New Zealand vs England 1928 Series

Game 3

New Zealand 5 lost to England (GB) 6

New Zealand vs England 1928

New Zealand
5
6
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14333
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th August, 1928
Referee A Harlock
Venue Christchurch (Christchurch)
Crowd 21,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 3
New Zealand Scoresheet England (GB)
Herbert O'BRIEN T Tom ASKIN
      Les FAIRCLOUGH
 
Craddock DUFTY G    
New Zealand Teams England (GB)
Craddock DUFTY 1 FB 1 Jim SULLIVAN
Leonard SCOTT 2 W 2 Emlyn GWYNNE
Hector BRISBANE 3 C 3 Les FAIRCLOUGH
Roy HARDGRAVE 4 C 4 Tom ASKIN
Stan PRENTICE 5 W 5 Alf FRODSHAM
 
Maurice WETHERILL (c) 6 FE 6 Jonty PARKIN (c)
William PECKHAM 7 HB 7 Billo REES
 
Lou HUTT 8 FR 8 Joe THOMPSON
Alfred TOWNSEND 9 HK 9 Nat BENTHAM
Herbert O'BRIEN 10 FR 10 Harold BOWMAN
Albertus ECKHOFF 11 2R 11 Frank BOWEN
George GOODALL 12 2R 12 Alec FILDES
Ernest HALL 13 L 13 Bill HORTON
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs England 1928 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1930 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Frank Delgrosso (halfback), Wally Somers (hooker), Andrew O'Brien (front row)
In:
William Peckham (halfback), Alfred Townsend (hooker), Albertus Eckhoff (second row)
Changes:
Maurice Wetherill (wing to five-eighth), Stan Prentice (five-eighth to wing), Ernest Hall (second row to lock), Herbert O'Brien (second row to front row), George Goodall (lock to second row)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1928 - Game 24 vs. New Zealand XIII
Next Game:
1929/30 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Walter Gowers (fullback), Mel Rosser (centre), Alf Ellaby (centre), Joe Oliver (five-eighth), Billy Williams (front row), Oliver Dolan (hooker), Bob Sloman (second row), Ben Halfpenny (second row), Harold Young (lock)
In:
Jim Sullivan (fullback), Les Fairclough (centre), Tom Askin (centre), Billo Rees (halfback), Joe Thompson (front row), Nat Bentham (hooker), Frank Bowen (second row), Alec Fildes (second row), Bill Horton (lock)
Changes:
Jonty Parkin (halfback to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson