Game 31
Wigan 9 lost to Australia 10
| 1929/30 Kangaroos Tour Game 31 | ||||||||
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| 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) [Brisbane] | ||||
| 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 [Bris. Valleys] | ||||
| 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:
- 1929/30 Kangaroos Tour - Game 30 vs. Hull KR
- Next Game:
- 1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- 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.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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