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England vs New Zealand 1926 Series

Game 1

England (GB) 28 def. New Zealand 20

England vs New Zealand 1926/27

Lions		 28
–
20
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14328
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 2nd October, 1926
Referee R Robinson
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 14,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score 20 – 5
England (GB) Scoresheet New Zealand
Bob TAYLOR 2 T Bert AVERY
Charlie CARR   Hector BRISBANE
Jack EVANS   Ben DAVIDSON
Frank GALLAGHER   Len MASON
Sid RIX      
 
Jim SULLIVAN 5 G 4 Neil MOUAT
England (GB) Teams New Zealand
Jim SULLIVAN 1 FB 1 Charles GREGORY
Johnny RING 2 W 2 Lou BROWN
Charlie CARR 3 C 3 Ben DAVIDSON
Jack EVANS 4 C 4 Hector BRISBANE
Sid RIX 5 W 5 Frank DELGROSSO
 
Jonty PARKIN (c) 6 FE 6 Walter DESMOND
Billo REES 7 HB 7 Wilson HALL
 
William BURGESS 8 FR 8 Alphonsus CARROLL
Jack BENNETT 9 HK 9 Ernest HERRING
Billy CUNLIFFE 10 FR 10 Francis HENRY
Bob TAYLOR 11 2R 11 Neil MOUAT
Dai REES 12 2R 12 Len MASON
Frank GALLAGHER 13 L 13 Bert AVERY (c)
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 27 vs. Canterbury
Next Game:
England vs New Zealand 1926/27 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Tommy Howley (centre), Frank Evans (centre), Danny Hurcombe (five-eighth), Harold Bowman (front row), Jack Price (second row), Joe Darwell (second row)
In:
Johnny Ring (wing), Jack Evans (centre), Billo Rees (halfback), Billy Cunliffe (front row), Bob Taylor (second row), Dai Rees (second row)
Changes:
Charlie Carr (wing to centre), Jonty Parkin (halfback to five-eighth)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1926/27 - Game 6 vs. Widnes
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1926/27 - Game 8 vs. York
Out:
Hector Cole (five-eighth), Jack Wright (front row)
In:
Walter Desmond (five-eighth), Bert Avery (lock)
Changes:
Frank Delgrosso (centre to wing), Hector Brisbane (wing to centre), Francis Henry (lock to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson