International Competitions 1959

[1958] [1960]


Australian tour of Great Britain, France and Italy

[1956] [1961] [details]

Managers: Jack Argent and Ernie Keefer.
Coach: Clive Churchill.
Captain: Keith Barnes.
Squad: (26) Keith Barnes, Dud Beattie, Ron Bowden, Tony Brown, Bobby Bugden, Peter Burke, Brian Carlson, Darrell Chapman, Brian Clay, Bill Delamare, Reg Gasnier, Brian Hambly, Ken Irvine, Noel Kelly, Eddie Lumsden, Rex Mossop, Barry Muir, Gray Parcell, Don Parish, Jim Paterson, Johnny Raper, Elton Rasmussen, Johnny Riley, Ian Walsh, Harry Wells, Billy Wilson.

In Great Britain: played 24; won 15; lost 9; for 495; against 390; lost series 2-1; total attendance 335,059.

          Leeds                     W 44-20  14,629  Leeds
          Rochdale Hornets          W 27-14  10,155  Rochdale
          Warrington                W 30-24  17,112  Warrington
          Lancashire                L 22-30  15,743  St Helens
          Salford                   W 22-20  11,008  Salford
          Yorkshire                 L 15-47   7,338  York
          Widnes                    W 45-15   9,381  Widnes
          Oldham                    W 25-14  17,630  Oldham
          Leigh                     L 17-18  11,932  Leigh
          St Helens                 W 15-2   19,156  St Helens
17.10.59  GREAT BRITAIN             W 22-14  35,224  Swinton
          Cumberland XIII           W 13-8    7,463  Whitehaven
          Barrow                    L  9-12   8,488  Barrow
          Hull XIII                 W 29-9   15,944  Hull
          Bradford Northern         W 29-8    4,126  Bradford
          Halifax                   W 17-5    8,274  Halifax
          Featherstone Rovers       L 15-23   7,671  Featherstone
          Wigan                     L  9-16  24,466  Wigan
21.11.59  GREAT BRITAIN             L 10-11  30,184  Leeds
          Swinton                   W 25-24   5,021  Swinton
          Wakefield Trinity         L 10-20  17,615  Wakefield
          Huddersfield              W 21-7    2,349  Huddersfield
          Hunslet                   W 12-11   8,061  Hunslet
12.12.59  GREAT BRITAIN             L 12-18  26,089  Wigan

In France: played 11; won 9; lost 2; for 277; against 120; won series 3-0; total attendance 52,920.

31.10.59  FRANCE                    W 20-19   9,864  Paris
20.12.59  FRANCE                    W 17-2    8,848  Bordeaux
20. 1.60  FRANCE                    W 16-8    3,437  Roanne

          French Army               W 15-2      993  Nantes
          Villaneuve                W 11-5    1,458  Villaneuve
          R C Albi                  L 10-19   5,845  Albi
          Carcassonne               L  9-32   6,364  Carcassonne
          Catalan XIII              W 32-8    8,198  Perpignan
          Montpellier               W 44-13   3,741  Montpellier
          Marseilles                W 38-7    1,366  Marseilles
          Avignon                   W 65-5    2,806  Avignon
          Lyon/Grenoble             *                Grenoble
            * cancelled due to heavy snow

In Italy: played 2; won 2; for 104; against 37; total attendance 6,605.

          Italy                     W 37-15   3,500  Padua
          Italy                     W 67-22   3,105  Traviso