Game 8
Castleford 8 lost to Australia 10
| 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23075 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 6th October, 1948 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 5:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | L Thorpe | |||||||
| Venue | Wheldon Road (Castleford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 14,004 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 2 | |||||
| Castleford | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Gordon BOOTH | T | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | |||||
| Frank MUGGLESTONE | ||||||||
| Charlie STAINES | G | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | |||||
| Jim CROSSLEY | OFF | Eddie BROSNAN | ||||||
| Reg LLOYD | Duncan HALL | |||||||
| Castleford | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Ronnie LEWIS | 1 | FB | 1 | Vic BULGIN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Gordon BOOTH | 2 | W | 2 | Bobby DIMOND | ||||
| Len SKIDMORE | 3 | C | 3 | Len PEGG | ||||
| Norman GUEST | 4 | C | 4 | Jack HORRIGAN | ||||
| Reg LLOYD | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| Alf FISHER | 6 | FE | 6 | Billy THOMPSON | ||||
| George LANGFIELD | 7 | HB | 7 | Bruce HOPKINS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Dyl HARRIS | 8 | FR | 8 | Eddie BROSNAN | ||||
| Jimmy JONES | 9 | HK | 9 | Henry BENTON | ||||
| Jim CROSSLEY | 10 | FR | 10 | Nevyl HAND [North Sydney] | ||||
| Des FOREMAN (c) | 11 | 2R | 11 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Charlie STAINES | 12 | 2R | 12 | Duncan HALL | ||||
| Frank MUGGLESTONE | 13 | L | 13 | Les COWIE [South Sydney] | ||||
Team Info
Castleford
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 7 vs. Workington
- Next Game:
- Match Day 8 vs. Swinton
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - 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)
Match Notes
All 4 players were sent off just after halftime in 3 separate incidents.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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