Game 1
England (GB) 28 def. New Zealand 20
| 1926/27 England vs New Zealand Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14328 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd October, 1926 | |||||||
| Referee | Bob Robinson | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 5 | |||||
| England (GB) | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Bob TAYLOR | 2 | T | Bert AVERY | |||||
| Charlie CARR | Hector BRISBANE | |||||||
| Jack EVANS | Ben DAVIDSON | |||||||
| Frank GALLAGHER | Len MASON | |||||||
| Sid RIX | ||||||||
| Jim SULLIVAN | 5 | G | 4 | Neil MOUAT | ||||
| England (GB) | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jim SULLIVAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Charles GREGORY | ||||
| Johnny RING | 2 | W | 2 | Lou BROWN | ||||
| Charlie CARR | 3 | C | 3 | Ben DAVIDSON | ||||
| Jack EVANS | 4 | C | 4 | Hector BRISBANE | ||||
| Sid RIX | 5 | W | 5 | Frank DELGROSSO | ||||
| Jonty PARKIN (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally DESMOND | ||||
| Billo REES | 7 | HB | 7 | Wilson HALL | ||||
| William BURGESS | 8 | FR | 8 | Alphonsus CARROLL | ||||
| Jack BENNETT | 9 | HK | 9 | Ernest HERRING | ||||
| Billy CUNLIFFE | 10 | FR | 10 | Francis HENRY | ||||
| Bob TAYLOR | 11 | 2R | 11 | Neil MOUAT | ||||
| Dai REES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Len MASON | ||||
| Frank GALLAGHER | 13 | L | 13 | Bert AVERY (c) | ||||
Team Info
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1924 Lions Tour - Game 27 vs. Canterbury
- Next Game:
- 1926/27 England vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Tommy Howley (centre), Frank Evans (centre), Danny Hurcombe (five-eighth), Harold Bowman (front row), Jack Price (second row), Joe Darwell (second row)
- In:
- Johnny Ring (wing), Jack Evans (centre), Billo Rees (halfback), Billy Cunliffe (front row), Bob Taylor (second row), Dai Rees (second row)
- Changes:
- Charlie Carr (wing to centre), Jonty Parkin (halfback to five-eighth)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1926/27 Kiwis Tour - Game 6 vs. Widnes
- Next Game:
- 1926/27 Kiwis Tour - Game 8 vs. York
- Out:
- Hec Cole (centre), Jack Wright (front row)
- In:
- Wally Desmond (five-eighth), Bert Avery (lock)
- Changes:
- Hector Brisbane (five-eighth to centre), Francis Henry (lock to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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