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Lions Tour 1928 Series

Game 13

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

Lions Tour 1928
Game 13

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