Game 2
Australia 5 lost to England (GB) 14
| 1946 Ashes Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6764 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th July, 1946 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Stan Chambers | |||||||
| Venue | Brisbane Exhibit (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 40,500 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 30 | – | 34 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 4 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England (GB) | ||||||
| Lionel COOPER | T | 3 | Arthur BASSETT | |||||
| Albert JOHNSON | ||||||||
| Joe JORGENSON | G | Ernest WARD | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | England (GB) | ||||||
| Dave PARKINSON [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | Ernest WARD | ||||
| Lionel COOPER [Eastern Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Arthur BASSETT | ||||
| Ron BAILEY (c) [Canterbury] | 3 | C | 3 | Gus RISMAN (c) | ||||
| Joe JORGENSON [Balmain] | 4 | C | 4 | Ted WARD | ||||
| Edgar NEWHAM | 5 | W | 5 | Albert JOHNSON | ||||
| Pat DEVERY [Balmain] | 6 | FE | 6 | Willie HORNE | ||||
| John GRICE | 7 | HB | 7 | Tommy McCUE | ||||
| Roy WESTAWAY | 8 | FR | 8 | Ken GEE | ||||
| George WATT [Eastern Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | Joe EGAN | ||||
| Frank FARRELL [Newtown] | 10 | FR | 10 | Frank WHITCOMBE | ||||
| Reg KAY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Les WHITE | ||||
| Arthur CLUES [Western Suburbs] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Doug PHILLIPS | ||||
| Jack HUTCHINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Ike OWENS | ||||
| Albert JOHNSTON | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. England (GB)
- Next Game:
- 1946 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. England (GB)
- Out:
- Noel Mulligan (lock)
- In:
- Jack Hutchinson (lock)
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 14 vs. Mackay
- Next Game:
- 1946 Lions Tour - Game 16 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Jim Lewthwaite (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Bryn Knowelden (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Fred Hughes (front row), George Curran (hooker), Bob Nicholson (second row)
- In:
- Arthur Bassett (wing), Gus Risman (centre), Ted Ward (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Joe Egan (hooker), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Les White (second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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