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1926 South Sydney Tour Series

Game 2

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 17 def. South Sydney Rabbitohs 13

1926 South Sydney Tour
Game 2

Newcastle Firsts (AU)
17
–
13South Sydney
Rabbitohs
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/127744
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 4th September, 1926
Kick Off3:15pm (local time)
RefereeLes Colgan
VenueNewcastle (Newcastle)
Crowd3,500
Match Stats
Halftime Score5–3
Newcastle (AU)ScoresheetSouth Sydney
E GILBERTTAlf BLAIR
A RICE Ernie LAPHAM
D WOODS Eddie ROOT
 
J WILLIAMS3G2Alf BLAIR
E GILBERT   
Newcastle (AU)TeamsSouth Sydney
C BRIEN1FB1Alan RIGHTON
William BELL2W2Benny WEARING
D WOODS3C3Vic LAWRENCE
O LIDDIARD4C4Sid HARRIS
J WALKER5W5Harry FINCH
 
A RICE6FE6Alf BLAIR (c)
F KELLY7HB7Frank BROGAN
 
J WILLIAMS8L8Ernie LAPHAM
Bob MARJORIBANKS92R9Eddie ROOT
? LULHAM102R10Arch THOMPSON
J ALLEN11FR11George TREWEEK
Max BAILEY12HK12Harry CAVANOUGH
E GILBERT13FR13Dave WATSON
 
  HC Howard HALLETT
   
 

Team Info

Newcastle Firsts (AU)

Previous Game:
- vs. Metropolis
Next Game:
1927 Country Carnival - Game 4 vs. Far West NSW
Out:
? Gilmour (fullback), W Frewin (wing), D Power (wing), D Robinson (front row), B O'Sullivan (hooker), A Marriott (front row), J Josephs (second row)
In:
C Brien (fullback), William Bell (wing), D Woods (centre), J Walker (wing), J Allen (front row), ? Lulham (second row), Bob Marjoribanks (second row)
Changes:
E Gilbert (centre to front row), F Kelly (five-eighth to halfback), A Rice (halfback to five-eighth), Max Bailey (second row to hooker)

South Sydney

Previous Game:
Round 18 vs. University
Next Game:
Round sf vs. Eastern Suburbs
Out:
Alby Why (centre), Oscar Quinlivan (wing)
In:
Sid Harris (centre), Harry Finch (wing)
Changes:
Harry Cavanough (front row to hooker), Arch Thompson (hooker to second row), Eddie Root (front row to second row), George Treweek (second row to front row), Ernie Lapham (second row to lock), Dave Watson (lock to front row)

Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.

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