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1963–64 Kangaroo Tour Of Great Britain And France
The 1963-64 Kangaroo tour was the eleventh Kangaroo tour, during which the Australian national rugby league team traveled to Europe and played thirty-six matches against British and French club and representative teams. It included three Rugby league#Competitions, Test matches against Great Britain Lions, Great Britain for The Ashes, and three Tests against the France national rugby league team, French. The tour followed the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France and was followed by the 1967-68 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France. The squad's leadership The Australian team was captain-coached by Western Suburbs Magpies Arthur Summons, though due to injury to Summons the test captaincy fell to St George Dragons, St George Ian Walsh (rugby league), Ian Walsh for The Ashes (rugby league), Ashes series against Great Britain and the first test against France. In the five matches in which neither Summons nor Walsh played, the Kangaroos were captained by Barry Muir (a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Lynch (rugby League)
Jack Lynch (1910–1966) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s in the New South Wales Rugby League, New South Wales Rugby Football League competition. His club career was with Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs and St. George Dragons, St. George. Lynch attended Sydney's Waverley College, before being graded by the Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs club. He made his First Grade debut for Eastern Suburbs in 1930, the same year as 1930s league star Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913), Dave Brown, who had also attended Waverley College. Club career In his debut match, the young Rugby league positions, winger, scored a hat trick of Try (rugby), tries against Balmain Tigers, Balmain. He was a member of the Sydney Roosters, Eastern Suburbs side that was defeated by South Sydney in the New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1931#Finals, 1931 premiership decider. In 1931, Lynch managed to top the competition in terms of both points and tries scored. Lynch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
