Australia vs New Zealand 1908 Series

Game 2

Australia 12 lost to New Zealand 24

Australia vs New Zealand 1908

Australia
12
24
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4167
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th May, 1908
Referee William Beattie
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 6,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 15
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Bill HARDCASTLE T 2 Harold ROWE
Denis LUTGE   Thomas CROSS
      Richard WYNYARD
 
Dally MESSENGER 3 G 6 Edgar WRIGLEY
Australia Teams New Zealand
Eddie BAIRD 1 FB 1 Edward TYNE
George WATSON 2 W 2 Harold ROWE
Dally MESSENGER
[Eastern Suburbs]
3 C 3 William WYNYARD
Jim DEVEREUX
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 John BARBER
Frank CHEADLE
[Newtown]
5 W 5 William TYLER
 
Albert ROSENFELD
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Edgar WRIGLEY
Mick DORE 7 HB 7 Richard WYNYARD
 
Denis LUTGE
[North Sydney]
8 FR 8 Con BYRNE (c)
Jim DAVIS
[South Sydney]
9 HK 9 Charlie PEARCE
Bill HARDCASTLE 10 FR 10 William TREVARTHEN
Arthur HENNESSY (c)
[South Sydney]
11 2R 11 Thomas CROSS
Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
12 2R 12 William JOHNSTON
Robert GRAVES
[Balmain]
13 L 13 Adam LILE
 
    B 14 Dan GILCHRIST
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Charlie Hedley (fullback), Doug McLean (wing), Tom McCabe (hooker), Bob Tubman (front row), Johnny Rosewell (lock), Lou Jones (bench)
In:
Eddie Baird (fullback), George Watson (wing), Jim Davis (hooker), Bill Hardcastle (front row), Sandy Pearce (second row)
Changes:
Arthur Hennessy (front row to second row), Denis Lutge (second row to front row), Robert Graves (second row to lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
All Blacks Tour 1907/08 - Game 47 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
Arthur Callum (front row)
In:
Harold Rowe (wing), Con Byrne (front row)
Changes:
Dan Gilchrist (wing to bench), William Tyler (centre to wing), William Wynyard (wing to centre), Charlie Pearce (front row to hooker), William Trevarthen (hooker to front row), Adam Lile (second row to lock), William Johnston (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin