1908 Australia vs New Zealand Series

Game 1

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1908 Australia vs New Zealand
Game 1

Australia

–

11	New Zealand

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4166

Status

Completed

Date

Saturday, 9th May, 1908

Kick Off

3:15pm (local time)

Referee

Tom Costello

Venue

RAS Showground (Sydney)

Crowd

20,000

Match Stats

Halftime Score

–

Australia

Scoresheet

New Zealand

OFF

Australia

Teams

New Zealand

Charlie HEDLEY

[Glebe]

Hubert TURTILL (c)

[Newtown]

[North Sydney]

[Eastern Suburbs]

[Eastern Suburbs]

Arthur HENNESSY (c)

[South Sydney]

[Glebe]

[North Sydney]

[Balmain]

[South Sydney]

[Eastern Suburbs]

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:: n/a
Next Game:: 1908 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand

New Zealand

Previous Game:: 1907/08 All Blacks Tour - Game 43 vs. NSW Firsts
Next Game:: 1907/08 All Blacks Tour - Game 45 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:: William Wynyard (wing), Harold Rowe (centre), Dan Gilchrist (front row), Hercules Wright (lock)
In:: Edgar Wrigley (centre), William Johnston (lock)
Changes:: Jim Barber (wing to five-eighth), Richard Wynyard (five-eighth to halfback), Arthur Kelly (halfback to wing), Charlie Pearce (hooker to front row), William Trevarthen (second row to hooker), Thomas Cross (bench to second row), Albert Baskerville (bench to wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash