Game 1
England 22 drew with Australia 22
- Match URL
- www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/4145
- Date
- Saturday, 12th December, 1908
- Kick Off
- 2:30 PM (local time)
- Referee
- JH Smith
- Venue
- Park Oval (London)
- Crowd
- 2,000
|
England Lions |
22 | – | 22 |
Australia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Match Stats | ||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 5 | |
Match Scoresheet | ||||
| Billy BATTEN | 2 | T | 3 | Jim DEVEREUX |
| Ernie BROOKS | Arthur BUTLER | |||
| Asa ROBINSON | ||||
| Johnny THOMAS | ||||
| George TYSON | ||||
| Ernie BROOKS | 2 | G | 5 | Dally MESSENGER |
Teams | ||||
| Harry GIFFORD | 1 | FB | 1 | Mick BOLEWSKI |
| Billy BATTEN | 2 | W | 2 | Wilhelm HEIDKE |
| Bert JENKINS (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Sid DEANE |
| George DICKENSON | 4 | C | 4 | Dally MESSENGER (c) |
| George TYSON | 5 | W | 5 | Jim DEVEREUX |
| Ernie BROOKS | 6 | FE | 6 | Arthur HALLOWAY |
| Johnny THOMAS | 7 | HB | 7 | Arthur BUTLER |
| Arthur MANN | 8 | FR | 8 | Larry O'MALLEY |
| John HIGSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Sandy PEARCE |
| Bill JUKES | 10 | FR | 10 | Alex BURDON |
| Bill LONGWORTH | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jim ABERCROMBIE |
| Arthur SMITH | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ed COURTNEY |
| Asa ROBINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Pat WALSH |
Match Notes
The Times newspaper reported that the quality of football on display during this game deserved a much larger patronage.
It also mentions a good performance by Herbert Messenger, which was marred by "two or three examples of inexcusable obstruction".
It also reports that the half time score was 14-5 in favour of the Northern Union.
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