International Competitions 1952

[1951] [1953]


Australian tour of Great Britain and France

[1949] [1953] [details]

Managers: Doug McLean and Norman Robinson.
Captain: Clive Churchill.
Squad: (28) Ferris Ashton, Roy Bull, Brain Carlson, Clive Churchill, Arthur Collinson, Harold Crocker, Brian Davies, Col Donohoe, Rees Duncan, Denis Flannery, Col Geelan, Charlie Gill, Duncan Hall, Greg Hawick, Noel Hazzard, Keith Holman, Ken Kearney, Ken McCaffrey, Des McGovern, Albert Paul, Noel Pidding, Jack Rooney, Tom Ryan, Kevin Schubert, Frank Stanmore, Tom Tyrell, Harry Wells, Ron Willey.

In Great Britain: played 27; won 23; lost 3; drew 1; for 816; against 248; lost series 2-1; total attendance 394,689.

          Keighley                  W 54-4    7,431  Keighley
          Hull                      W 28-0   15,364  Hull
          Barrow                    W 26-2   16,045  Barrow
          Whitehaven                W 15-5    9,253  Whitehaven
          Oldham                    D  7-7   19,370  Oldham
          Halifax                   W 39-7   18,773  Halifax
          Wigan                     W 23-13  16,223  Wigan
          St Helens                 L  8-26  17,205  St Helens
          Featherstone Rovers       W 50-15   3,700  Featherstone
 4.10.52  GREAT BRITAIN             L  6-19  34,505  Leeds
          Bradford Northern         W 20-6   29,287  Bradford
          Warrington                W 34-10  21,478  Warrington
          Leigh                     W 34-5    8,409  Leigh
          Swinton                   W 31-8   10,269  Swinton
          Hunslet                   W 49-2    3,273  Hunslet
          Workington Town           W 27-15  11,341  Workington
          Doncaster                 W 41-13   2,452  Doncaster
          Huddersfield              W 27-9   25,494  Huddersfield
 9.11.52  GREAT BRITAIN             L  5-21  32,421  Swinton
          Wakefield Trinity         W 58-8    7,239  Wakefield
          Hull Kingston Rovers      W 31-6    5,817  Hull
          Lancashire                W 36-11   5,863  Warrington
          Leeds                     W 45-4   29,335  Leeds
          Yorkshire                 W 55-11   3,737  Huddersfield
          Dewsbury                  W 22-7    2,485  Dewsbury
          Widnes                    W 18-7    7,411  Widnes
13.12.52  GREAT BRITAIN             W 27-7   30,509  Bradford

In France: played 13; won 10; lost 3; for 301; against 125; lost series 2-1; total attendance 113,025.

27.12.52  FRANCE                    W 16-12  18,327  Paris
11. 1.53  FRANCE                    L  0-5   23,419  Bordeaux
25. 1.53  FRANCE                    L  5-13  17,545  Lyons
          French XIII               W 45-2    4,320  Nantes
          Villeneuve                W 18-11   2,262  Villeneuve
          Albi                      W 31-22   4,900  Albi
          French XIII               W 19-13   9,301  Perpignan
          Carcassonne               W 18-5    4,881  Carcassonne
          French XIII               W 39-7    3,518  Nimes
          Marseilles                W 14-10  11,133  Marseilles
          Cannes                    W 62-0      780  Cannes
          Paris-Lyons               L 10-12   5,532  Roanne
          Selection Midi            W 24-13   7,107  Toulouse

  • European Championship

    [1951] [1953] [details]

        England 19 beat Wales 8 at Wigan.
        Other Nationalities 31 beat England 12 at Huddersfield.
        Wales 22 beat France 16 at Leeds.
        Other Nationalities 29 beat France 10 at Marseilles.
        England 15 beat France 13 at Paris.
        Wales 18 beat Other Nationalities 16 at Warrington.
    

    Other Nationalities won on points average.