England vs New Zealand 1947 Series

Game 1

England (GB) 11 def. New Zealand 10

England vs New Zealand 1947

Lions
11
10
New Zealand
Match Info
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
Out:
Gus Risman (fullback), Jim Lewthwaite (wing), Jack Kitching (centre), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy McCue (halfback), Frank Whitcombe (front row), Fred Hughes (front row), Bob Nicholson (second row), Doug Phillips (second row), Ike Owens (lock)
In:
Jim Ledgard (fullback), Gordon Ratcliffe (wing), Jim Stott (centre), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), Ken Gee (front row), Elwyn Gwyther (front row), Les Thomas (second row), Len Aston (second row), Alec Dockar (lock)

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)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson