1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
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The 1956–57 Kangaroo tour was the ninth Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played twenty-eight matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain and three Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of 1952-53 and the next was staged in 1959-60.
| 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France | |||||
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| Manager | Clarrie Fahy Cyril Connell Sr. | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Ken Kearney | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Gordon Clifford 94 | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Ian Moir 13 | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Gordon Clifford 22 | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Keith Holman 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 | 1952-53 | ||||
| Next tour | 1959-60 | ||||
The squad's leadership
editThe team was captained by Ken Kearney with Clive Churchill as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Clarrie Fahy and Cyril Connell Sr. The latter's son, Cyril Connell Jr. was a playing member of the touring party.[1]
In the three matches in which neither Kearney nor Churchill played, the Kangaroos were captained by Cyril Connell Jr.
Touring squad
editThe Rugby League News published a photo and details of the touring team including the players' ages and weights.[2] Various newspapers published the names of the touring squad when it was selected in September 1956.[1]
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.[3]
Banks, Connell, Davies, Doyle, Flannery, Furner, McGovern, Payne, Tyquin and Watson were selected from Queensland clubs. Adams and Marsh were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney-based clubs during the 1956 season.
| Player | Position | Age | Weight | Club | Tests on Tour |
Games | Tries | Goals | FG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clive Churchill | Fullback | 29 | 11.0 (70) |  South Sydney |
2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
| Gordon Clifford | Fullback | 26 | 12.0 (76) |  Newtown |
4 | 12 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 94 |
| Denis Flannery | Wing | 27 | 12.10 (81) |  Ipswich Brothers |
5 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Don Adams | Wing | 22 | 12.6 (79) |  Newcastle |
2 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Des McGovern | Wing | 28 | 13.3 (84) |  Toowoomba All Whites |
3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Ian Moir | Wing | 24 | 11.4 (72) | South Sydney |
2 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Alex Watson | Centre | 23 | 13.10 (87) |  Brisbane Western Suburbs |
5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Dick Poole | Centre | 25 | 13.2 (83) | Newtown |
6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Kevin O'Brien | Centre | 24 | 12.12 (82) |  St George |
0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Tom Payne | Centre | 21 | 12.6 (79) | Toowoomba All Whites |
1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bob Banks | Five-eighth | 26 | 12.6 (79) |  North Rockhampton |
6 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 |
| Ian Johnston | Five-eighth | 29 | 12.8 (80) |  Western Suburbs |
0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Keith Holman | Halfback | 28 | 11.9 (74) | Western Suburbs |
6 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 40 |
| Cyril Connell Jr. | Halfback | 26 | 10.10 (68) | North Rockhampton |
0 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 64 |
| Ian Doyle | Lock | 24 | 13.1 (83) | Toowoomba All Whites |
4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Tyquin | Lock | 23 | 14.4 (91) | South Brisbane |
3 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Norm Provan | Second-row | 24 | 15.6 (98) | St George |
3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kel O'Shea | Second-row | 23 | 15.4 (97) | Western Suburbs |
6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bernie Purcell | Second-row | 28 | 13.10 (87) | South Sydney |
0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| Don Furner | Second-row | 23 | 14.7 (92) |  Toowoomba Souths |
1 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Brian Davies | Prop | 26 | 14.10 (93) | Brisbane Brothers |
3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Roy Bull | Prop | 26 | 15.5 (98) |  Manly-Warringah |
6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bryan Orrock | Prop | 25 | 15.7 (98) | St George |
2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Marsh | Prop | 27 | 14.12 (94) |  Cootamundra |
2 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ken Kearney | Hooker | 32 | 13.7 (86) | St George |
6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Ernest Hammerton | Hooker | 29 | 11.11 (75) | South Sydney |
0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test Venues
editThe three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.
| Wigan | Bradford | Swinton |
|---|---|---|
| Central Park | Odsal Stadium | Station Road |
| Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 40,000 |
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Match Results
editThe tour began in Great Britain with a series a matches, but the first Test Match of the tour was played against France in Paris. The tourists returned to Great Britain for more matches against English clubs and a three Test Match series against Great Britain. The team then returned to France to play a Second and Third Test against France (the fifth and sixth Tests of the tour), plus matches against club and other representative teams.
| October 10 | Liverpool | 12–40 | Australia 
|
Knotty Ash, Liverpool | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Greenhough Hunt Goals: 3 Wood (3) |
Tries: 10 Don Adams (4) Denis Flannery (3) Kel O'Shea Keith Holman Bob Banks Goals: 4 Clive Churchill (3) Brian Davies Field Goals: 1 Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 4,712 Gate: £ 595 Referee: C.F. Appleton |
| October 13 |  Leeds
|
18–13 | Australia
|
Headingley, Leeds | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 4 McLellan Robinson Pratt Prior Goals: 3 Dunn (3) |
Tries: 3 Ian Moir (2) Keith Holman Goals: 2 Gordon Clifford (2) |
Attendance: 24,459 Gate: £ 3,483 Referee: R. Gelder |
| October 15 | Hull F.C. / Hull Kingston Rovers XIII | 14–37 | Australia
|
Boothferry Park, Hull | |
| 7.15pm |
Tries: 2 Gittoes Coulson Goals: 4 Buckle (4) |
[4] |
Tries: 9 Brian Davies (2) Ian Moir (2) Dick Poole (2) Denis Flannery Roy Bull Cyril Connell Jr. Goals: 4 Don Furner (3) Clive Churchill Field goals: 1 Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 17,172 Gate: £ 2,680 Referee: M. Coates |
| October 18 |  Barrow
|
11–25 | Australia
|
Craven Park, Barrow-In-Furness | |
| 3.30pm |
Tries: 3 Lewthwaite (2) Castle Goals: 1 Ball |
[5] |
Tries: 5 Bob Banks Don Adams Bill Marsh Dick Poole Keith Holman Goals: 4 Bernie Purcell (4) Field goals: 1 Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 9,988 Gate: £ 1,102 Referee: E. Clay |
| October 20 |  Whitehaven
|
14–11 | Australia
|
Whitehaven | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Tembey Smith Goals: 4 McKeown (4) |
[6][7] |
Tries: 3 Bill Marsh Denis Flannery Cyril Connell Jr. Goals: 1 Clive Churchill |
Attendance: 10,840 Gate: £ 1,253 Referee: R. Thomas |
| October 24 |  Bradford Northern
|
11–23 | Australia
|
Odsal Stadium, Bradford | |
| 7.30pm |
Tries: 3 Davies (3) Goals: 1 Seddon |
[8] |
Tries: 5 Des McGovern (2) Gordon Clifford Bill Marsh Cyril Connell Jr. Goals: 4 Gordon Clifford (4) |
Attendance: 2,743 Gate: £ 451 Referee: N.T. Railton |
| October 27 |  Warrington
|
21–17 | Australia
|
Wilderspool, Warrington | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 5 Challinor (2) Gilfidder (2) Horton Goals: 3 Bath (3) |
[9] |
Tries: 3 Dick Poole (2) Denis Flannery Goals: 4 Bernie Purcell (4) |
Attendance: 15,613 Gate: £ 2,163 Referee: G. Scott |
| October 29 | Rugby League XIII | 15–19 | Australia
|
Kirkhall Lane, Leigh | |
| 7.30pm |
Tries: 3 Shar Pitchford Bolton Goals: 3 Jones (3) |
[10][11] |
Tries: 3 Des McGovern (2) Tom Tyquin Goals: 5 Gordon Clifford (5) |
Attendance: 7,811 Gate: £ 1,127 Referee: N.T. Railton |
1st Test vs France
editNovember 1
|
| France
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8–15 | Australia 
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 2 Augustin Parent Jacky Merquey Goals: 1 Andre Audy |
[12][13][14] |
Tries: 3 Keith Holman (2) Des McGovern Goals: 3 Clive Churchill (2) Keith Holman |
Parc de Princes, Paris
Attendance: 10,789 Gate: Fr 4,181,400 Referee: P. Ribas |
| France | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Audy | FB | Clive Churchill |
| Maurice Voron | WG | Denis Flannery |
| Roger Rey | CE | Dick Poole |
| Jacky Merquey (c) | CE | Alex Watson |
| Andre Savonne | WG | Des McGovern |
| Auguste Ambert | SO | Bob Banks |
| Guy Lucia | SH | Keith Holman |
| François Rinaldi | PR | Roy Bull |
| Antranik Apelian | HK | Ken Kearney (c) |
| François Montrucolis | PR | Brian Davies |
| Robert Medus | SR | Bill Tyquin |
| Augustin Parent | SR | Norm Provan |
| Jean Rouqueirol | LF | Kel O'Shea |
| November 3 |  York
|
18–20 | Australia
|
York | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 4 Smith Webster Foster Deighton Goals: 3 Yorke (3) |
[15] |
Tries: 4 Ian Johnston (2) Brian Davies Kevin O'Brien Goals: 4 Bernie Purcell (4) |
Attendance: 6,842 Gate: £ 897 Referee: A. Howgate |
| November 7 |  Oldham
|
21–2 | Australia
|
Watersheddings, Oldham | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 3 Pitchford Etty Turner Goals: 6 Ganley (6) |
Tries: nil Goals: 1 Cyril Connell Jr. |
Attendance: 8,458 Gate: £ 1,268 Referee: T. Watkinson |
| November 10 |  Huddersfield
|
10–20 | Australia
|
Fartown, Huddersfield | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 2 Fairbank Sullivan Goals: 2 Dyson (2) |
[16] |
Tries: 4 Brian Davies Ian Moir Tom Tyquin Don Adams Goals: 4 Gordon Clifford (4) |
Attendance: 12,127 Gate: £ 1,699 Referee: A.E. Durkin |
1st Test vs Great Britain
editNovember 17
2.30pm |
| Great Britain
|
21–10 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 5 Billy Boston (2) Jack Grundy Alan Davies Mick Sullivan Goals: 3 Frank Mortimer (3) |
[17][18] |
Tries: 2 Ian Moir Dick Poole Goals: 2 Keith Holman (2) |
| November 21 |  Hunslet
|
11–27 | Australia
|
Parkside, Hunslet | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 1 Burnell Goals: 4 Langton (4) |
[19] |
Tries: 5 Cyril Connell Jr. (2) Kevin O'Brien Denis Flannery Kel O'Shea Goals: 6 Gordon Clifford (6) |
Attendance: 4,451 Gate: £ 400 Referee: G. Wilson |
| November 24 |  St Helens
|
44–2 | Australia
|
Knowsley Road, St Helens | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 10 Llewellyn (2) Gaskell McCabe Silcock Karalius Rhodes Dickinson Terry Prescott Goals: 7 Rhodes (7) |
[20] |
Tries: nil Goals: 1 Gordon Clifford |
Attendance: 15,579 Gate: £ 1,931 Referee: F. Smith |
2nd Test vs Great Britain
editDecember 1
2.30pm |
| Great Britain
|
9–22 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 1 Jeff Stevenson Goals: 3 Frank Mortimer (3) |
[21][22][23] |
Tries: 4 Keith Holman Bob Banks Brian Davies Roy Bull Goals: 5 Gordon Clifford (5) |
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 23,634 Gate: £ 4,174 Referee: M. Coates |
| December 5 | Halifax
|
6–3 | Australia
|
Thrum Hall, Halifax | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 3 Owen (3) |
Tries: 1 Ian Moir Goals: nil |
Attendance: 2,254 Gate: £ 280 Referee: J. Clapham |
| December 8 |  Wigan
|
4–32 | Australia
|
Central Park, Wigan | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: nil Goals: 2 Ashton (2) |
Tries: 6 Ian Doyle (2) Des McGovern Alex Watson Denis Flannery Keith Holman Goals: 7 Gordon Clifford (7) |
Attendance: 15,854 Gate: £ 2,032 Referee: H. Harrison |
| December 10 |  Wakefield Trinity
|
17–12 | Australia
|
Belle Vue, Wakefield | |
| 2.30pm |
Tries: 3 Hirst Rollin Bullock Goals: 4 Fox (4) |
Tries: 2 Ian Johnston Cyril Connell Jr. Goals: 3 Clive Churchill (3) |
Attendance: 3,381 Gate: £ 309 Referee: G. Philpott |
3rd Test vs Great Britain
editDecember 15
2.30pm |
| Great Britain
|
19–0 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 5 Sid Little Derek Turner Geoff Gunney Mick Sullivan Billy Boston Goals: 2 Alan Davies (2) |
[24][25] |
Tries: nil Goals: nil |
Station Road, Swinton, Manchester
Attendance: 17,542 Gate: £ 4,224 Referee: F. Gelder |
| December 18 | French Army | 11–11 | Australia
|
Limoges | |
| Tries: 1 Alberti Goals: 4 Giriat (4) |
Tries: 3 Don Adams Kevin O'Brien Ian Johnston Goals: 1 Cyril Connell Jr. |
Attendance: 3,153 |
| December 20 |  Albi
|
20–25 | Australia
|
Albi | |
| Tries: 4 Verdier Bessieres Tounos Berthomieu Goals: 4 Galaup (4) |
[26] |
Tries: 5 Cyril Connell Jr. (2) Bob Banks (2) Ian Moir Goals: 5 Cyril Connell Jr. (5) |
Attendance: 3,789 |
2nd Test vs France
editDecember 23
|
| France
|
6–10 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: nil Goals: 3 Gilbert Benausse (2) Andre Audy |
[27][28] |
Tries: 2 Denis Flannery Keith Holman Goals: 1 Gordon Clifford Field goals: 1 Gordon Clifford |
Bordeaux
Attendance: 11,379 Gate: Fr 4,150,000 Referee: P. Ribas |
| France | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Audy | FB | Gordon Clifford |
| Maurice Voron | WG | Denis Flannery |
| Roger Rey | CE | Alex Watson |
| Antoine Jiminez | CE | Dick Poole |
| Andre Ducasse | WG | Don Adams |
| Gilbert Benausse | SO | Bob Banks |
| Jean Dop | SH | Keith Holman |
| Angélo Boldini | PR | Bryan Orrock |
| Antranik Apelian | HK | Ken Kearney (c) |
| Guy Berthomieu (c) | PR | Roy Bull |
| Gilbert Verdié | SR | Kel O'Shea |
| Armand Save | SR | Norm Provan |
| Christian Duple | LF | Ian Doyle |
| December 26 |  Carcassonne
|
12–26 | Australia
|
Carcassonne | |
| Tries: 2 Marty Husson Goals: 3 Marty (3) |
Tries: 6 Denis Flannery (3) Ian Johnston Keith Holman Cyril Connell Jr. Goals: 4 Cyril Connell Jr. (4) |
Attendance: 3,493 Gate: Fr 922,200 |
| December 31 |  Catalan
|
14–20 | Australia
|
Perpignan | |
| Tries: nil Goals: 6 Puig Aubert (6) Field Goals: 1 Puig Aubert |
[29] |
Tries: 4 Ian Moir (2) Gordon Clifford Tom Payne Goals: 4 Gordon Clifford (4) |
Attendance: 7,900 Gate: Fr 2,493,550 Referee: M. Roudine |
3rd Test vs France
editJanuary 3
3.00pm |
| France
|
21–25 | Australia
|
|---|---|---|
| Tries: 5 Andre Savonne (2) Jean Nerorezoff Jacques Fabre Jacky Merquey Goals: 3 André Rives (3) |
[30] |
Tries: 5 Dick Poole Ian Moir Ken Kearney Tom Payne Norm Provan Goals: 4 Gordon Clifford (4) Field Goals: Bob Banks |
Lyon
Attendance: 5,743 Gate: Fr 1,580,150 Referee: J. Banneau |
| France | Position | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| André Rives | FB | Gordon Clifford |
| Andre Savonne | WG | Denis Flannery |
| Antoine Jiminez | CE | Tom Payne |
| Roger Rey | CE | Dick Poole |
| Jean Nedorezoff | WG | Ian Moir |
| Jacky Merquey (c) | SO | Bob Banks |
| Claude Teisseire | SH | Keith Holman |
| Henri Delhoste | PR | Bill Marsh |
| Louis Michel | HK | Ken Kearney (c) |
| Jacques Fabre | PR | Roy Bull |
| Guy Berthomieu | SR | Norm Provan |
| Augustin Parent | SR | Kel O'Shea |
| Christian Duple | LF | Ian Doyle |
| January 6 |  Avignon
|
11–38 | Australia
|
Avignon | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 Savonne Goals: 4 Pascal (4) |
Tries: 10 Don Adams (2) Ian Moir (2) Ian Johnston (2) Norm Provan (2) Cyril Connell Jr. Bill Marsh Goals: 4 Cyril Connell Jr. (4) |
Attendance: 5,061 Gate: Fr 937,100 Referee: M. Casson |
| January 10 |  Marseille
|
7–37 | Australia
|
Marseille | |
| 3.00pm |
Tries: 1 Carmouze Goals: 2 Andre (2) |
Tries: 9 Kevin O'Brien (3) Don Adams (2) Bill Marsh Tom Payne Ken Kearney Keith Holman Goals: 5 Cyril Connell Jr. (2) Keith Holman (2) Ken Kearney |
Attendance: 2,938 Gate: Fr 2,420,350 |
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