Kangaroos Tour 1948 Series

Game 6

Leigh 12 lost to Australia 24

Kangaroos Tour 1948/49

Leigh
12
24
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23073
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 29th September, 1948
Venue Kirkhall (Leigh)
Crowd 12,968
Leigh Scoresheet Australia
    T Les COWIE
      Duncan HALL
      Bobby LULHAM
      Doug McRITCHIE
 
    G 6 Keith FROOME
Leigh Teams Australia
    FB 1 Vic BULGIN
[Eastern Suburbs]
    W 2 Bobby DIMOND
    C 3 Doug McRITCHIE
[St George]
    C 4 Len PEGG
    W 5 Bobby LULHAM
[Balmain]
 
    FE 6 Keith FROOME
[Newtown]
    HB 7 Billy THOMPSON
 
    FR 8 Eddie BROSNAN
    HK 9 Kevin SCHUBERT
    FR 10 Alf GIBBS
    2R 11 Jack RAYNER
[South Sydney]
    2R 12 Duncan HALL
    L 13 Les COWIE
[South Sydney]
   
 

Team Info

Leigh

Previous Game:
Lancashire Cup 1948/49 - Game 2 vs. Warrington
Next Game:
n/a

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 5 vs. Wakefield
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 7 vs. Salford
Out:
Pat McMahon (wing), Col Maxwell (centre), Jack Horrigan (centre), Johnny Hawke (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Nevyl Hand (front row), Henry Benton (hooker), Jack Holland (front row), Noel Mulligan (second row)
In:
Bobby Dimond (wing), Doug McRitchie (centre), Len Pegg (centre), Keith Froome (five-eighth), Billy Thompson (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Alf Gibbs (front row), Jack Rayner (second row)

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Contributions: Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson