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Kangaroos Tour 1948 Series

Game 14

Wigan 16 def. Australia 11

Kangaroos Tour 1948/49

Wigan		 16
–
11
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23080
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 20th October, 1948
Kick Off 4:30pm (local time)
Referee Charles Appleton
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 28,554
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 – 8
Wigan Scoresheet Australia
Gordon RATCLIFFE 2 T Johnny GRAVES
Ernie ASHCROFT   Pat McMAHON
John LAWRENSON   Kevin SCHUBERT
 
Ted WARD 2 G Johnny GRAVES
Wigan Teams Australia
Martin RYAN 1 FB 1 Clive CHURCHILL
[South Sydney]
Gordon RATCLIFFE 2 W 2 Johnny GRAVES
[South Sydney]
Ted WARD 3 C 3 Len PEGG
Ernie ASHCROFT 4 C 4 Bobby DIMOND
John LAWRENSON 5 W 5 Pat McMAHON
 
Cecil MOUNTFORD 6 FE 6 Wally O'CONNELL (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
John ALTY 7 HB 7 Billy THOMPSON
 
Ken GEE 8 FR 8 Alf GIBBS
Joe EGAN (c) 9 HK 9 Kevin SCHUBERT
Frank BARTON 10 FR 10 Nevyl HAND
[North Sydney]
Nat SILCOCK 11 2R 11 Duncan HALL
Harry ATKINSON 12 2R 12 Jack RAYNER
[South Sydney]
Billy BLAN 13 L 13 Bill TYQUIN (c)
 
    HC   Col MAXWELL
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Match Day 9 vs. Rochdale
Next Game:
Match Day 10 vs. Wakefield

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 13 vs. Hull KR
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 15 vs. Barrow
Out:
Vic Bulgin (fullback), Johnny Hawke (centre), Jack Horrigan (centre), Keith Froome (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Len Pegg (centre), Bobby Dimond (centre), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Billy Thompson (halfback), Alf Gibbs (front row), Bill Tyquin (lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin