Lions Tour 1946 Series

Game 24

Auckland 7 lost to England (GB) 9

Lions Tour 1946

Auckland		 7
–
9
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31465
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 3rd August, 1946
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 15,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 – 3
Auckland Scoresheet England (GB)
Rex CUNNINGHAM T 2 Arthur BASSETT
      Bob NICHOLSON
 
Warwick CLARKE 2 G    
Auckland Teams England (GB)
Warwick CLARKE 1 FB 1 Gus RISMAN (c)
Roydon NURSE 2 W 2 Eric BATTEN
Ron McGREGOR 3 C 3 Ernest WARD
? READ 4 C 4 Bryn KNOWELDEN
R CLARKE 5 W 5 Arthur BASSETT
 
? ROBERTS 6 FE 6 Willie HORNE
Rex CUNNINGHAM 7 HB 7 Tommy McCUE
 
Travers HARDWICK 8 FR 8 Frank WHITCOMBE
Robert GRAHAM 9 HK 9 George CURRAN
? RYAN 10 FR 10 Fred HUGHES
? RUTHERFORD 11 2R 11 Bob NICHOLSON
Leslie PYE 12 2R 12 Les WHITE
Joffe JOHNSON 13 L 13 Ike OWENS
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
Inter-District 1945 - Game 8 vs. South Auckland
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 27 vs. England (GB)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 23 vs. NZ Maori
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 25 vs. South Auckland
Out:
Joe Jones (fullback), Jim Lewthwaite (wing), Albert Johnson (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Joe Egan (hooker), Ken Gee (front row), Trevor Foster (second row), Doug Phillips (second row)
In:
Gus Risman (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Arthur Bassett (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Fred Hughes (front row), Les White (second row), Ike Owens (lock)
Changes:
George Curran (front row to hooker), Bob Nicholson (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash