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1920 New Zealand vs England Series

Game 1

New Zealand 7 lost to Northern Union 31

1920 New Zealand vs England
Game 1

New Zealand		 7
–
31
Northern Union
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14322
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 31st July, 1920
Referee A Ball
Venue Domain (Auckland)
Crowd 34,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 18
New Zealand Scoresheet Northern Union
William SCOTT T 3 Jonty PARKIN
      3 Billy STONE
      Jim BACON
 
Bill DAVIDSON G 5 Ben GRONOW
Karl IFWERSEN      
New Zealand Teams Northern Union
Bill DAVIDSON 1 FB 1 Gwyn THOMAS (c)
Jim SANDERS 2 W 2 Billy STONE
Charles WOOLLEY 3 C 3 Danny HURCOMBE
Karl IFWERSEN 4 C 4 Evan DAVIES
Eric GREY 5 W 5 Jim BACON
 
Thomas McCLYMONT 6 FE 6 Ernest JONES
Mike POLLOCK 7 HB 7 Jonty PARKIN
 
Stan WALTERS (c) 8 FR 8 Billy CUNLIFFE
Wally SOMERS 9 HK 9 Joe CARTWRIGHT
Bill STORMONT 10 FR 10 Arthur SKELHORNE
Ernest HERRING 11 2R 11 Herman HILTON
Bert AVERY 12 2R 12 Ben GRONOW
Nelson BASS 13 L 13 Doug CLARK
 
William SCOTT 14 B    
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
1919 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 4 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1920 New Zealand vs England - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
Out:
Craddock Dufty (fullback), Dougie McGregor (wing), George Bradley (centre), George Iles (wing), Jack Lang (five-eighth), Ike Stewart (halfback), Tom Haddon (front row), Bill Williams (second row)
In:
Bill Davidson (fullback), Jim Sanders (wing), Charles Woolley (centre), Eric Grey (wing), Thomas McClymont (five-eighth), Mike Pollock (halfback), Bill Stormont (front row), Ernest Herring (second row), William Scott (bench)
Changes:
Nelson Bass (front row to lock), Bert Avery (hooker to second row), Wally Somers (second row to hooker), Stan Walters (lock to front row)

Northern Union

Previous Game:
1920 Lions Tour - Game 16 vs. South Auckland
Next Game:
1920 Lions Tour - Game 18 vs. King Country XIII
Out:
Alf Wood (fullback), Cyril Stacey (wing), Joe Doyle (centre), Squire Stockwell (wing), Bobby Lloyd (halfback), Joe Bowers (front row), Arthur Johnson (front row), William Reid (second row), George Rees (lock)
In:
Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Billy Stone (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Jim Bacon (wing), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Billy Cunliffe (front row), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Herman Hilton (second row), Doug Clark (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson