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1908/09 Kangaroos Tour

A number of factors contributed to smaller than expected crowds the Australian Wallabies were touring at the same time and some games were played on the same day in adjoining towns, a cotton mills strike in the north of England was on going and poor weather in late December through January and even into March.

Location
England, Wales, Scotland
Attendance
250,158 *
Top tryscorer
17 - Jim Devereux
Top pointscorer
160 - Dally Messenger

Results

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DateYearRoundHome Away RefereeCityCrowd 
Oct 31908Game 1Mid Rhondda6Australia20W. McCutcheonTonypandy7,500>
71908Game 2Bradford N.11Australia12J. SmithBradford4,000>
101908Game 3Rochdale H.0Australia5B. RobinsonRochdale3,000>
141908Game 4York5Australia5H. RentonYork1,781>
171908Game 5Salford9Australia9H. FarrarSalford6,100>
211908Game 6Runcorn7Australia9E. TongeRuncorn2,700>
241908Game 7Cumberland10Australia52E. SmirkWhitehaven4,000>
281908Game 8Leigh14Australia11W. McCutcheonLeigh6,000>
311908Game 9Dewsbury15Australia0J. MayDewsbury2,000>
Nov 51908Game 10Yorkshire11Australia24F. KennedyHull3,500>
71908Game 11Hunslet11Australia12J. SmithHunslet6,000>
91908Game 12Aberdare10Australia37F. RentonAberdare5,000>
141908Game 13Warrington10Australia3B. RobinsonWarrington5,000>
181908Game 14English League9Australia10F. RentonLiverpool6,000>
211908Game 15Hull KR21Australia16J. LumleyHull7,000>
251908Game 16Lancashire6Australia20E. SmirkWigan4,000>
281908Game 17Barrow5Australia21E. SmirkBarrow-In-Furness6,500>
Dec 51908Game 18Halifax12Australia8F. KennedyHalifax6,000>
91908Game 19Swinton9Australia10F. RentonManchester1,500>
121908Game 20Northern Union22Australia22J. SmithLondon2,000>
171908Game 21Treherbert3Australia6B. RobinsonPontypridd4,000>
191908Game 22Wakefield T.20Australia13W. McCutcheonWakefield3,000>
251908Game 23Leeds10Australia14E. SmirkLeeds12,000>
261908Game 24Oldham11Australia5F. RentonOldham11,800>
Jan 21909Game 25England14Australia9J. SmithHuddersfield7,000>
61909Game 26Widnes2Australia13B. EnnionWidnes1,000>
91909Game 27Wigan10Australia7H. FarrarWigan4,000>
121909Game 28Batley12Australia5B. RobinsonBatley2,000>
161909Game 29Welsh XIII14Australia13E. SmirkMerthyr Tydfil6,000>
181909Game 30Ebbw Vale8Australia9?. WoodEbbw Vale5,000>
201909Game 31Wigan16Australia8B. RobinsonWigan9,100>
231909Game 32Northern Union15Australia5W. McCutcheonNewcastle22,000>
261909Game 33Keighley8Australia8F. RentonBradford1,000>
301909Game 34Hull9Australia8H. FarrarHull10,000>
Feb 31909Game 35England17Australia17E. SmirkGlasgow3,000>
41909Game 36Cumberland11Australia2F. HardwickeCarlisle2,000>
61909Game 37Broughton R.14Australia12B. RobinsonSalford12,000>
101909Game 38St Helens9Australia0St Helens1,500>
131909Game 39Warrington8Australia8H. FarrarWarrington7,000>
151909Game 40Northern Union6Australia5E. SmirkBirmingham9,000>
201909Game 41Huddersfield5Australia3W. McCutcheonHuddersfield9,677>
221909Game 42Barrow11Australia3F. RentonBarrow-In-Furness6,000>
271909Game 43Merthyr15Australia13W. WoodMerthyr Tydfil4,000>
Mar 31909Game 44England14Australia7E. SmirkLiverpool4,500>
71909Game 45Wales-C-Australia-C-Ebbw Vale >Cancelled
81909Game 46Lancashire9Australia14F. RentonSalford4,000>