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.
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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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Previous tour | 1952-53 | ||||
Next tour | 1959-60 |
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