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1948/49 Kangaroos Tour Series

Game 14

Wigan 16 def. Australia 11

1948/49 Kangaroos Tour
Game 14

Wigan		16
–
11
Australia
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23080
StatusCompleted
DateWednesday, 20th October, 1948
Kick Off4:30pm (local time)
RefereeCharles Appleton
VenueCentral Park (Wigan)
Crowd28,554
Match Stats
Halftime Score6–8
WiganScoresheetAustralia
Gordon RATCLIFFE2TJohnny GRAVES
Ernie ASHCROFT Pat McMAHON
John LAWRENSON Kevin SCHUBERT
 
Ted WARD2GJohnny GRAVES
WiganTeamsAustralia
Martin RYAN1FB1Clive CHURCHILL
[South Sydney]
Gordon RATCLIFFE2W2Johnny GRAVES
[South Sydney]
Ted WARD3C3Len PEGG
Ernie ASHCROFT4C4Bobby DIMOND
John LAWRENSON5W5Pat McMAHON
 
Cecil MOUNTFORD6FE6Wally O'CONNELL (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
John ALTY7HB7Billy THOMPSON
 
Ken GEE8FR8Alf GIBBS
Joe EGAN (c)9HK9Kevin SCHUBERT
Frank BARTON10FR10Nevyl HAND
[North Sydney]
Nat SILCOCK112R11Duncan HALL
Harry ATKINSON122R12Jack RAYNER
[South Sydney]
Billy BLAN13L13Bill TYQUIN (c)
 
  HC Col MAXWELL
   
 

Team Info

Wigan

Previous Game:
Match Day 9 vs. Rochdale
Next Game:
Match Day 10 vs. Wakefield

Australia

Previous Game:
1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 13 vs. Hull KR
Next Game:
1948/49 Kangaroos Tour - Game 15 vs. Barrow
Out:
Vic Bulgin (fullback), Johnny Hawke (centre), Jack Horrigan (centre), Keith Froome (five-eighth), Bruce Hopkins (halfback), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Les Cowie (lock)
In:
Clive Churchill (fullback), Len Pegg (centre), Bobby Dimond (centre), Wally O'Connell (five-eighth), Billy Thompson (halfback), Alf Gibbs (front row), Bill Tyquin (lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash