Lions Tour 1946 Series

Game 16

Brisbane Firsts 15 lost to England (GB) 21

Lions Tour 1946

Brisbane Firsts
15
21
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/31458
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 9th July, 1946
Referee Col McKinnon
Venue The Gabba (Brisbane)
Crowd 15,722
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 12
Brisbane Firsts Scoresheet England (GB)
Len KENNY T 2 Willie DAVIES
J SCHATZ   2 Jack KITCHING
Ignatius TYQUIN   Ted WARD
 
Les MURPHY 3 G 3 Ted WARD
Brisbane Firsts Teams England (GB)
Les MURPHY 1 FB 1 Joe JONES
Len KENNY 2 W 2 Jim LEWTHWAITE
Hugh MELROSE 3 C 3 Ted WARD (c)
Jack REARDON (c) 4 C 4 Jack KITCHING
J SCHATZ 5 W 5 Albert JOHNSON
 
Ted VERRENKAMP 6 FE 6 Willie DAVIES
John GRICE 7 HB 7 Dai JENKINS
 
Roy WESTAWAY 8 FR 8 Frank WHITCOMBE
C GREEN 9 HK 9 George CURRAN
Eddie BROSNAN 10 FR 10 Fred HUGHES
Reg KAY 11 2R 11 Doug PHILLIPS
Jack RYRIE 12 2R 12 Bob NICHOLSON
Ignatius TYQUIN 13 L 13 Les WHITE
   
 

Team Info

Brisbane Firsts

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Balmain
Next Game:
NSW Tour 1949 - Game 2 vs. NSW Firsts
Out:
Reg Pegg (wing), Len Pegg (centre), T O'Brien (centre), N Brough (wing), Des Creedy (five-eighth), B Johnson (halfback), N McEwan (hooker), Henry Porter (front row), Bert Scraggs (second row), Harry Bath (second row)
In:
Len Kenny (wing), Hugh Melrose (centre), Jack Reardon (centre), J Schatz (wing), Ted Verrenkamp (five-eighth), John Grice (halfback), C Green (hooker), Eddie Brosnan (front row), Reg Kay (second row), Jack Ryrie (second row)

England (GB)

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1946 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1946 - Game 17 vs. Ipswich
Out:
Ernest Ward (fullback), Arthur Bassett (wing), Gus Risman (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Ken Gee (front row), Joe Egan (hooker), Ike Owens (lock)
In:
Joe Jones (fullback), Jim Lewthwaite (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), George Curran (hooker), Fred Hughes (front row), Bob Nicholson (second row)
Changes:
Les White (second row to lock)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash