Game 1
England (GB) 8 lost to Australia 31
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6747 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 5th October, 1929 | |||||||
| Referee | R Robinson | |||||||
| Venue | Craven Park (Hull) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,000 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 18 | |||||
| England (GB) | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Jack FEETHAM | T | 2 | Bill SHANKLAND | |||||
| Alf MIDDLETON | George BISHOP | |||||||
| Wally PRIGG | ||||||||
| Bill SPENCER | ||||||||
| George TREWEEK | ||||||||
| Eric WEISSEL | ||||||||
| Joe THOMPSON | G | 5 | Eric WEISSEL | |||||
| England (GB) | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Tom REES | 1 | FB | 1 | Frank McMILLAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| Emlyn GWYNNE | 2 | W | 2 | Bill SPENCER | ||||
| Roy KINNEAR | 3 | C | 3 | Cec FIFIELD [Western Suburbs] |
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| Billy DINGSDALE | 4 | C | 4 | Tom GORMAN (c) | ||||
| Alf FRODSHAM | 5 | W | 5 | Bill SHANKLAND [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Les FAIRCLOUGH (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Eric WEISSEL [Temora] |
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| Billo REES | 7 | HB | 7 | Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Harold BOWMAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Peter MADSEN | ||||
| Nat BENTHAM | 9 | HK | 9 | George BISHOP [Balmain] |
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| Joe THOMPSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Bill BROGAN [Western Suburbs] |
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| Bill HORTON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Vic ARMBRUSTER | ||||
| Alf MIDDLETON | 12 | 2R | 12 | George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
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| Jack FEETHAM | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG | ||||
Team Info
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs England 1928 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1929/30 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Tom Askin (centre), Jonty Parkin (five-eighth), Frank Bowen (second row), Alec Fildes (second row)
- In:
- Tom Rees (fullback), Roy Kinnear (centre), Billy Dingsdale (centre), Alf Middleton (second row), Jack Feetham (lock)
- Changes:
- Les Fairclough (centre to five-eighth), Bill Horton (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 8 vs. Keighley
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 10 vs. Castleford
- Out:
- Jack Holmes (centre), Jack Upton (centre), Arthur Edwards (five-eighth), Arthur Henderson (front row), Eddie Root (second row), Les Sellars (lock)
- In:
- Cec Fifield (centre), Tom Gorman (centre), Joe Busch (halfback), George Bishop (hooker), Bill Brogan (front row), Wally Prigg (lock)
- Changes:
- Eric Weissel (halfback to five-eighth), George Treweek (hooker to second row), Vic Armbruster (front row to second row), Peter Madsen (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash
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