Game 1
Australia 20 lost to Northern Union 27
| Ashes Series 1910 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4149 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th June, 1910 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tom McMahon (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | RAS Showground (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 42,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Northern Union | ||||||
| Jack BARNETT | T | 3 | Bill JUKES | |||||
| Jack HICKEY | 2 | Jim LEYTHAM | ||||||
| Dally MESSENGER | Billy BATTEN | |||||||
| Charlie WOODHEAD | Johnny THOMAS | |||||||
| Dally MESSENGER | 4 | G | Jim LEYTHAM | |||||
| Jim LOMAS | ||||||||
| Johnny THOMAS | ||||||||
| Australia | Teams | Northern Union | ||||||
| Charlie RUSSELL [Newtown] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jim SHARROCK | ||||
| Charlie WOODHEAD [North Brisbane] |
2 | W | 2 | Jim LEYTHAM | ||||
| Jack HICKEY [Glebe] |
3 | C | 3 | Jim LOMAS (c) | ||||
| Dally MESSENGER (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Bert JENKINS | ||||
| Albert BROOMHAM [North Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Billy BATTEN | ||||
| Bill FARNSWORTH [Newtown] |
6 | FE | 6 | Johnny THOMAS | ||||
| Chris McKIVAT [Glebe] |
7 | HB | 7 | Tommy NEWBOULD | ||||
| Bill NOBLE [Newtown] |
8 | FR | 8 | Billy WARD | ||||
| Jack BARNETT [Newtown] |
9 | HK | 9 | Fred WEBSTER | ||||
| Bill SPENCE [South Sydney] |
10 | FR | 10 | Bill JUKES | ||||
| Ed COURTNEY [North Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Dick RAMSDALE | ||||
| Con SULLIVAN [North Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Ephraim CURZON | ||||
| Robert CRAIG [Balmain] |
13 | L | 13 | Bert AVERY | ||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Maori Tour 1909 - Game 10 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1910 - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Out:
- William Neill (fullback), Syd Fennelly (wing), David Brown (centre), Frank Cheadle (wing), Arthur Butler (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Billy Cann (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bob Nicholson (second row), Stan Carpenter (second row), Arthur Bollard (lock)
- In:
- Charlie Russell (fullback), Charlie Woodhead (wing), Jack Hickey (centre), Dally Messenger (centre), Bill Farnsworth (five-eighth), Chris McKivat (halfback), Bill Noble (front row), Jack Barnett (hooker), Bill Spence (front row), Con Sullivan (second row), Robert Craig (lock)
- Changes:
- Albert Broomham (centre to wing), Ed Courtney (front row to second row)
Northern Union
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1910 - Game 4 vs. Metropolis
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1910 - Game 7 vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Frank Young (fullback), Jack Bartholomew (wing), William Jenkins (centre), George Ruddick (front row), Frank Boylen (hooker), Herbert Kershaw (lock)
- In:
- Jim Sharrock (fullback), Jim Leytham (wing), Jim Lomas (centre), Billy Ward (front row), Bill Jukes (front row), Dick Ramsdale (second row)
- Changes:
- Ephraim Curzon (front row to second row), Fred Webster (second row to hooker), Bert Avery (second row to lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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