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Lions Tour 1924 Series

Game 20

Auckland 11 lost to England (GB) 24

Lions Tour 1924

Auckland
11
24
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30819
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th July, 1924
Referee L Bull
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 20,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 13
Auckland Scoresheet England (GB)
Bill DAVIDSON 2 T 2 Johnny RING
Nelson BASS   Charlie CARR
      Joe DARWELL
      Frank EVANS
      Stan WHITTY
 
Craddock DUFTY G 2 Jonty PARKIN
      Ernest KNAPMAN
Auckland Teams England (GB)
Charles GREGORY 1 FB 1 Ernest KNAPMAN
Frank DELGROSSO 2 W 2 Johnny RING
Hector BRISBANE 3 C 3 Tommy HOWLEY
Craddock DUFTY 4 C 4 Charlie CARR
Bill DAVIDSON 5 W 5 Frank EVANS
 
Maurice WETHERILL 6 FE 6 Stan WHITTY
Clarence POLSON 7 HB 7 Jonty PARKIN (c)
 
Ernest HERRING 8 FR 8 William BURGESS
Wally SOMERS 9 HK 9 Jack BENNETT
Bill STORMONT 10 FR 10 Billy CUNLIFFE
Bert AVERY 11 2R 11 Jack PRICE
George GARDINER 12 2R 12 Joe DARWELL
Nelson BASS (c) 13 L 13 Frank GALLAGHER
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
Australian Universities Tour 1924 - Game 4 vs. Universities XIII
Next Game:
Northern Union Cup 1924 - Game 1 vs. South Auckland
Out:
Inglis Littlewood (wing), George Davidson (wing), Bert Laing (five-eighth), James O'Brien (front row), Alfred Townsend (hooker), J O'Brien (front row), ? McNeill (second row), ? Douglas (second row), W Ghent (bench)
In:
Charles Gregory (fullback), Frank Delgrosso (wing), Hector Brisbane (centre), Ernest Herring (front row), Wally Somers (hooker), Bill Stormont (front row), Bert Avery (second row), George Gardiner (second row)
Changes:
Craddock Dufty (fullback to centre), Bill Davidson (centre to wing), Maurice Wetherill (centre to five-eighth)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 19 vs. South Auckland
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 21 vs. Waikato
Out:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Charlie Pollard (centre), Harold Bowman (front row), Joe Thompson (second row), Dai Rees (lock)
In:
Ernest Knapman (fullback), Charlie Carr (centre), William Burgess (front row), Jack Price (second row), Frank Gallagher (lock)

Match Notes

Davidson was injured at halftime and was not replaced due to protests from the English.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash