1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
| 1952–53 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France | |||||
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| Manager | Norm Robinson Doug MacLean | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Clive Churchill | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Noel Pidding 228 | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Brian Carlson 29 | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Noel Pidding 25 | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Tommy Ryan 4 | ||||
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| Opponent |
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 Great Britain |
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 France |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | 1948-49 | ||||
| Next tour | 1956-57 | ||||
The 1952–53 Kangaroo tour was the eighth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played forty matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain and three Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of 1948-49 and the next was staged in 1956-57.
The squad's leadership
The team was captained by Clive Churchill with Frank Stanmore as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Doug MacLean and Norm Robinson.[1][2][3] In the matches in which neither Churchill nor Stanmore played, the Kangaroos were captained by Duncan Hall on 4 occasions (Wigan, Swinton, Dewsbury, and Selection de Midi) and Albert Paul on 3 occasions (French Selection, French Selection, Paris-Lyon). Three players captained the team in one match: Keith Holman (Doncaster), Ferris Ashton (Wakefield Trinity) and Noel Hazzard (French Selection).
Touring squad
The Rugby League News published a photo and details of the touring team including the players' ages, weights, heights, and occupations.[4]
Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.[5]
Crocker, Davies, Flannery, Hall, Hazzard, McCaffery, McGovern, and Rooney were selected from Queensland clubs. Carlson, Duncan, Gill, Paul, and Wells were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney-based clubs during the 1952 season.
| Player | Position | Age | Weight | Club | Tests on Tour |
Games | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferris Ashton | Second-row | 26 | 14.7 (92) |  Eastern Suburbs |
5 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Roy Bull | Prop | 23 | 14.1 (89) |  Manly-Warringah |
4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Carlson | Wing | 19 | 12.9 (80) |  Newcastle Northern Suburbs |
3 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 93 |
| Clive Churchill | Fullback | 26 | 11.10 (74) |  South Sydney |
6 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 46 |
| Arthur Collinson | Second-row | 22 | 14.4 (91) |  Western Suburbs |
3 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Harold Crocker | Lock | 25 | 15.0 (95) | South Brisbane |
2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Brian Davies | Second-row | 22 | 15.0 (95) |  Brisbane Brothers |
6 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Col Donohoe | Halfback | 23 | 11.2 (71) | Eastern Suburbs |
1 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rees Duncan | Centre | 20 | 13.3 (84) | Kurri Kurri |
0 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Denis Flannery | Wing | 23 | 13.0 (83) | Ipswich Brothers |
1 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Col Geelan | Five-eighth | 25 | 12.7 (79) |  Newtown |
4 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Charlie Gill | Prop | 29 | 13.9 (87) | Newcastle Northern Suburbs |
1 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Duncan Hall | Prop | 27 | 14.7 (92) | Toowoomba Newtown |
6 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Greg Hawick | Utility Back | 20 | 13.0 (83) | South Sydney |
2 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Noel Hazzard | Centre | 27 | 13.7 (86) | Bundaberg Natives | 6 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Keith Holman | Halfback | 27 | 11.9 (74) | Western Suburbs |
5 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 46 |
| Ken Kearney | Hooker | 28 | 13.3 (84) |  St George |
4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken McCaffery | Utility Back | 22 | 12.5 (78) |  Toowoomba Souths |
0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Des McGovern | Wing | 24 | 13.2 (83) |  Toowoomba All Whites |
0 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Albert Paul | Lock | 24 | 14.0 (89) |  Lakes United |
1 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 35 |
| Noel Pidding | Wing | 25 | 12.4 (78) | St George |
4 | 22 | 18 | 87 | 0 | 228 |
| Jack Rooney | Prop | 25 | 15.11 (100) | Toowoomba All Whites |
0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Tommy Ryan | Centre | 22 | 13.9 (87) | St George |
4 | 20 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Kevin Schubert | Hooker | 25 | 15.11 (100) | Manly-Warringah |
2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Stanmore | Five-eighth | 23 | 12.4 (78) | Western Suburbs |
5 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tom Tyrrell | Second-row | 25 | 13.8 (86) | Balmain |
1 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Harry Wells | Centre | 20 | 13.10 (87) | Wollongong |
2 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ron Willey | Fullback | 24 | 12.0 (76) |  Canterbury |
0 | 17 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 141 |
Match Results
The touring party departed the eastern states before the conclusion of the Sydney, Brisbane and various regional competitions. On July 27, 1952, they played a match against Western Australia in Perth, winning 88—3.[6][7] Travelling aboard the RMS Strathnaver, the team arrived in England on August 24, 1952.[8] Australia played 27 matches in England before moving in mid-December to France for a further 13 matches.
| September 6 | Keighley 
|
4–54 |  Australia
|
Keighly, Bradford | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 2 Lockwood Prescott |
[9] [10] |
Tries: 12 Albert Paul (3) Brian Davies (2) Tommy Ryan (2) Ferris Ashton (2) Brian Carlson Clive Churchill Noel Pidding Goals: 9 Noel Pidding (9) |
Attendance: 7,431 Gate: £ 983 Referee: T. Armitage |
| September 8 | Hull 
|
0–28 | Australia
|
The Boulevard, Hull | |
| 6.15pm |
Tries: nil Goals: nil |
[11] [12] |
Tries: 6 Tom Tyrrell (2) Arthur Collinson Duncan Hall Denis Flannery Noel Pidding Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (5) |
Attendance: 15,364 Gate: £ 2,204 Referee: M. Coates |
| September 11 | Barrow 
|
2–26 | Australia
|
Craven Park, Barrow-In-Furness | |
| 5.45pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 1 Stretch |
[13] [14] |
Tries: 6 Noel Pidding (3) Albert Paul Noel Hazzard Brian Carlson Goals: 4 Noel Pidding (4) |
Attendance: 16,045 Gate: £ 1,932 Referee: G. Dobson |
| September 13 | Whitehaven 
|
5–15 | Australia
|
Recreation Ground, Whitehaven | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 Keen Goals: 1 Fearon |
[15] [16] [17] |
Tries: 3 Brian Davies Denis Flannery Keith Holman Goals: 3 Ron Willey (3) |
Attendance: 9,253 Gate: £ 1,153 Referee: C.F. Appleton |
| September 15 | Oldham 
|
7–7 | Australia
|
Watersheddings, Oldham | |
| 6.00pm |
Tries: 1 Watson Goals: 2 Ganley (2) |
[18] [19] |
Tries: 1 Ken McCaffery Goals: 2 Noel Pidding (2) |
Attendance: 19,370 Gate: £ 2,856 Referee: F. Smith |
| September 20 | Halifax
|
7–39 | Australia
|
Thrum Hall, Halifax | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 Cook Goals: 2 Clarkson (2) |
[20] [21] [22] |
Tries: 7 Noel Pidding Noel Hazzard Rees Duncan Brian Carlson Col Donohoe Tom Tyrrell Arthur Collinson Goals: 9 Noel Pidding (9) |
Attendance: 18,773 Gate: £ 2,512 Referee: L.J. Dalby |
| September 24 | Wigan 
|
13–23 | Australia
|
Wigan | |
| 5.45pm |
Tries: 3 Bevan (2) Street Goals: 2 Cheetham (2) |
[23] [24] |
Tries: 5 Brian Carlson (2) Harry Wells (2) Albert Paul Goals: 4 Ron Willey (4) |
Attendance: 16,223 Gate: £ 2,075 Referee: J.W. Jackson |
| September 27 | St Helens 
|
26–8 | Australia
|
St Helens | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 4 McCormick (2) Greenhall Langfield Goals: 7 Langfield (7) |
[25] [26] |
Tries: 2 Denis Flannery Arthur Collinson Goals: 1 Noel Pidding |
Attendance: 17,205 Gate: £ 2,348 Referee: G. Phillips |
| October 1 | Featherstone Rovers 
|
15–50 | Australia
|
Featherstone | |
| 5.30pm |
Tries: 3 Tennant (2) Blackburn Goals: 3 Davies (3) |
[27] [28] |
Tries: 12 Des McGovern (6) Denis Flannery (3) Col Geelan Tommy Ryan Ken McCaffery Goals: 7 Ron Willey (7) |
Attendance: 3,700 Gate: £ 565 Referee: A. Hill |
1st Test
October 4
3.00pm |
| Great Britain
|
19–6 |  Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 3 Frank Castle Ron Ryder Arthur Daniels Goals: 5 Willie Horne (5) |
[29] [30] [31] |
Tries: nil Goals: 3 Noel Pidding (3) |
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 34,505 Gate: £ 8,628 Referee: G. Phillips |
| Great Britain | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Evans | FB | Clive Churchill (c) |
| Arthur Daniels | WG | Noel Pidding |
| Ron Ryder | CE | Noel Hazzard |
| Ernest Ward | CE | Harry Wells |
| Frank Castle | WG | Brian Carlson |
| Willie Horne (c) | SO | Greg Hawick |
| Ted Toohey | SH | Keith Holman |
| Alan Prescott | PR | Duncan Hall |
| Alvin Ackerley | HK | Kevin Schubert |
| Jim Featherstone | PR | Brian Davies |
| Charlie Pawsey | SR | Ferris Ashton |
| Bob Ryan | SR | Albert Paul |
| Ken Traill | LF | Harold Crocker |
| October 8 | Bradford Northern 
|
6–20 | Australia
|
Odsal Stadium, Bradford | |
| 7.00pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 3 Phillips (3) |
[32] [33] |
Tries: 4 Brian Carlson Tommy Ryan Tom Tyrrell Arthur Collinson Goals: 4 Ron Willey (4) |
Attendance: 29,287 Gate: £ 3,859 Referee: L. Thorpe |
| October 11 | Warrington 
|
10–34 | Australia
|
Wilderspool, Warrington | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Livesey Bevan Goals: 2 Mountford (2) |
[34] [35] |
Tries: 8 Noel Pidding (2) Ferris Ashton (2) Rees Duncan Jack Rooney Roy Bull Ken McCaffery Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (3) Ron Willey (2) |
Attendance: 21,478 Gate: £ 2,922 Referee: S. Abram |
| October 15 | Leigh 
|
5–34 | Australia
|
Kirkhall Lane, Leigh | |
| 4.45pm |
Tries: 1 Kitchen Goals: 1 Breare |
[36] [37] |
Tries: 8 Brian Carlson (4) Col Geelan (2) Keith Holman Arthur Collinson Goals: 5 Albert Paul (4) Brian Carlson |
Attendance: 8,409 Gate: £ 1,016 Referee: N.T. Railton |
| October 18 | Swinton 
|
8–31 | Australia
|
Station Road, Manchester | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Moran (2) Goals: 1 Blan |
[38] [39] |
Tries: 7 Rees Duncan (2) Col Donohoe (2) Noel Pidding Noel Hazzard Ken Kearney Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (5) |
Attendance: 10,269 Gate: £ 1,285 Referee: W. Stockley |
| October 22 | Hunslet 
|
2–49 | Australia
|
Parkside, Hunslet | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 1 Talbot |
[40] [41] |
Tries: 11 Brian Carlson (4) Tommy Ryan (2) Clive Churchill Col Geelan Keith Holman Tom Tyrrell Arthur Collinson Goals: 8 Clive Churchill (8) |
Attendance: 3,273 Gate: £ 443 Referee: R. Gelder |
| October 25 | Workington Town 
|
15–27 | Australia
|
Borough Park, Workington | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 3 Paskins Gibson Mudge Goals: 3 Cavanagh |
[42] [43] |
Tries: 5 Noel Pidding Col Donohoe Albert Paul Ferris Ashton Arthur Collinson Goals: 6 Noel Pidding (6) |
Attendance: 11,341 Gate: £ 1,444 Referee: H. Squires |
| October 30 | Doncaster 
|
13–41 | Australia
|
York Road Stadium, Doncaster | |
| 3.15pm |
Tries: 1 Lane Goals: 5 Griffiths |
[44] [45] |
Tries: 9 Denis Flannery (3) Tommy Ryan (2) Brian Davies Keith Holman Greg Hawick Ken McCaffery Goals: 7 Ron Willey (7) |
Attendance: 2,452 Gate: £ 326 Referee: A.S. Dobson |
| November 1 | Huddersfield 
|
9–27 | Australia
|
Fartown, Huddersfield | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 Rylance Goals: 3 Devery (3) |
[46] [47] |
Tries: 5 Arthur Collinson Brian Davies Brian Carlson Noel Hazzard Denis Flannery Goals: 6 Clive Churchill (6) |
Attendance: 25,494 Gate: £ 3,448 Referee: S. Adams |
2nd Test
November 9
3.00pm |
| Great Britain
|
21–5 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 5 Frank Castle (2) Doug Greenall (2) Ernest Ward Goals: 3 Ernest Ward (2) Willie Horne |
[48] [49] [50] |
Tries: 1 Col Geelan Goals: 1 Brian Carlson |
Station Road, Swinton, Manchester
Attendance: 32,421 Gate: £ 6,776 Referee: J. Jackson |
| Great Britain | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Evans | FB | Clive Churchill (c) |
| Arthur Daniels | WG | Denis Flannery |
| Ernest Ward | CE | Noel Hazzard |
| Doug Greenall | CE | Col Geelan |
| Frank Castle | WG | Brian Carlson |
| Willie Horne (c) | SO | Frank Stanmore |
| Ted Toohey | SH | Col Donohoe |
| Alan Prescott | PR | Duncan Hall |
| Tom McKinney | HK | Kevin Schubert |
| Jim Featherstone | PR | Charlie Gill |
| Charlie Pawsey | SR | Brian Davies |
| Dave Valentine | SR | Tom Tyrrell |
| Ken Traill | LF | Arthur Collinson |
| November 12 | Wakefield Trinity 
|
8–58 | Australia
|
Belle Vue, Wakefield | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Evans (2) Goals: 1 Burton |
[51] [52] |
Tries: 12 Noel Pidding (3) Ken McCaffery (2) Ron Willey Des McGovern Rees Duncan Tommy Ryan Harold Crocker Ferris Ashton Greg Hawick Goals: 11 Noel Pidding (11) |
Attendance: 7,239 Gate: £ 819 Referee: A. Hill |
| November 15 | Hull Kingston Rovers 
|
6–31 | Australia
|
Craven Park, Hull | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 3 Dockar (3) |
[53] |
Tries: 5 Denis Flannery (3) Col Geelan Tom Tyrrell Goals: 8 Keith Holman (7) Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 5,817 Gate: £ 904 Referee: H. Harrison |
| November 19 | Lancashire 
|
11–36 | Australia
|
Wilderspool, Warrington | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 3 Pawsey Horne McCormick Goals: 1 Schofield |
[54] [55] |
Tries: 8 Rees Duncan (2) Noel Pidding Noel Hazzard Tommy Ryan Brian Davies Duncan Hall Greg Hawick Goals: 6 Noel Pidding (5) Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 5,863 Gate: £ 840 Referee: L.J. Dalby |
| November 22 | Leeds 
|
4–45 | Australia
|
Headingley, Leeds | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 2 Lewis Jones (2) |
[56] [57] |
Tries: 11 Brian Carlson (4) Ken McCaffery (2) Denis Flannery (2) Ron Willey Frank Stanmore Tom Tyrrell Goals: 6 Ron Willey (6) |
Attendance: 20,335 Gate: £ 2,916 Referee: A. Hill |
| November 26 | Yorkshire 
|
11–55 | Australia
|
Fartown, Huddersfield | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 3 Dean Scott Robinson Goals: 1 Thompson |
[58] [59] |
Tries: 13 Noel Pidding (2) Tommy Ryan (2) Frank Stanmore (2) Keith Holman (2) Col Geelan (2) Charlie Gill Ferris Ashton Arthur Collinson Goals: 8 Noel Pidding (8) |
Attendance: 3,737 Gate: £ 497 Referee: N.T. Railton |
| December 3 | Dewsbury 
|
7–22 | Australia
|
Crown Flatt, Dewsbury | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 1 Lea Goals: 2 Thompson (2) |
[60] [61] |
Tries: 6 Des McGovern (3) Harold Crocker Duncan Hall Greg Hawick Goals: 2 Ron Willey (2) |
Attendance: 2,485 Gate: £ 284 Referee: A.S. Dobson |
| December 6 | Widnes 
|
7–18 | Australia
|
Naughton Park, Widnes | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 1 Wilcox Goals: 2 Woodward (2) |
[62] [63] |
Tries: 4 Tommy Ryan (2) Keith Holman Rees Duncan Goals: 3 Noel Pidding (2) Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 7,411 Gate: £ 844 Referee: C.F. Appleton |
3rd Test
December 13
2.30pm |
| Great Britain
|
7–27 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 1 Willie Horne Goals: 2 Jack Evans (2) |
[64] [65] [66] |
Tries: 5 Tommy Ryan (2) Noel Pidding Keith Holman Brian Davies Goals: 6 Noel Pidding (6) |
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 30,509 Gate: £ 5,478 Referee: A.S. Dobson |
| Great Britain | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Evans | FB | Clive Churchill (c) |
| Dai Bevan | WG | Noel Pidding |
| Doug Greenall | CE | Noel Hazzard |
| Ernest Ward | CE | Col Geelan |
| Frank Castle | WG | Tommy Ryan |
| Willie Horne (c) | SO | Frank Stanmore |
| Ted Toohey | SH | Keith Holman |
| Alan Prescott | PR | Roy Bull |
| Tom McKinney | HK | Ken Kearney |
| Jim Featherstone | PR | Duncan Hall |
| Charlie Pawsey | SR | Brian Davies |
| Dave Valentine | SR | Ferris Ashton |
| Ken Traill | LF | Arthur Collinson |
| December 18 | France XIII 
|
2–45 | Australia
|
Malakoff Stade, Nantes | |
| 2.00pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 1 Galaup |
[67] |
Tries: 11 Denis Flannery (4) Charlie Gill (3) Ron Willey Greg Hawick Harold Crocker Tom Tyrrell Goals: 6 Ron Willey (6) |
Attendance: 4,320 Gate: F 1,250,000 Referee: Martung |
| December 21 | Villeneuve 
|
11–18 | Australia
|
Stade de la Mire-Mory, Villeneuve-sur-Lot | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 3 Vigouroux Mares Eito Goals: 1 Eito |
[68] |
Tries: 6 Tommy Ryan (2) Duncan Hall Col Geelan Keith Holman Ferris Ashton Goals: nil |
Attendance: 2,262 Gate: F 704,800 Referee: Bonnemore |
| December 25 | Albi
|
22–31 | Australia
|
Stade Maurice Rigaud, Albi | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 4 Corduries Tonus Galaup Carrie Goals: 5 Rives (5) |
[69] [70] |
Tries: 4 Denis Flannery (2) Des McGovern Greg Hawick Jack Rooney Kevin Schubert Rees Duncan Goals: 2 Ron Willey (5) |
Attendance: 4,900 Gate: F 806,000 Referee: Ribas |
1st Test
December 27
3.00pm |
| France
|
12–16 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 2 Vincent Cantoni Élie Brousse Goals: 3 Puig Aubert (3) |
[71] [72] [73] |
Tries: 7 Tommy Ryan (2) Brian Davies Noel Hazzard Goals: 5 Noel Pidding (2) |
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 18,327 Gate: F 5,248,500 Referee: E. Martung |
| France | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Puig Aubert (c) | FB | Clive Churchill (c) |
| Vincent Cantoni | WG | Tommy Ryan |
| Jacky Merquey | CE | Col Geelan |
| André Carrère | CE | Noel Hazzard |
| Raymond Contrastin | WG | Noel Pidding |
| Gilbert Benausse | SO | Frank Stanmore |
| Jean Dop | SH | Keith Holman |
| Jean Dedieu | PR | Duncan Hall |
| Gabriel Genoud | HK | Ken Kearney |
| Louis Mazon | PR | Roy Bull |
| Élie Brousse | SR | Ferris Ashton |
| Rene Bernard | SR | Brian Davies |
| Christian Duple | LF | Arthur Collinson |
| January 1 | France XIII
|
13–19 | Australia
|
Stade Jean Lafore, Perpignan | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 3 Ponsinet Comes Jiminez Goals: 2 Puig Aubert (2) |
[74] [75] |
Tries: 5 Denis Flannery (2) Jack Rooney Greg Hawick Brian Carlson Goals: 2 Ron Willey (2) |
Attendance: 9,301 Gate: F 2,231,280 Referee: Planton |
| January 4 | Carcassonne 
|
5–18 | Australia
|
Carcassonne | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 René Benausse Goals: 1 Puig Aubert |
[76] [77] |
Tries: 4 Clive Churchill (2) Duncan Hall Col Geelan Goals: 3 Noel Pidding (3) |
Attendance: 4,881 Gate: F 1,365,300 Referee: Courbieres |
2nd Test
January 11
3.00pm |
| France
|
5–0 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 1 André Carrère Goals: 1 Rives |
[78] [79] [80] |
Tries: nil Goals: nil |
Stade Municipale, Bordeau
X
Attendance: 23,419 Gate: F 5,060,200 Referee: E. Martung |
| France | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Rives | FB | Clive Churchill (c) |
| Raymond Contrastin | WG | Brian Carlson |
| Claude Teisseire | CE | Noel Hazzard |
| André Carrère | CE | Harry Wells |
| Vincent Cantoni | WG | Tommy Ryan |
| Joseph Crespo | SO | Frank Stanmore |
| Gilbert Benausse | SH | Keith Holman |
| François Rinaldi | PR | Roy Bull |
| Gabriel Genoud | HK | Ken Kearney |
| Gabriel Berthomieu | PR | Duncan Hall |
| François Montrucolis | SR | Ferris Ashton |
| Édouard Ponsinet | SR | Brian Davies |
| Élie Brousse | LF | Greg Hawick |
| January 15 | France XIII
|
7–39 | Australia
|
Stade Gallia, Nimes | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 DeLaye Goals: 2 Puig Aubert (2) |
[81] |
Tries: 9 Brian Carlson (4) Jack Rooney (2) Des McGovern Greg Hawick Harry Wells Goals: 6 Ron Willey (6) |
Attendance: 3,518 Gate: F 601,185 |
| January 18 | Provence | 10–14 | Australia
|
Stade Velodrome, Marseille | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Blanc Pambrun Goals: 2 Rives (2) |
[82] [83] |
Tries: 4 Tommy Ryan (3) Keith Holman Goals: 1 Noel Pidding |
Attendance: 11,133 Gate: F 2,591,422 Referee: Fabre |
| January 22 | Cannes | 0–62 | Australia
|
Stade des Hesperides, Cannes | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: nil Goals: nil |
[84] |
Tries: 16 Brian Carlson (5) Des McGovern (5) Ron Willey Harry Wells Frank Stanmore Ferris Ashton Duncan Hall Ken McCaffery Goals: 7 Ron Willey (6) Brian Carlson |
Attendance: 0,780 Gate: F 156,200 |
3rd Test
January 25
3.00pm |
| France
|
13–5 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 1 Gilbert Benausse Goals: 5 Puig Aubert (5) |
[85] [86] [87] |
Tries: 1 Duncan Hall Goals: 1 Keith Holman |
Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 17,454 Gate: F 6,512,500 Referee: P. Ribas |
| January 28 | Paris/Lyon XIII | 12–10 | Australia
|
Parc de Sports, Roanne | |
| Tries: 2 Crespo (2) Goals: 3 Puig Aubert (3) |
[88] |
Tries: 2 Albert Paul Ron Willey Goals: 2 Noel Pidding (2) |
Attendance: 5,532 Gate: F 915,800 Referee: Vacher |
| February 1 | Selection du Midi | 13–24 | Australia
|
Stade Municipale, Toulouse | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 3 Marty Berthomieu Rinaldi Goals: 2 Poletti (2) |
[89] [90] |
Tries: 6 Albert Paul (2) Noel Pidding Harry Wells Tommy Ryan Roy Bull Goals: 3 Ron Willey (3) |
Attendance: 7,107 Gate: F 1,578,800 Referee: Huc |
The tourists returned from France to London to meet the RMS Mooltan, departing England on the evening of February 2, 1953. The ship arrived in Fremantle on March 6 and to Sydney on March 17.[91][92][93] The players were welcomed home by local League authorities.[94][95]
A team selected from the touring Kangaroos played a match against The Rest of Australia on April 15, 1953.[96] The Kangaroos won 33-21.[97][98]
Sources
| Acronym | Item | Years | Database App | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Online Access | ||||
| RLN | Rugby League News | 1920-1973 | Trove | Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles |
| RLP | Rugby League Project | 1907–present | RLP Website | Test Match teams & scorers. |
| CM | The Courier-Mail | 1933-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles by Eddie Waring as well as the AAP. |
| Truth | Truth | 1894-1954 | Trove | Match Reports, Articles by Harry Sunderland as well as the AAP. |
| — | Various Australian newspapers | 1952-1953 | Trove | Match Reports written by the Australian Associated Press and amended by local editors. The Brisbane Telegraph, Cairns Post and Maryborough Chronicle typically published longer versions of the AAP articles. |
| WARL | History of Western Australian Rugby League | 1947–Present | Website | Images of the programme, Western Australia v Australia, including team photo and pen profiles of the tourists. |
| Offline Resources | ||||
| EECYB | E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book | 1946-1978 | Copies at State Library of NSW |
Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1953 Yearbook covers the 1952-53 tour. |
| - | Ipswich Rugby League - The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972 [99] | 1925-1972 | Copies at SLQ & NLA |
Given Names & Club of Brisbane, Ipswich & Toowoomba Players |
References
- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Kangaroo Manager". The Rugby League News (Vol. 33 No. 6 (25 April 1952)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-637007215. Retrieved 10 Jan 2022 – via Trove.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "Wests". The Rugby League News (Vol. 33 No. 21 (19 July 1952)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-637702073. Retrieved 12 Jan 2022 – via Trove.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ "Kangaroos At W.A.C.A. Today". Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 Jul 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 12 Jan 2022.
- ^ New South Wales Rugby Football League. (1920). "1952-53 Kangaroo Details". The Rugby League News (Vol. 33 No. 20 (12 July 1952)). Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. nla.obj-637698292. Retrieved 12 Jan 2022 – via Trove.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ E.E.Christensen (1953). "The 1952-53 Kangaroos". E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook (Vol. 11). Sydney: E.E.Christensen.
{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ "Kangaroos At W.A.C.A. Today". Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 27 Jul 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 20 Jan 2022.
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{{cite journal}}:|issue=has extra text (help) - ^ Christensen, E.E. (15 Apr 1953). "Kangaroos' Hard Match With Rest". The Sun (Sydney). Sydney: National Library of Australia. p. 36. Retrieved 21 Jan 2022.
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- ^ Christison, J.E. (2009). Ipswich Rugby League - The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972. J.E. Christison. ISBN 978-0-98060-74-0-6.
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