Game 1
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 12 lost to South Sydney Rabbitohs 19
| 1926 South Sydney Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/127743 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd May, 1926 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | J Mitten | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 14 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | South Sydney | ||||||
| Pat MAHER | T | 2 | Ernie LAPHAM | |||||
| A MARRIOTT | Tom BARRY | |||||||
| Jackie JONES | ||||||||
| George TREWEEK | ||||||||
| J WILLIAMS | 3 | G | 2 | Jackie JONES | ||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | South Sydney | ||||||
| C BRIEN | 1 | FB | 1 | Alan RIGHTON | ||||
| ? GILMOUR | 2 | W | 2 | Benny WEARING (c) | ||||
| D POWER | 3 | C | 3 | Tom BARRY | ||||
| O LIDDIARD | 4 | C | 4 | Oscar QUINLIVAN | ||||
| Pat MAHER | 5 | W | 5 | Jack LODGE | ||||
| A RICE | 6 | FE | 6 | Jim BREEN | ||||
| F KELLY | 7 | HB | 7 | Jackie JONES | ||||
| D ROBINSON | 8 | L | 8 | Sid HARRIS | ||||
| J GRIFFEN | 9 | 2R | 9 | Ernie LAPHAM | ||||
| A MARRIOTT | 10 | 2R | 10 | George TREWEEK | ||||
| Max BAILEY | 11 | FR | 11 | Pat MURPHY | ||||
| J WILLIAMS | 12 | HK | 12 | Arch THOMPSON | ||||
| J JOSEPHS | 13 | FR | 13 | Harry CAVANOUGH | ||||
| HC | Howard HALLETT | |||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1925 All Blacks Tour - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- - vs. Metropolis
- Out:
- Frank Meighan (fullback), W Frewin (wing), K Hughes (centre), Stan Brain (wing), Roderick Hodgins (five-eighth), C Pugh (halfback), J Jenkins (hooker), A Morris (front row), N Symes (second row), E Gilbert (lock), Frank Hawthorne (bench)
- In:
- ? Gilmour (wing), D Power (centre), O Liddiard (centre), Pat Maher (wing), A Rice (five-eighth), F Kelly (halfback), J Josephs (front row), A Marriott (second row), J Griffen (second row), D Robinson (lock)
- Changes:
- C Brien (centre to fullback), J Williams (front row to hooker), Max Bailey (second row to front row)
South Sydney
- Previous Game:
- Round 4 vs. Glebe
- Next Game:
- Round 6 vs. Western Suburbs
- Out:
- Vic Lawrence (centre), Alf Blair (five-eighth), Frank Brogan (halfback), Eddie Root (front row), Alby Why (lock)
- In:
- Tom Barry (centre), Oscar Quinlivan (centre), Jim Breen (five-eighth), Jackie Jones (halfback), George Treweek (second row)
- Changes:
- Sid Harris (centre to lock), Pat Murphy (second row to front row)
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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