Kangaroos Tour 1948 Series

Game 8

Castleford 8 lost to Australia 10

Kangaroos Tour 1948/49

Castleford
8
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23075
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 6th October, 1948
Venue Wheldon Road (Castleford)
Crowd 14,004
Castleford Scoresheet Australia
    T 2 Johnny GRAVES
 
    G 2 Johnny GRAVES
Castleford Teams Australia
    FB 1 Vic BULGIN
[Eastern Suburbs]
    W 2 Bobby DIMOND
    C 3 Len PEGG
    C 4 Jack HORRIGAN
    W 5 Johnny GRAVES
[Souths]
 
    FE 6 Billy THOMPSON
    HB 7 Bruce HOPKINS
[Canterbury]
 
    FR 8 Eddie BROSNAN
    HK 9 Henry BENTON
    FR 10 Nevyl HAND
[North Sydney]
    2R 11 Alf GIBBS
    2R 12 Duncan HALL
    L 13 Les COWIE
[Souths]
   
 

Team Info

Castleford

Previous Game:
Yorkshire Cup 1948/49 - Game 2 vs. Hull FC
Next Game:
Yorkshire Cup 1948/49 - Semi Final vs. Wakefield

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1948/49 - Game 7 vs. Salford
Next Game:
1948/49 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Doug McRitchie (centre), Johnny Hawke (centre), Pat McMahon (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Jack Holland (front row), Frank Johnson (hooker), Jack Rayner (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
In:
Vic Bulgin (fullback), Bobby Dimond (wing), Len Pegg (centre), Jack Horrigan (centre), Billy Thompson (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Henry Benton (hooker), Alf Gibbs (second row), Les Cowie (lock)

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Contributions: Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson