Game 1
England (GB) 11 def. New Zealand 10
England vs New Zealand 1947 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14340 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 4th October, 1947 | |||||||
Referee | Albert Dobson | |||||||
Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
Crowd | 28,445 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 5 | – | 7 | |||||
England (GB) | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
Len ASTON | T | Jack FORREST | ||||||
Elwyn GWYTHER | Ron McGREGOR | |||||||
Albert JOHNSON | ||||||||
Ernest WARD | G | 2 | Warwick CLARKE | |||||
England (GB) | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
Jim LEDGARD | 1 | FB | 1 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
Gordon RATCLIFFE | 2 | W | 2 | Ron McGREGOR | ||||
Ernest WARD (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Maurie ROBERTSON | ||||
Jim STOTT | 4 | C | 4 | Len JORDAN | ||||
Albert JOHNSON | 5 | W | 5 | Jack FORREST | ||||
Willie DAVIES | 6 | FE | 6 | Roy CLARK | ||||
Tommy BRADSHAW | 7 | HB | 7 | Rex CUNNINGHAM | ||||
Ken GEE | 8 | FR | 8 | Jack NEWTON | ||||
Joe EGAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Patrick SMITH (c) | ||||
Elwyn GWYTHER | 10 | FR | 10 | Leslie PYE | ||||
Les THOMAS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Charlie McBRIDE | ||||
Len ASTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Travers HARDWICK | ||||
Alec DOCKAR | 13 | L | 13 | Ken MOUNTFORD | ||||
Team Info
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1946 - Game 27 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- England vs New Zealand 1947 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1947/48 - Game 3 vs. York League
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1947/48 - Game 5 vs. Castleford
- Out:
- Arthur McInnarney (wing), Abby Graham (halfback), Joffe Johnson (front row), George Davidson (front row)
- In:
- Ron McGregor (wing), Len Jordan (centre), Patrick Smith (hooker), Ken Mountford (lock)
- Changes:
- Roy Clark (centre to five-eighth), Rex Cunningham (five-eighth to halfback), Leslie Pye (hooker to front row), Jack Newton (second row to front row), Travers Hardwick (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson