Game 2
Great Britain 16 def. Australia 7
| 1948/49 Ashes Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6767 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th November, 1948 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | George Phillips | |||||||
| Venue | Station Road (Manchester) | |||||||
| Crowd | 36,354 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 2 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| John LAWRENSON | 2 | T | Jack HORRIGAN | |||||
| Albert PIMBLETT | 2 | |||||||
| Ernest WARD | 2 | G | 2 | Johnny GRAVES | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Martin RYAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Clive CHURCHILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| John LAWRENSON | 2 | W | 2 | Pat McMAHON | ||||
| Ernest WARD | 3 | C | 3 | Col MAXWELL (c) [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Albert PIMBLETT | 4 | C | 4 | Jack HORRIGAN | ||||
| Stan McCORMICK | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny GRAVES [South Sydney] | ||||
| Dickie WILLIAMS | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally O'CONNELL (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Gerry HELME | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy THOMPSON | ||||
| Ken GEE | 8 | FR | 8 | Alf GIBBS | ||||
| Joe EGAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin SCHUBERT | ||||
| George CURRAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Nevyl HAND [North Sydney] | ||||
| Bob NICHOLSON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jack RAYNER [South Sydney] | ||||
| Trevor FOSTER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Noel MULLIGAN [Newtown] | ||||
| Dave VALENTINE | 13 | L | 13 | Bill TYQUIN | ||||
| HC | Col MAXWELL | |||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), Willie Horne (five-eighth)
- In:
- Martin Ryan (fullback), Dickie Williams (five-eighth)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 17 vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- 1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 19 vs. Bradford
- Out:
- Len Pegg (centre), Jack Holland (front row)
- In:
- Col Maxwell (centre), Nevyl Hand (front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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