Game 5
New South Wales Firsts 7 lost to England (GB) 21
| 1946 Lions Tour Game 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30599 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th June, 1946 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:15pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Bishop (Goulburn) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 47,085 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 14 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 24 | |||||
| Penalties | 24 | – | 14 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Lionel COOPER | T | Arthur BASSETT | ||||||
| Joe EGAN | ||||||||
| Jack KITCHING | ||||||||
| Joe JORGENSON | 2 | G | 6 | Gus RISMAN | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Jack WEDGWOOD | 1 | FB | 1 | Gus RISMAN (c) | ||||
| Lionel COOPER [Eastern Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Albert JOHNSON | ||||
| Joe JORGENSON (c) [Balmain] | 3 | C | 3 | Jack KITCHING | ||||
| Ron BAILEY [Canterbury] | 4 | C | 4 | Ernest WARD | ||||
| Edgar NEWHAM | 5 | W | 5 | Arthur BASSETT | ||||
| Eric BENNETT [Western Suburbs] | 6 | FE | 6 | Willie DAVIES | ||||
| Sel LISLE [Eastern Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 7 | Martin RYAN | ||||
| Frank FARRELL [Newtown] | 8 | FR | 8 | Frank WHITCOMBE | ||||
| George WATT [Eastern Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | Joe EGAN | ||||
| Alf GIBBS | 10 | FR | 10 | Ken GEE | ||||
| Arthur CLUES [Western Suburbs] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Les WHITE | ||||
| Sid HOBSON [Eastern Suburbs] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Doug PHILLIPS | ||||
| Noel MULLIGAN [Newtown] | 13 | L | 13 | Ike OWENS | ||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1946 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Noel White (wing), Pat Devery (five-eighth), Jack Munn (front row), Harry Bath (second row), Jack Hampstead (lock)
- In:
- Edgar Newham (wing), Eric Bennett (five-eighth), Alf Gibbs (front row), Sid Hobson (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 4 vs. South Coast
- Next Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Western Division
- Out:
- Joe Jones (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Jim Lewthwaite (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), George Curran (hooker), Fred Hughes (front row), Trevor Foster (second row)
- In:
- Gus Risman (fullback), Albert Johnson (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Ernest Ward (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Martin Ryan (halfback), Joe Egan (hooker), Ken Gee (front row), Doug Phillips (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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