New Zealand vs England 1924 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 16 def. England (GB) 8

New Zealand vs England 1924

New Zealand
16
8
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14325
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 2nd August, 1924
Referee Bill Murray
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 22,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 0
New Zealand Scoresheet England (GB)
Terence GILROY T Billy BENTHAM
Ernest HERRING   Joe THOMPSON
William STUART      
Maurice WETHERILL      
 
Frank DELGROSSO 2 G Joe THOMPSON
New Zealand Teams England (GB)
Craddock DUFTY 1 FB 1 Ernest KNAPMAN
Hector BRISBANE 2 W 2 Billy BENTHAM
William STUART 3 C 3 Sid RIX
Terence GILROY 4 C 4 Tommy HOWLEY
Charles FITZGERALD 5 W 5 Frank EVANS
 
Maurice WETHERILL 6 FE 6 Walter MOONEY
Thomas McCLYMONT (c) 7 HB 7 Frank GALLAGHER (c)
 
Andrew O'BRIEN 8 FR 8 Billy CUNLIFFE
Sam LOWRIE 9 HK 9 Jack BENNETT
Ernest HERRING 10 FR 10 William BURGESS
William TE WHATA 11 2R 11 Jack PRICE
Thomas MOUAT 12 2R 12 Joe DARWELL
Bert AVERY 13 L 13 Joe THOMPSON
 
Frank DELGROSSO 14 B    
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
All Blacks Tour 1921 - Game 8 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
New Zealand vs England 1924 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
Out:
Charlie McElwee (wing), Charles Woolley (centre), James Saunders (centre), Horace Nunn (wing), Clarence Polson (halfback), George Paki (front row), Henry Tancred (hooker), Patrick Burrows (front row), Bill Williams (second row), Wally Somers (second row), Stan Walters (lock)
In:
Craddock Dufty (fullback), Hector Brisbane (wing), William Stuart (centre), Terence Gilroy (centre), Charles Fitzgerald (wing), Maurice Wetherill (five-eighth), Andrew O'Brien (front row), Sam Lowrie (hooker), Ernest Herring (front row), William Te Whata (second row), Thomas Mouat (second row), Bert Avery (lock)
Changes:
Frank Delgrosso (fullback to bench), Thomas McClymont (five-eighth to halfback)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1924 - Game 22 vs. Provincial XIII
Next Game:
New Zealand vs England 1924 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Jim Bacon (centre), Danny Hurcombe (five-eighth), Ben Gronow (hooker)
In:
Frank Evans (wing), Jack Bennett (hooker), Joe Thompson (lock)
Changes:
Sid Rix (wing to centre), Walter Mooney (halfback to five-eighth), Frank Gallagher (lock to halfback)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson