Ashes Series 1908 Series

Game 2

England (GB) 15 def. Australia 5

1908/09 Ashes Series

Lions
15
5
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4146
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 23rd January, 1909
Referee WJ McCutcheon
Venue St James (Newcastle)
Crowd 22,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 0
England (GB) Scoresheet Australia
Jim LOMAS T Dally MESSENGER
Johnny THOMAS      
George TYSON      
 
Jim LOMAS 2 G Dally MESSENGER
 
Jim LOMAS FG    
England (GB) Teams Australia
Harry GIFFORD 1 FB 1 Mick BOLEWSKI
George TYSON 2 W 2 Dan FRAWLEY
[Eastern Suburbs]
Jim LOMAS (c) 3 C 3 Dally MESSENGER (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Bert JENKINS 4 C 4 Andy MORTON
Billy BATTEN 5 W 5 Albert ROSENFELD
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Ernie BROOKS 6 FE 6 Albert CONLON
[Glebe]
Johnny THOMAS 7 HB 7 Arthur BUTLER
[Souths]
 
John HIGSON 8 FR 8 Tom McCABE
[Glebe]
Bill JUKES 9 HK 9 Jim ABERCROMBIE
[Western Suburbs]
Bill LONGWORTH 10 FR 10 Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
Arthur SMITH 11 2R 11 Ed COURTNEY
[Newtown]
Asa ROBINSON 12 2R 12 Larry O'MALLEY
Dick SILCOCK 13 L 13 Pat WALSH
[Newcastle]
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
1908/09 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1908/09 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
Out:
George Dickenson (centre), Arthur Mann (front row)
In:
Jim Lomas (centre), Dick Silcock (lock)
Changes:
John Higson (hooker to front row), Bill Jukes (front row to hooker), Bill Longworth (second row to front row), Asa Robinson (lock to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1908/09 - Game 31 vs. Wigan
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1908/09 - Game 33 vs. Keighley
Out:
Jim Devereux (centre), Wilhelm Heidke (wing), Ernest Anlezark (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Alex Burdon (second row)
In:
Dan Frawley (wing), Albert Rosenfeld (wing), Albert Conlon (five-eighth), Arthur Butler (halfback), Ed Courtney (second row)
Changes:
Dally Messenger (wing to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson