Lions Tour 1910 Series

Game 18

New South Wales Firsts 15 lost to Northern Union 50

Lions Tour 1910

New South Wales Firsts
15
50
Northern Union
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/29966
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 6th August, 1910
Kick Off 3:15 PM (local time)
Referee Tom McMahon Snr
Venue RAS Showground (Sydney)
Crowd 20,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 12
NSW Firsts Scoresheet Northern Union
Bill HARDCASTLE 2 T 2 Jim LEYTHAM
George GREEN   2 Billy WINSTANLEY
      Bert AVERY
      Bert JENKINS
      Bill JUKES
      Jim LOMAS
      Fred SMITH
      Johnny THOMAS
 
Jim DAVIS 2 G 8 Jim LOMAS
Charlie RUSSELL   Jim LEYTHAM
      Johnny THOMAS
NSW Firsts Teams Northern Union
Bill KING
[Eastern Suburbs]
1 FB 1 William JENKINS
Charlie RUSSELL
[Newtown]
2 W 2 Jim LEYTHAM
John CAMPBELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
3 C 3 Jim LOMAS (c)
Aney MORRIS
[North Sydney]
4 C 4 Bert JENKINS
Roy NORMAN
[Annandale]
5 W 5 Jack BARTHOLOMEW
 
Frank GRESSIER
[Newtown]
6 FE 6 Johnny THOMAS
Jack LEVESON
[South Sydney]
7 HB 7 Fred SMITH
 
Robert GRAY
[Annandale]
8 FR 8 Billy WINSTANLEY
George GREEN
[Eastern Suburbs]
9 HK 9 Frank SHUGARS
Bill HARDCASTLE
[Glebe]
10 FR 10 Bill JUKES
Jon WOODWARD
[Balmain]
11 2R 11 Fred WEBSTER
Alex BURDON (c)
[Glebe]
12 2R 12 Bert AVERY
Jim DAVIS
[South Sydney]
13 L 13 Herbert KERSHAW
   
 

Team Info

New South Wales Firsts

Previous Game:
Interstate Series 1910 - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
Next Game:
Interstate Series 1911 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
Out:
William Neill (fullback), Albert Broomham (wing), Bill Farnsworth (centre), Viv Farnsworth (centre), Ted McGuinness (wing), Chris McKivat (five-eighth), Arthur Halloway (halfback), Billy Cann (front row), Sandy Pearce (hooker), Bill Noble (front row), Jack Barnett (second row), Ed Courtney (second row), Con Sullivan (lock)
In:
Bill King (fullback), Charlie Russell (wing), John Campbell (centre), Aney Morris (centre), Roy Norman (wing), Frank Gressier (five-eighth), Jack Leveson (halfback), Robert Gray (front row), George Green (hooker), Bill Hardcastle (front row), Jon Woodward (second row), Alex Burdon (second row), Jim Davis (lock)

Northern Union

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs England 1910 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
1911/12 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Jim Sharrock (fullback), Billy Batten (wing)
In:
William Jenkins (fullback), Jack Bartholomew (wing)
Changes:
Fred Webster (front row to second row), Billy Winstanley (hooker to front row), Herbert Kershaw (front row to lock), Bill Jukes (second row to front row), Frank Shugars (second row to hooker), Bert Avery (lock to second row)

Match Notes

This is a NSW 2nd 13 as the main NSW was in Queensland playing on the same day but this match was billed as NSW v England in the press not a 2nd team.

The NSW selectors did request Dally Messenger return to Sydney from Queensland to play in this game but he was injured in the game the previous Saturday in Brisbane and could not play.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash