England vs New Zealand 1908 Series

Game 1

England 18 def. New Zealand 16

England vs New Zealand 1908

England
18
16
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14316
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 11th January, 1908
Referee WJ McCutcheon
Venue Central Park (Wigan)
Crowd 10,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 5
England Scoresheet New Zealand
Percy ECCLES T 2 Richard WYNYARD
Jim LEYTHAM   Con BYRNE
Jim LOMAS   Harold ROWE
Dick PADBURY      
 
Joseph FERGUSON G Dally MESSENGER
Jim LEYTHAM   Hubert TURTILL
Jim LOMAS      
England Teams New Zealand
Harry TAYLOR 1 FB 1 Hubert TURTILL
Jim LEYTHAM 2 W 2 Edgar WRIGLEY
Andrew HOGG 3 C 3 Harold ROWE
Jim LOMAS 4 C 4 Dally MESSENGER
Percy ECCLES 5 W 5 George SMITH
 
H WALLACE 6 FE 6 Lance TODD
Jack FLYNN 7 HB 7 Richard WYNYARD
 
Harry WILSON 8 FR 8 Charlie PEARCE
Dick PADBURY 9 HK 9 Thomas CROSS
Arthur SMITH 10 FR 10 William TYLER
Joseph FERGUSON 11 2R 11 Hercules WRIGHT (c)
Asa ROBINSON 12 2R 12 William JOHNSTON
Jack BEETHAM 13 L 13 Con BYRNE
   
 

Team Info

England

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Other
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Wales
Out:
Tom Barton (fullback), Jack Fish (wing), WG Eager (centre), T Surman (five-eighth), T Hockenhull (halfback), Fred Webster (hooker), Dick Silcock (front row), F Lee (second row), W Brooke (second row), Ike Bartle (bench), Isaac Cole (bench)
In:
Harry Taylor (fullback), Andrew Hogg (centre), Percy Eccles (wing), H Wallace (five-eighth), Jack Flynn (halfback), Dick Padbury (hooker), Joseph Ferguson (second row), Asa Robinson (second row), Jack Beetham (lock)
Changes:
Harry Wilson (lock to front row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
All Blacks Tour 1907/08 - Game 31 vs. Cumberland
Next Game:
All Blacks Tour 1907/08 - Game 33 vs. Lancashire
Out:
Edward Tyne (centre), William Wynyard (five-eighth), William Mackrell (front row), Dan Gilchrist (front row), William Trevarthen (second row)
In:
George Smith (wing), Lance Todd (five-eighth), Charlie Pearce (front row), William Tyler (front row), Hercules Wright (second row)
Changes:
Harold Rowe (wing to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson