England vs New Zealand 1926 Series

Game 3

England (GB) 32 def. New Zealand 17

1926/27 England vs. New Zealand

Lions
32
17
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14330
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 15th January, 1927
Kick Off 2:55 PM (local time)
Referee F Fairhurst
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 6,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 15 2
England (GB) Scoresheet New Zealand
Charlie CARR 3 T Bert AVERY
Jim BACON 2   Frank DELGROSSO
Harold BOWMAN   Ernest HERRING
Jack EVANS      
Billo REES      
 
Jim SULLIVAN 4 G 4 Craddock DUFTY
England (GB) Teams New Zealand
Jim SULLIVAN (c) 1 FB 1 Craddock DUFTY
Sid RIX 2 W 2 Lou BROWN
Jack EVANS 3 C 3 Hector COLE
Charlie CARR 4 C 4 Jack KIRWAN
Jim BACON 5 W 5 Jim SANDERS
 
Bryn EVANS 6 FE 6 Frank DELGROSSO
Billo REES 7 HB 7 Wilson HALL
 
William BURGESS 8 FR 8 James PARKES
Herbert SMITH 9 HK 9 Ernest HERRING
Harold BOWMAN 10 FR 10 George GARDINER
Arthur THOMAS 11 2R 11 Henry THOMAS
Alec FILDES 12 2R 12 Len MASON
Jack GORE 13 L 13 Bert AVERY (c)
   
 

Team Info

England (GB)

Previous Game:
1926/27 England vs. New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1928 - Game 1 vs. South West NSW
Out:
Jim Wallace (wing), Jonty Parkin (five-eighth), Les Fairclough (halfback), Frank Gallagher (lock)
In:
Jim Bacon (wing), Bryn Evans (five-eighth), Billo Rees (halfback), Jack Gore (lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1926/27 - Game 33 vs. Cumberland
Next Game:
New Zealand vs England 1928 - Game 1 vs. England (GB)
Out:
Ben Davidson (centre), Walter Desmond (wing), Hector Brisbane (five-eighth), Joe Menzies (front row)
In:
Craddock Dufty (fullback), Jim Sanders (wing), Frank Delgrosso (five-eighth), James Parkes (front row)
Changes:
Jack Kirwan (fullback to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson