Ashes Series 1929 Series

Game 2

England (GB) 9 def. Australia 3

1929/30 Ashes Series

Lions
9
3
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6748
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 9th November, 1929
Referee R Robinson
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 31,402
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 3
England (GB) Scoresheet Australia
Artie ATKINSON T Bill SHANKLAND
 
Jim SULLIVAN 3 G    
England (GB) Teams Australia
Jim SULLIVAN 1 FB 1 Frank McMILLAN
[Western Suburbs]
Alf ELLABY 2 W 2 Bill SPENCER
Artie ATKINSON 3 C 3 Tom GORMAN (c)
Billy DINGSDALE 4 C 4 Cec FIFIELD
[Western Suburbs]
Stanley SMITH 5 W 5 Bill SHANKLAND
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Billo REES 6 FE 6 Eric WEISSEL
Jonty PARKIN (c) 7 HB 7 Joe BUSCH
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Dai JENKINS 8 FR 8 Herb STEINOHRT
Nat BENTHAM 9 HK 9 George BISHOP
[Balmain]
William BURGESS 10 FR 10 Peter MADSEN
Martin HODGSON 11 2R 11 George TREWEEK
[Souths]
Alec FILDES 12 2R 12 Dan DEMPSEY
Fred BUTTERS 13 L 13 Wally PRIGG
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Tom Rees (fullback), Emlyn Gwynne (wing), Roy Kinnear (centre), Alf Frodsham (wing), Les Fairclough (five-eighth), Harold Bowman (front row), Joe Thompson (front row), Bill Horton (second row), Alf Middleton (second row), Jack Feetham (lock)
In:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Ellaby (wing), Artie Atkinson (centre), Stanley Smith (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Dai Jenkins (front row), William Burgess (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row), Alec Fildes (second row), Fred Butters (lock)
Changes:
Billo Rees (halfback to five-eighth)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 16 vs. Oldham
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1929/30 - Game 18 vs. Bradford
Out:
Vic Armbruster (lock)
In:
Dan Dempsey (second row)
Changes:
George Bishop (front row to hooker), George Treweek (hooker to second row), Herb Steinohrt (second row to front row), Wally Prigg (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson