Ashes Series 1920 Series

Game 1

Australia 8 def. England (GB) 4

Ashes Series 1920

Australia
8
4
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6735
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 26th June, 1920
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Laurie Kearney
Venue Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane)
Crowd 32,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 4
Australia Scoresheet England (GB)
Frank BURGE T    
Charles FRASER      
 
Harold HORDER G 2 Ben GRONOW
Australia Teams England (GB)
Harry FEWIN 1 FB 1 Gwyn THOMAS
Dick VEST
[Western Suburbs]
2 W 2 Billy STONE
Viv FARNSWORTH
[Western Suburbs]
3 C 3 Danny HURCOMBE
Neville BROADFOOT 4 C 4 Harold WAGSTAFF (c)
Harold HORDER
[North Sydney]
5 W 5 Jim BACON
 
Charles FRASER
[Balmain]
6 FE 6 Johnny ROGERS
Albert JOHNSTON (c)
[Newtown]
7 HB 7 Jonty PARKIN
 
Norm POTTER 8 FR 8 Arthur JOHNSON
Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 HK 9 Alf MILNES
Bill SCHULTZ
[Balmain]
10 FR 10 Ben GRONOW
Bill RICHARDS 11 2R 11 Frank GALLAGHER
Frank BURGE
[Glebe]
12 2R 12 Herman HILTON
Bert GRAY
[Glebe]
13 L 13 Doug CLARK
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1919 - Game 9 vs. Wellington
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1920 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)
Out:
Tom Sweeney (fullback), Jack Robinson (centre), Les Cubitt (wing), Ray Norman (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Clarrie Prentice (hooker), Felix Ryan (front row), John Kerwick (second row), Jack Watkins (lock)
In:
Harry Fewin (fullback), Viv Farnsworth (centre), Neville Broadfoot (centre), Charles Fraser (five-eighth), Albert Johnston (halfback), Norm Potter (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bill Richards (second row), Bert Gray (lock)
Changes:
Dick Vest (centre to wing)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1920 - Game 8 vs. Ipswich
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1920 - Game 10 vs. Toowoomba
Out:
Alf Wood (fullback), Cyril Stacey (wing), Joe Doyle (centre), Squire Stockwell (wing), Ernest Jones (five-eighth), Bobby Lloyd (halfback), Arthur Skelhorne (front row), Joe Bowers (front row), William Reid (second row), Billy Cunliffe (second row), Joe Cartwright (lock)
In:
Gwyn Thomas (fullback), Billy Stone (wing), Danny Hurcombe (centre), Harold Wagstaff (centre), Johnny Rogers (five-eighth), Jonty Parkin (halfback), Arthur Johnson (front row), Alf Milnes (hooker), Frank Gallagher (second row), Herman Hilton (second row), Doug Clark (lock)
Changes:
Jim Bacon (centre to wing), Ben Gronow (hooker to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson