Game 1
Great Britain 23 def. Australia 21
| 1948/49 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6766 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th October, 1948 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 36,529 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 11 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 40 | – | 18 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Trevor FOSTER | 2 | T | 2 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Stan McCORMICK | 2 | Keith FROOME | ||||||
| Albert PIMBLETT | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||||
| Dave VALENTINE | Duncan HALL | |||||||
| Ernest WARD | G | 3 | Johnny GRAVES | |||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Jim LEDGARD | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| John LAWRENSON | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| Ernest WARD (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Doug McRITCHIE [St George] | ||||
| Albert PIMBLETT | 4 | C | 4 | Johnny HAWKE | ||||
| Stan McCORMICK | 5 | W | 5 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Willie HORNE | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Gerry HELME | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith FROOME [Newtown] | ||||
| Ken GEE | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack HOLLAND [St George] | ||||
| Joe EGAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| George CURRAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Bob NICHOLSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Duncan HALL | ||||
| Trevor FOSTER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | ||||
| Dave VALENTINE | 13 | L | 13 | Noel MULLIGAN [Newtown] | ||||
| HC | Col MAXWELL | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1947 England vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Martin Ryan (fullback), Roy Francis (wing), Ernie Ashcroft (centre), Albert Johnson (wing), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Les White (second row), Len Aston (second row), Harold Palin (lock)
- In:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), John Lawrenson (wing), Albert Pimblett (centre), Stan McCormick (wing), Gerry Helme (halfback), Bob Nicholson (second row), Trevor Foster (second row), Dave Valentine (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 8 vs. Castleford
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 10 vs. Cumberland
- Out:
- Vic Bulgin (fullback), Bobby Dimond (wing), Len Pegg (centre), Jack Horrigan (centre), Billy Thompson (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Henry Benton (hooker), Nevyl Hand (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
- In:
- Clive Churchill (fullback), Doug McRitchie (centre), Johnny Hawke (centre), Pat McMahon (wing), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Keith Froome (halfback), Jack Holland (front row), Kevin Schubert (hooker), Jack Rayner (second row), Noel Mulligan (lock)
- Changes:
- Alf Gibbs (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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