Australia vs New Zealand 1908 Series

Game 3

Australia 14 def. New Zealand 9

Australia vs New Zealand 1908

Australia
14
9
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4168
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 6th June, 1908
Referee Tom Costello
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 13,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 6
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Tommy ANDERSON T Richard WYNYARD
Robert GRAVES      
Lou JONES      
Dally MESSENGER      
 
Dally MESSENGER G 3 Edgar WRIGLEY
Australia Teams New Zealand
Charlie HEDLEY
[Glebe]
1 FB 1 Edward TYNE
Jim DEVEREUX
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Harold ROWE
Dally MESSENGER
[Eastern Suburbs]
3 C 3 John BARBER
Frank CHEADLE
[Newtown]
4 C 4 William WYNYARD
Tommy ANDERSON
[South Sydney]
5 W 5 William TYLER
 
Albert ROSENFELD
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 Edgar WRIGLEY
Arthur HALLOWAY
[Glebe]
7 HB 7 Richard WYNYARD
 
Bill HARDCASTLE 8 FR 8 Dan GILCHRIST
Sandy PEARCE
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 HK 9 Thomas CROSS
Billy CANN
[South Sydney]
10 FR 10 William TREVARTHEN
Lou JONES
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 2R 11 Charlie PEARCE (c)
Robert GRAVES
[Balmain]
12 2R 12 William JOHNSTON
Denis LUTGE (c)
[North Sydney]
13 L 13 Adam LILE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Maori Tour 1908 - Game 11 vs. NZ Maori
Out:
Eddie Baird (fullback), George Watson (wing), Mick Dore (halfback), Jim Davis (hooker), Arthur Hennessy (second row)
In:
Charlie Hedley (fullback), Tommy Anderson (wing), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Billy Cann (front row), Lou Jones (second row)
Changes:
Jim Devereux (centre to wing), Frank Cheadle (wing to centre), Denis Lutge (front row to lock), Sandy Pearce (second row to hooker), Robert Graves (lock to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1908 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
All Blacks Tour 1909 - Game 1 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Con Byrne (front row)
Changes:
Charlie Pearce (hooker to second row), Thomas Cross (second row to hooker), Dan Gilchrist (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin