Game 1
Midlands and South 11 lost to Australia 20
| 1911/12 Kangaroos Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/22900 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 23rd September, 1911 | |||||||
| Referee | Bob Robinson | |||||||
| Venue | The Butts (Coventry) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 6 | |||||
| Midlands and South | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| J HOUGHTON | 2 | T | 3 | Viv FARNSWORTH | ||||
| Danny WYBURN | 2 | Chris McKIVAT | ||||||
| Con SULLIVAN | ||||||||
| Jack ROBINSON | G | Charlie RUSSELL | ||||||
| Midlands and South | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Alf WOOD | 1 | FB | 1 | William NEILL [Newtown] | ||||
| Jimmy COOK | 2 | W | 2 | Albert BROOMHAM [North Sydney] | ||||
| Edward BURDETT | 3 | C | 3 | Viv FARNSWORTH [Newtown] | ||||
| Jack ROBINSON | 4 | C | 4 | Herb GILBERT [South Sydney] | ||||
| J HOUGHTON | 5 | W | 5 | Charlie RUSSELL [Newtown] | ||||
| Tom WHITE | 6 | FE | 6 | Bill FARNSWORTH [Newtown] | ||||
| David BENYON | 7 | HB | 7 | Chris McKIVAT (c) [Glebe] | ||||
| Bert AVERY | 8 | FR | 8 | Peter BURGE [Glebe] | ||||
| Tommy WOODS | 9 | HK | 9 | Con SULLIVAN [North Sydney] | ||||
| Danny WYBURN | 10 | FR | 10 | Ed COURTNEY [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Will HUTT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Robert CRAIG [Balmain] | ||||
| Tom HERRIDGE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie SAVORY | ||||
| Joseph OLDHAM | 13 | L | 13 | Arthur FRANCIS | ||||
Team Info
Midlands and South
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1910 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Northern Union
- Next Game:
- 1911/12 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. Yorkshire
- Out:
- Doug McGregor (fullback), Charlie Woodhead (wing), Jack Hickey (centre), Bill Heidke (centre), Dally Messenger (wing), Herb Brackenreg (front row), Edward Buckley (front row), Bob Tubman (second row), Jack Barnett (second row), Bob Nicholson (lock)
- In:
- William Neill (fullback), Albert Broomham (wing), Viv Farnsworth (centre), Herb Gilbert (centre), Charlie Russell (wing), Peter Burge (front row), Con Sullivan (hooker), Ed Courtney (front row), Charlie Savory (second row), Arthur Francis (lock)
- Changes:
- Robert Craig (hooker to second row)
Match Notes
The Midlands & South team were players who had migrated North to play League along side some local Coventry players.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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