Game 2
England (GB) 13 def. Australia 3
| 1937/38 Ashes Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6761 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th November, 1937 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Harding | |||||||
| Venue | Station Road (Manchester) | |||||||
| Crowd | 31,724 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 0 | |||||
| England (GB) | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Alan EDWARDS | 2 | T | Len DAWSON | |||||
| Barney HUDSON | ||||||||
| Gus RISMAN | 2 | G | ||||||
| England (GB) | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Billy BELSHAW | 1 | FB | 1 | Laurie WARD [North Sydney] | ||||
| Alan EDWARDS | 2 | W | 2 | Bert WILLIAMS | ||||
| Gus RISMAN (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Jack BEATON [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Stan BROGDEN | 4 | C | 4 | Ernie NORMAN [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Barney HUDSON | 5 | W | 5 | Len DAWSON | ||||
| Emlyn JENKINS | 6 | FE | 6 | Jack REARDON | ||||
| Billy WATKINS | 7 | HB | 7 | Percy WILLIAMS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Alec HIGGINS | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim GIBBS | ||||
| Tom ARMITT | 9 | HK | 9 | Harry PIERCE [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Nat SILCOCK | 10 | FR | 10 | Les HEIDKE | ||||
| Ken JUBB | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eric LEWIS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Jack ARKWRIGHT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Herb NARVO [Newtown] | ||||
| Harry BEVERLEY | 13 | L | 13 | Wally PRIGG (c) | ||||
Team Info
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Bernard Cunniffe (wing), Jim Croston (centre), Jack Morley (wing), Tommy McCue (halfback), Harry Woods (front row), Martin Hodgson (second row)
- In:
- Alan Edwards (wing), Stan Brogden (centre), Barney Hudson (wing), Billy Watkins (halfback), Alec Higgins (front row), Ken Jubb (second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 18 vs. Oldham
- Next Game:
- 1937/38 Kangaroos Tour - Game 20 vs. Liverpool
- Out:
- Doug McLean (wing), Ross McKinnon (centre), Ray Stehr (front row), Andy Norval (lock)
- In:
- Bert Williams (wing), Len Dawson (wing), Jim Gibbs (front row), Wally Prigg (lock)
- Changes:
- Jack Reardon (centre to five-eighth), Jack Beaton (wing to centre), Ernie Norman (five-eighth to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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