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Lions Tour 1928 Series

Game 13

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 17 lost to England (GB) 19

Lions Tour 1928

Newcastle Firsts (AU)		 17
–
19
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31388
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 11th July, 1928
Referee J Mitten
Venue Newcastle Sports (Newcastle)
Crowd 10,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 12 – 9
Newcastle (AU) Scoresheet England (GB)
Lew BOYD 2 T 2 Jim BROUGH
Max BAILEY   Ben HALFPENNY
      Mel ROSSER
      Harold YOUNG
 
Jack DEMPSEY 4 G 2 Joe THOMPSON
 
W CODY OFF Harold BOWMAN
      Oliver DOLAN
Newcastle (AU) Teams England (GB)
William BELL (c) 1 FB 1 Walter GOWERS
Lew BOYD 2 W 2 Ben HALFPENNY
Frank HAWTHORNE 3 C 3 Mel ROSSER
W SMITH 4 C 4 Jim BROUGH (c)
R JAMES 5 W 5 Alf FRODSHAM
 
Jack DEMPSEY 6 FE 6 Les FAIRCLOUGH
Reg COADY 7 HB 7 Billo REES
 
B GREEDY 8 FR 8 Billy WILLIAMS
Rees DUNCAN SR 9 HK 9 Oliver DOLAN
G RANDALL 10 FR 10 Harold BOWMAN
Max BAILEY 11 2R 11 Frank BOWEN
Wally PRIGG 12 2R 12 Joe THOMPSON
W CODY 13 L 13 Harold YOUNG
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
Country Carnival 1928 - Game 4 vs. South Sydney
Next Game:
Country Carnival 1928 - Game 10 vs. St George
Out:
Norm Johnson (centre), J Walker (wing), Jack Gibbs (front row), Bob Marjoribanks (front row), E Gilbert (lock)
In:
W Smith (centre), R James (wing), B Greedy (front row), G Randall (front row), W Cody (lock)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1928 - Game 12 vs. Toowoomba
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1928 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Ellaby (wing), Tom Askin (wing), William Burgess (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Bob Sloman (second row), Alec Fildes (second row)
In:
Walter Gowers (fullback), Alf Frodsham (wing), Billy Williams (front row), Oliver Dolan (hooker), Frank Bowen (second row), Joe Thompson (second row), Harold Young (lock)
Changes:
Ben Halfpenny (lock to wing)

Match Notes

R James was a very late call up to the side after an Ambulance officer ruled C Pugh medically unfit to play.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson