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Kangaroos Tour 1929 Series

Game 31

Wigan 9 lost to Australia 10

Kangaroos Tour 1929/30
Game 31

Wigan
9
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22997
Status Abandoned after kickoff (result stands)
Date Saturday, 28th December, 1929
Referee J McEwan
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 8,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 10
Wigan Scoresheet Australia
Roy KINNEAR T Cec FIFIELD
      Bill SPENCER
 
Jim SULLIVAN 3 G 2 Eric WEISSEL
Wigan Teams Australia
Jim SULLIVAN 1 FB 1 Frank McMILLAN
[Western Suburbs]
Johnny RING 2 W 2 Jack UPTON
Ben DAVIDSON 3 C 3 Tom GORMAN (c)
Roy KINNEAR 4 C 4 Cec FIFIELD
[Western Suburbs]
Lou BROWN 5 W 5 Bill SPENCER
 
Arthur BINKS 6 FE 6 Eric WEISSEL
[Temora]
Syd ABRAM 7 HB 7 Joe BUSCH
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Frank STEPHENS 8 FR 8 Bill BROGAN
[Western Suburbs]
Tom BEETHAM 9 HK 9 Arthur JUSTICE
Dai JONES 10 FR 10 Herb STEINOHRT
Len MASON 11 2R 11 Vic ARMBRUSTER
George DIXON 12 2R 12 Jack KINGSTON
Joe SULLIVAN 13 L 13 Wally PRIGG
 
    HC   Arthur HENNESSY
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Boxing Day vs. St Helens
Next Game:
New Year's Day vs. Wakefield

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 30 vs. Hull KR
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1929/30 - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
Out:
Bill Shankland (wing), Fred Laws (centre), George Bishop (hooker), Dan Dempsey (second row)
In:
Frank McMillan (fullback), Cec Fifield (centre), Arthur Justice (hooker), Vic Armbruster (second row)
Changes:
Jack Upton (fullback to wing)

Match Notes

At the start of the game the ground was already a quagmire most onlookers were surprised the game continued after halftime.

Match was abandoned 25 mins into the 2nd half due to the state of the ground.

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash