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Kangaroos Tour 1908/09

A number of factors contributed to smaller than expected crowds the Australian Wallabies were touring at the same time and some games were played on the same day in adjoining towns, a cotton mills strike in the north of England was on going and poor weather in late December through January and even into March.

Location
England, Wales, Scotland
Attendance
250,158
Top tryscorer
17 - Jim Devereux
Top pointscorer
160 - Dally Messenger

Results

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Date Year Round Home   Away   Referee City Crowd  
Oct 3 1908 Game 1 Mid Rhondda 6 Australia 20 W. McCutcheon Tonypandy 7,500 >
7 1908 Game 2 Bradford Northern 11 Australia 12 J. Smith Bradford 4,000 >
10 1908 Game 3 Rochdale Hornets 0 Australia 5 R. Robinson Rochdale 3,000 >
14 1908 Game 4 York 5 Australia 5 H. Renton York 1,781 >
17 1908 Game 5 Salford 9 Australia 9 H. Farrar Salford 6,100 >
21 1908 Game 6 Runcorn 7 Australia 9 E. Tonge Runcorn 2,700 >
24 1908 Game 7 Cumberland 10 Australia 52 E. Smirk Whitehaven 4,000 >
28 1908 Game 8 Leigh 14 Australia 11 W. McCutcheon Leigh 6,000 >
31 1908 Game 9 Dewsbury 15 Australia 0 J. May Dewsbury 2,000 >
Nov 5 1908 Game 10 Yorkshire 11 Australia 24 F. Kennedy Hull 3,500 >
7 1908 Game 11 Hunslet 11 Australia 12 J. Smith Hunslet 6,000 >
9 1908 Game 12 Aberdare 10 Australia 37 F. Renton Aberdare 5,000 >
14 1908 Game 13 Warrington 10 Australia 3 R. Robinson Warrington 5,000 >
18 1908 Game 14 English League XIII 9 Australia 10 F. Renton Liverpool 6,000 >
21 1908 Game 15 Hull Kingston Rovers 21 Australia 16 J. Lumley Hull 7,000 >
25 1908 Game 16 Lancashire 6 Australia 20 E. Smirk Wigan 4,000 >
28 1908 Game 17 Barrow 5 Australia 21 E. Smirk Barrow-In-Furness 6,500 >
Dec 5 1908 Game 18 Halifax 12 Australia 8 F. Kennedy Halifax 6,000 >
9 1908 Game 19 Swinton 9 Australia 10 F. Renton Manchester 1,500 >
12 1908 Game 20 Northern Union 22 Australia 22 J. Smith London 2,000 >
17 1908 Game 21 Treherbert 3 Australia 6 R. Robinson Pontypridd 4,000 >
19 1908 Game 22 Wakefield Trinity 20 Australia 13 W. McCutcheon Wakefield 3,000 >
25 1908 Game 23 Leeds 10 Australia 14 E. Smirk Leeds 12,000 >
26 1908 Game 24 Oldham 11 Australia 5 F. Renton Oldham 11,800 >
Jan 2 1909 Game 25 England 14 Australia 9 J. Smith Huddersfield 7,000 >
6 1909 Game 26 Widnes 2 Australia 13 B. Ennion Widnes 1,000 >
9 1909 Game 27 Wigan 10 Australia 7 H. Farrar Wigan 4,000 >
12 1909 Game 28 Batley 12 Australia 5 R. Robinson Batley 2,000 >
16 1909 Game 29 Welsh League XIII 14 Australia 13 E. Smirk Merthyr Tydfil 6,000 >
18 1909 Game 30 Ebbw Vale 8 Australia 9 ?. Wood Ebbw Vale 5,000 >
20 1909 Game 31 Wigan 16 Australia 8 R. Robinson Wigan 9,100 >
23 1909 Game 32 Northern Union 15 Australia 5 W. McCutcheon Newcastle 22,000 >
26 1909 Game 33 Keighley 8 Australia 8 F. Renton Bradford 1,000 >
30 1909 Game 34 Hull 9 Australia 8 H. Farrar Hull 10,000 >
Feb 3 1909 Game 35 England 17 Australia 17 E. Smirk Glasgow 3,000 >
4 1909 Game 36 Cumberland 11 Australia 2 F. Hardwicke Carlisle 2,000 >
6 1909 Game 37 Broughton Rangers 14 Australia 12 R. Robinson Salford 12,000 >
10 1909 Game 38 St Helens 9 Australia 0 St Helens 1,500 >
13 1909 Game 39 Warrington 8 Australia 8 H. Farrar Warrington 7,000 >
15 1909 Game 40 Northern Union 6 Australia 5 E. Smirk Birmingham 9,000 >
20 1909 Game 41 Huddersfield 5 Australia 3 W. McCutcheon Huddersfield 9,677 >
22 1909 Game 42 Barrow 11 Australia 3 F. Renton Barrow-In-Furness 6,000 >
27 1909 Game 43 Merthyr Tydfil 15 Australia 13 W. Wood Merthyr Tydfil 4,000 >
Mar 3 1909 Game 44 England 14 Australia 7 E. Smirk Liverpool 4,500 >
7 1909 Game 45 Wales -C- Australia -C- Ebbw Vale   > Cancelled
8 1909 Game 46 Lancashire 9 Australia 14 F. Renton Salford 4,000 >