Ashes Series 1946 Series

Game 1

Australia 8 drew with England (GB) 8

Ashes Series 1946

Australia
8
8
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6763
Status Completed
Date Monday, 17th June, 1946
Kick Off 2:00 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Jnr
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 64,527
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 6
Scrums 22 28
Penalties 13 12
Australia Scoresheet England (GB)
Ron BAILEY T Willie HORNE
Lionel COOPER   Frank WHITCOMBE
 
Joe JORGENSON G Gus RISMAN
Australia Teams England (GB)
Dave PARKINSON
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 Gus RISMAN (c)
Lionel COOPER
[Eastern Suburbs]
2 W 2 Eric BATTEN
Joe JORGENSON (c)
[Balmain]
3 C 3 Ernest WARD
Ron BAILEY
[Canterbury]
4 C 4 Jack KITCHING
Edgar NEWHAM 5 W 5 Albert JOHNSON
 
Pat DEVERY
[Balmain]
6 FE 6 Willie HORNE
John GRICE 7 HB 7 Tommy McCUE
 
Roy WESTAWAY 8 FR 8 Frank WHITCOMBE
George WATT
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 HK 9 Joe EGAN
Frank FARRELL
[Newtown]
10 FR 10 Ken GEE
Reg KAY 11 2R 11 Les WHITE
Arthur CLUES
[Western Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Doug PHILLIPS
Noel MULLIGAN
[Newtown]
13 L 13 Ike OWENS
 
Albert JOHNSTON   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
n/a
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1946 - Game 2 vs. England (GB)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 7 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 9 vs. Northern Division
Out:
Martin Ryan (fullback), Jim Lewthwaite (wing), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), George Curran (second row), Ted Ward (lock)
In:
Gus Risman (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Ernest Ward (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Les White (second row), Ike Owens (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson