1958 Great Britain Lions tour
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Tom Mitchell
| 1958 Great Britain Lions tour | |||||
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| Manager | B. Manson & Tom Mitchell | ||||
| Coach(es) | Jim Brough | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Alan Prescott | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Eric Fraser (238) | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | Mick Sullivan (38) | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Eric Fraser (44) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | Mick Sullivan (8) | ||||
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 Australia |
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 New Zealand |
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| Previous tour | 1954 | ||||
| Next tour | 1962 | ||||
The 1958 Great Britain Lions tour was the Great Britain national rugby league team's 11th tour of Australia and New Zealand and took place from May to November 1958. The Lions played 26 games on tour including the three test Ashes series against Australia and two tests against New Zealand.[1]
The Great Britain squad was coached by Jim Brough. The team captain was Alan Prescott from St Helens while Phil Jackson from Barrow was the tour vice-captain. The team managers were Mr B. Manson and Tom Mitchell.
The tour saw a record AU£78,417 in gate receipts with the Lions taking home a profit in excess of £40,000.
Australian leg
Test venues
The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues. As per normal to maximise the gate, two tests were played at the 70,000 capacity Sydney Cricket Ground.
| Sydney | Brisbane |
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| Sydney Cricket Ground | Brisbane Exhibition Ground |
| Capacity: 70,000 | Capacity: 35,000 |
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| 18 May | Southern Districts  |
18–36 |  Great Britain |
Wollongong Showground, Wollongong | |
| Result[2] |
| 21 May | Western Districts  |
24–24 | Great Britain |
Wade Park, Orange | |
| Scorers[3] |
| 24 May | Newcastle  |
16–35 | Great Britain |
Newcastle Sportsground, Newcastle | |
Attendance: 21,126 |
| 28 May | Northern NSW  |
17–27 | Great Britain |
Scully Park, Tamworth | |
| Scorers[4] |
| 31 May | Sydney  |
15–20 | Great Britain |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| Program |
Attendance: 48,692 Referee: Darcy Lawler |
| 4 June | Riverina  |
10–29 | Great Britain |
Leeton | |
Attendance: 6,000 |
| 7 June | New South Wales  |
10–19 | Great Britain |
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | |
| Program |
Attendance: 52,963 Referee: Col Pearce |
The final match before the first Test was often viewed by the home side as a chance to soften up the tourists and that was certainly the case in a violent clash which saw four players dismissed by referee Col Pearce – Vince Karalius (Great Britain); Greg Hawick, Rex Mossop and Peter Dimond (NSW).
