Game 5

New South Wales Firsts 7 lost to England 21

Match URL

www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30599

Date

Saturday, 8th June, 1946

Status

Completed

Kick Off

3:15 PM (local time)

Referee

George Bishop

Venue

Sydney Cricket Ground (Sydney)

Crowd

47,085

New South Wales Firsts	7	–	21	Lions
Match Stats
Halftime Score	2	–	14
Scrums	18	–	24
Penalties	24	–	14
Match Scoresheet
Lionel COOPER		T		Arthur BASSETT
				Joe EGAN
				Jack KITCHING
Joe JORGENSON	2	G	6	Gus RISMAN
Teams
Jack WEDGWOOD	1	FB	1	Gus RISMAN (c)
Lionel COOPER [Eastern Suburbs]	2	W	2	Albert JOHNSON
Joe JORGENSON (c) [Balmain]	3	C	3	Jack KITCHING
Ron BAILEY [Canterbury]	4	C	4	Ernest WARD
Edgar NEWHAM	5	W	5	Arthur BASSETT
Eric BENNETT [Western Suburbs]	6	FE	6	Willie DAVIES
Sel LISLE [Eastern Suburbs]	7	HB	7	Martin RYAN
Frank FARRELL [Newtown]	8	FR	8	Frank WHITCOMBE
George WATT [Eastern Suburbs]	9	HK	9	Joe EGAN
Alf GIBBS	10	FR	10	Ken GEE
Arthur CLUES [Western Suburbs]	11	2R	11	Les WHITE
Sid HOBSON [Eastern Suburbs]	12	2R	12	Doug PHILLIPS
Noel MULLIGAN [Newtown]	13	L	13	Ike OWENS

This match is a part of the following:

• Lions Tour 1946

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson