Game 2
New South Wales Firsts 20 def. England (GB) 15
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30590 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd June, 1928 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | William Neill (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 53,556 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 15 | – | 5 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| George TREWEEK | 2 | T | Alf ELLABY | |||||
| Nelson HARDY | Jack EVANS | |||||||
| Jack KINGSTON | Joe THOMPSON | |||||||
| Benny WEARING | 4 | G | 3 | Walter GOWERS | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Harry KADWELL [South Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Walter GOWERS | ||||
| Benny WEARING [South Sydney] |
2 | W | 2 | Alf ELLABY | ||||
| Pat MAHER (c) [South Sydney] |
3 | C | 3 | Mel ROSSER | ||||
| Nelson HARDY [Eastern Suburbs] |
4 | C | 4 | Jack EVANS (c) | ||||
| Eric FREESTONE | 5 | W | 5 | Emlyn GWYNNE | ||||
| Jerry BRIEN [Western Suburbs] |
6 | FE | 6 | Billo REES | ||||
| Joe BUSCH [Eastern Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Bryn EVANS | ||||
| Charlie YORK | 8 | FR | 8 | Oliver DOLAN | ||||
| Arthur JUSTICE [St George] |
9 | HK | 9 | Billy WILLIAMS | ||||
| Harry CAVANOUGH [South Sydney] |
10 | FR | 10 | Harold BOWMAN | ||||
| Max BAILEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bill HORTON | ||||
| George TREWEEK [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Joe THOMPSON | ||||
| Jack KINGSTON | 13 | L | 13 | Ben HALFPENNY | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1928 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Out:
- Tom Ellis (fullback), Harry Bailey (front row)
- In:
- Harry Kadwell (fullback), Max Bailey (second row)
- Changes:
- Jack Kingston (front row to lock), George Treweek (hooker to second row), Charlie York (second row to front row), Arthur Justice (second row to hooker), Harry Cavanough (lock to front row)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 1 vs. South West NSW
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1928 - Game 3 vs. NSW Firsts
- Out:
- Jim Sullivan (fullback), Alf Frodsham (centre), Joe Oliver (centre), Jim Brough (wing), Jonty Parkin (five-eighth), Les Fairclough (halfback), William Burgess (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Alec Fildes (second row), Bob Sloman (second row), Harold Young (lock)
- In:
- Walter Gowers (fullback), Mel Rosser (centre), Jack Evans (centre), Emlyn Gwynne (wing), Billo Rees (five-eighth), Bryn Evans (halfback), Oliver Dolan (front row), Billy Williams (hooker), Bill Horton (second row), Joe Thompson (second row), Ben Halfpenny (lock)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson