions tour

1966 Great Britain Lions tour

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The 1966 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 13th tour of Australasia and took place from June to August 1966. 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.

Great Britain failed to regain The Ashes against Australia following their home defeat in 1963, but had more success on the New Zealand leg of the tour, winning all eight games.

Touring squad

The 26-man touring squad was announced on 23 March 1966, with Harry Poole named as captain, and Ken Gowers selected as vice-captain.[1] A few days later, Alex Murphy withdrew from the squad due to business commitments, and was replaced by Ian Brooke.[2] Murphy's withdrawal meant that Brian Edgar was the only member of the squad who had toured previously with the Lions.[3]

Results

Australia

More information Northern Territory, 7 – 17 ...
1 June 1966
More information Far North Queensland, 7 – 48 ...
4 June 1966
More information North Queensland, 17 – 15 ...
5 June 1966
More information Central Queensland, 10 – 5 ...
8 June 1966
More information Sydney, 14 – 15 ...
11 June 1966
More information Newcastle, 2 – 5 ...
13 June 1966
More information NSW North Coast, 20 – 52 ...
15 June 1966
More information New South Wales, 18 – 13 ...
18 June 1966
More information Southern NSW, 17 – 8 ...
19 June 1966

First Test

More information Australia, 13 – 17 ...
25 June 1966
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 57,962
Referee: Jack Bradley
More information Northern NSW, 15 – 13 ...
26 June 1966
More information Brisbane, 19 – 17 ...
29 June 1966
More information Queensland, 29 – 38 ...
2 July 1966
More information Wide Bay/Burnett, 22 – 30 ...
3 July 1966
More information Ipswich, 10 – 44 ...
7 July 1966
More information Toowoomba, 10 – 38 ...
10 July 1966

Second Test

More information Australia, 6 – 4 ...
16 July 1966
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,057
Referee: Col Pearce
More information Western NSW, 11 – 38 ...
17 July 1966

Third Test

More information Australia, 19 – 14 ...
23 July 1966
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Attendance: 63,503
Referee: Col Pearce
More information Riverina, 20 – 34 ...
24 July 1966
More information Balmain, 9 – 8 ...
26 July 1966
More information Monaro, 12 – 33 ...
31 July 1966

New Zealand

More information Waikato, 8 – 47 ...
3 August 1966

First Test

More information New Zealand, 8 – 25 ...
6 August 1966
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 14,494
Referee: John Percival
More information Wellington, 9 – 28 ...
9 August 1966
More information West Coast, 5 – 27 ...
11 August 1966
More information Canterbury, 6 – 53 ...
13 August 1966
More information Taranaki, 17 – 51 ...
15 August 1966

Second Test

More information New Zealand, 14 – 22 ...
20 August 1966
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 10,657
Referee: John Percival
More information Auckland, 11 – 12 ...
23 August 1966

References

  1. Mather, Harold (24 March 1966). "Peculiarities of inclusion and also of omission". The Guardian. p. 15. ProQuest 185199978.
  2. "Brooke to replace Murphy for tour". The Guardian. London. 29 March 1966. p. 4. ProQuest 185043070.
  3. Mather, Harold (7 May 1966). "Tour forwards good, backs speedy". The Rugby League news. Vol. 47, no. 12. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League via Trove.
  4. "Ashes Series 1966 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  5. "Ashes Series 1966 Series - Game 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. "Ashes Series 1966 Series - Game 3". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. "New Zealand vs Great Britain 1966 Series - Game 1". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. "New Zealand vs Great Britain 1966 Series - Game 2". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

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