1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France

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1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
ManagerBill Buckley
Eric Simmonds
Tour captain(s)Col Maxwell
Top point scorer(s)John Graves 118
Top try scorer(s)John Graves 16 &
Jack Horrigan 16
Top test point scorer(s)Keith Froome 15
Top test try scorer(s)Duncan Hall 4
Summary
P W D L
Total
37 24 00 13
Test match
06 03 00 03
Opponent
P W D L
 Great Britain
3 0 0 0
 Wales
1 1 0 0
 France
2 2 0 0
Tour chronology
Previous tour
Next tour1952-53

The 1948–49 Kangaroo tour was the seventh Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played thirty-seven matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain, an international match against Wales and two Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of and a cessation of overseas international tours due to World War II. The next was staged in 1952-53.

The squad's leadership[]

The team was selected with Col Maxwell as captain and Bill Tyquin as vice-captain. Tour co-managers were Bill Buckley and Eric Simmonds. [1] [2] Maxwell captained the team on 12 occasions, including the Second Test against Great Britain.
Tyquin captained the team in 10 matches, including the exhibition match against South Australia and in three Test matches, the two victories over France and the Third Test loss to Great Britain.
Wally O'Connell captained the Kangaroos in the First Test Match against Great Britain, the international against Wales, and on six other occasions (Salford, Cumberland, St Helens, Bradford Northern, Swindon, and Yorkshire). In the matches in which neither Maxwell, Tyquin nor O’Connell played, the Kangaroos were captained by Keith Froome on 3 occasions (Dewsbury, Hull Kingston Rovers, and Lancashire), William Thompson on 3 occasions (Castleford, Languedoc, and Cannes) and Doug McRitchie twice (Hull & Leigh).

Touring squad[]

The Rugby League News published a photo and the names and states of the selected players. [3] Match details - listing surnames of both teams and the point scorers - were included in E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Yearbook, as was a summary of the players' point-scoring.[4]
Benton, Brosnan, Hall, Horrigan, McMahon, Pegg, Thompson, and Tyquin were selected from Queensland clubs. Dimond, Gibbs, Hawke, and Schubert were selected from clubs in New South Wales Country areas. The balance of the squad had played for Sydney based clubs during the 1948 season.

Player Position Age Weight Club Tests
on
Tour 		Games Tries Goals FG Points
Henry Benton Hooker 29 12.10 (81) Balmain colours.svg Centrals Townsville 10 0 0 0 0
Eddie Brosnan Prop 30 15.0 (95) Brothers Colours.svg Brisbane Brothers 1 17 2 0 0 6
Vic Bulgin Fullback 20 11.10 (74) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 16 1 1 1 7
Clive Churchill Fullback 21 11.10 (74) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 6 21 0 1 0 2
Les Cowie Lock 23 12.10 (81) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 1 20 10 0 0 30
Fred de Belin Second-row 27 14.7 (92) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 4 15 4 0 0 12
Bobby Dimond Wing 18 12.0 (76) Cumberland colours.svg Dapto 15 9 0 0 27
Keith Froome Halfback 27 10.8 (67) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 4 16 3 39 0 87
Alf Gibbs Prop 27 14.6 (92) St. George colours.svg South Newcastle 4 19 2 0 0 6
John Graves Wing 22 12.4 (78) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 2 20 16 35 0 118
Duncan Hall Second-row 23 14.7 (92) Wests Panthers Colours.svg Brisbane Western Suburbs 4 21 10 0 0 30
Nevyl Hand Prop 25 14.4 (91) North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney 1 13 2 0 0 6
Johnny Hawke Five-eighth 22 11.5 (72) Hullcolours.svg West City Canberra 5 23 11 0 0 33
Jack Holland Prop 25 14.10 (93) St. George colours.svg St George 2 19 3 0 0 9
Bruce Hopkins Halfback 21 11.3 (71) Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury 1 13 1 10 0 23
Jack Horrigan Centre 24 13.1 (83) Valleys colours.svg Brisbane Valleys 2 20 16 8 0 64
Frank Johnson Hooker 26 13.10 (87) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 2 7 1 0 0 3
Bob Lulham Wing 21 11.9 (74) Balmain colours.svg Balmain 4 18 12 0 0 36
Col Maxwell Centre 30 13.9 (87) Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 1 12 2 0 0 6
Pat McMahon Wing 21 12.7 (79) Balmain colours.svg Toowoomba South End 6 22 12 0 0 36
Doug McRitchie Centre 24 13.6 (85) St. George colours.svg St George 4 14 3 0 0 9
Noel Mulligan Second-row 22 13.10 (87) Newtown colours.svg Newtown 5 21 6 0 0 18
Wally O'Connell Five-eighth 25 11.2 (71) Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Eastern Suburbs 6 21 4 0 0 12
Len Pegg Centre 26 12.7 (79) Western Suburbs colours.svg South Brisbane 13 1 0 0 3
Jack Rayner Second-row 27 14.7 (92) South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney 3 24 5 1 0 17
Kevin Schubert Hooker 21 14.7 (92) St. George colours.svg Wollongong 6 22 1 0 0 3
William Thompson Halfback 25 11.0 (70) North Sydney colours.svg Toowoomba Valleys 1 15 2 0 0 6
Bill Tyquin Lock 27 13.10 (87) Western Suburbs colours.svg South Brisbane 4 14 6 0 0 18

Note: Tallies in he table above excludes the exhibition match against South Australia. Including the 13 match appearances and 96 points from the South Australia match would alter the leading try-scorer, with Bob Lulham (M 19, T 17, P 51) and Jack Horrigan (M 21, T 17, G 14, P 79) sharing that title with 17 tries each. The tour's leading point-scorer did not play in the South Australia match.

Adjustments for the other 11 players in the South Australia match would be Henry Benton (M 11, G 1, P 2), Vic Bulgin (M 17, T 2, G 1, FG 1, P 10), Bobby Dimond (M 16, T 14, P 42), Alf Gibbs (M 20, T 4, P 12), Nevyl Hand (M 14, T 5, P 15), Johnny Hawke (M 24, T 12, P 36), Bruce Hopkins (M 14, T 3, G 13, P 35), Doug McRitchie (M 15, T 5, P 15), Noel Mulligan (M 22, T 7, G 1, P 23), Jack Rayner (M 25, T 6, G 1, P 20), and Bill Tyquin (M 15, T 6, G 1, P 20).

Match Results[]

The tourists travelled to Marseille aboard the RMS Maloja making stops in Adelaide, Perth, Colombo, Mumbai and Aden.[5][6][7] A scheduled exhibition match in Perth was cancelled when, due to rough seas in the Great Australian Bight, the arrival of the RMS Maloja into Fremantle was delayed.[8] Also due to delays, arrangements were made to fly the players from Marseille into England. This was accomplished in two flights, with one plane flying into Manchester and the other into the outskirts of London.[9]

Exhibition Match[]

August 11 South Australia Papua New Guinea colours.svg 5–96 Australian colours.svg Australia Adelaide Oval  
2.15pm
 Tries: 1
N. Silver
Goals: 1
H. Wood 		[10]
[11] 		Tries: 24
Bobby Dimond (5)
Bob Lulham (5)
Nevyl Hand (3)
Doug McRitchie (2)
Bruce Hopkins (2)
Alf Gibbs (2)
Jack Horrigan
Noel Mulligan
Vic Bulgin
Jack Rayner
Johnny Hawke
Goals: 12
Jack Horrigan (6)
Bruce Hopkins (3)
Bill Tyquin
Noel Mulligan
Henry Benton 		Attendance: 4,000
Referee: B. Burns

In Great Britain[]

September 18 Huddersfield Giantscolours.svg 22–3 Australian colours.svg Australia Fartown, Huddersfield  
3.00pm
 Tries: 4
P. Reid (2)
R. Robson (2)
Goals: 5
J. Bawden (2)
P. Devery (2)
P. Reid 		[12]
[13] 		Tries: 1
Wally O'Connell
Goals: nil 		Attendance: 26,053
Gate: £ 3,530
Referee: S. Adams
September 20 Belle Vue Rangers 9–14 Australian colours.svg Australia Belle Vue, Manchester  
5.45pm
 Tries: 1
S. McCormick
Goals: 3
Gregory (3) 		[14]
[15] 		Tries: 4
Bob Lulham (2)
Bobby Dimond
Les Cowie
Goals: 1
Clive Churchill 		Attendance: 7,535
Gate: £ 825
Referee: George S. Phillips
September 23 Hull Hullcolours.svg 3–13 Australian colours.svg Australia The Boulevard, Hull  
5.30pm
 Tries: 1
Madden
Goals: 0 		[16]
[17] 		Tries: 3
Jack Horrigan (2)
Johnny Hawke
Goals: 2
Keith Froome (2) 		Attendance: 16,616
Gate: £ 2,057
Referee: A. Hill
September 25 Wakefield Trinity Wcatscolours.svg 19–26 Australian colours.svg Australia Belle Vue, Wakefield  
3.00pm
 Tries: 5
Fletcher (2)
H. Jones
Bratley
Booth
Goals: 2
Rylance
Murphy 		[18]
[19] 		Tries: 6
Pat McMahon (3)
Col Maxwell
Jack Horrigan
Noel Mulligan
Goals: 4
Bruce Hopkins (3)
Jack Horrigan 		Attendance: 20,040
Gate: £ 2,215
Referee: A.S. Dobson
September 29 Leigh Leigh colours.svg 12–24 Australian colours.svg Australia Kirkhall Lane, Leigh  
5.30pm
 Tries: 2
Sale
Clewy
Goals: 3
J. Ledgard (3) 		[20]
[21] 		Tries: 4
Bob Lulham
Doug McRitchie
Les Cowie
Duncan Hall
Goals: 6
Keith Froome (6) 		Attendance: 12,968
Gate: £ 1,254
Referee: F. Smith
October 2 Salford North Sydney colours.svg 2–13 Australian colours.svg Australia The Willows, Weaste, Salford  
3.00pm
 Tries: 0
Goals: 1
J. Davies 		[22]
[23] 		Tries: 3
Johnny Hawke (2)
Jack Rayner
Goals: 2
Keith Froome (2) 		Attendance: 16,627
Gate: £ 1,871
Referee: P. Cowell
October 6 Castleford Castleford colours.svg 8–10 Australian colours.svg Australia Wheldon Road, Castleford  
5.00pm
 Tries: 2
Mugglestone
Booth
Goals: 1
Staines 		[24]
[25] 		Tries: 2
John Graves (2)
Goals: 2
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 14,004
Gate: £ 1,454
Referee: L. Thorpe

1st Test vs Great Britain[]

October 9
3.00pm
Great Britain  23–21  Australia
Tries: 7
Albert Pimblett (2)
Stan McCormick (2)
Trevor Foster (2)
Dave Valentine
Goals: 1
Ernest Ward 		[26]
[27]
[28] 		Tries: 5
Pat McMahon (2)
John Graves
Keith Froome
Duncan Hall
Goals: 3
John Graves (3)
Headingley, Leeds
Attendance: 36,529
Gate: £ 8,020
Referee: A.S. Dobson
Great Britain Position Australia
Jimmy Ledgard FB Clive Churchill
Johnny Lawrenson WG John Graves
Ernest Ward (c) CE Doug McRitchie
Albert Pimblett CE Johnny Hawke
Stan McCormick WG Pat McMahon
Willie Horne SO Wally O'Connell (c)
Gerry Helme SH Keith Froome
Ken Gee PR Jack Holland
Joe Egan HK Kevin Schubert
George Curran PR Alf Gibbs
Bob Nicholson SR Duncan Hall
Trevor Foster SR Jack Rayner
Dave Valentine LF Noel Mulligan
October 13 Cumberland Cumberland 5–4 Australian colours.svg Australia Whitehaven Recreation  
5.00pm
 Tries: 1
W. Iveson
Goals: 1
J. Bawden 		[29]
[30] 		Tries: nil
Goals: 2
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 8,818
Gate: £ 969
Referee: F. Smith
October 14 St Helens Saintscolours.svg 10–8 Australian colours.svg Australia Knowsley Road, St Helens  
4.15pm
 Tries: 2
Greenhall
Lawrence
Goals: 2
T. Stott (2) 		[31]
[32] 		Tries: 2
Nevyl Hand
Les Cowie
Goals: 1
John Graves 		Attendance: 20,175
Gate: £ 2,036
Referee: N.T. Railton
October 16 Dewsbury Ramscolours.svg 4–14 Australian colours.svg Australia Crown Flatt, Dewsbury  
3.00pm
 Tries: nil
Goals: 2
J. Kelly (2) 		[33]
t[34] 		Tries: 2
Jack Horrigan
Bobby Dimond
Goals: 4
Keith Froome (4) 		Attendance: 13,614
Gate: £ 1,481
Referee: T. Armitage
October 18 Hull Kingston Rovers HKRcolours.svg 17–12 Australian colours.svg Australia Craven Park, Hull  
5.00pm
 Tries: 3
Burke
Steele
Mills
Goals: 4
McWatt (3)
Mills 		[35]
[36] 		Tries: 2
Jack Horrigan
Les Cowie
Goals: 3
John Graves (3) 		Attendance: 7,614
Gate: £ 950
Referee: A. Howgate
October 20 Wigan Wigancolours.svg 16–11 Australian colours.svg Australia Central Park, Wigan  
4.30pm
 Tries: 4
Ratcliffe (2)
Ashcroft
Lawrenson
Goals: 2
Ted Ward (2) 		[37]
[38] 		Tries: 3
Pat McMahon
Kevin Schubert
John Graves
Goals: 1
John Graves 		Attendance: 28,554
Gate: £ 3,317
Referee: C.F. Appleton
October 23 Barrow Barrowcolours.svg 5–11 Australian colours.svg Australia Craven Park, Barrow-In-Furness  
3.00pm
 Tries: 1
J. Lewthwaite
Goals: 1
Spooner 		[39]
[40] 		Tries: 3
William Thompson
Alf Gibbs
Bill Tyquin
Goals: 1
John Graves 		Attendance: 13,143
Gate: £ 1,349
Referee: W. Stockley
October 27 Leeds Rhinoscolours.svg 2–15 Australian colours.svg Australia Pavilion, Headingley, Leeds  
3.00pm
 Tries: nil
Goals: 1
Cook 		[41]
[42] 		Tries: 3
Jack Horrigan (2)
Jack Holland
Goals: 3
Keith Froome (3) 		Attendance: 13,542
Gate: £ 1,802
Referee: F. Cottam
October 30 Warrington Wolvescolours.svg 16–7 Australian colours.svg Australia Wilderspool, Warrington  
3.00pm
 Tries: 2
G. Helme
J. Featherstone
Goals: 5
H. Palin (5) 		[43]
[44] 		Tries: 1
John Graves
Goals: 2
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 26,879
Gate: £ 3,608
Referee: L.J. Dalby

2nd Test vs Great Britain[]

November 6
3.00pm
Great Britain  16–7  Australia
Tries: 4
Johnny Lawrenson (2)
Albert Pimblett (2)
Goals: 2
Ernest Ward (2) 		[45]
[46]
[47] 		Tries: 1
Jack Horrigan
Goals: 2
John Graves (2)
Station Road, Swinton, Manchester
Attendance: 36,354
Gate: £ 6,702
Referee: George S. Phillips
Great Britain Position Australia
Martin Ryan FB Clive Churchill
Johnny Lawrenson WG Pat McMahon
Ernest Ward (c) CE Col Maxwell (c)
Albert Pimblett CE Jack Horrigan
Stan McCormick WG John Graves
Dickie Williams SO Wally O'Connell
Gerry Helme SH William Thompson
Ken Gee PR Alf Gibbs
Joe Egan HK Kevin Schubert
George Curran PR Nevyl Hand
Bob Nicholson SR Jack Rayner
Trevor Foster SR Noel Mulligan
Dave Valentine LF Bill Tyquin
November 10 Bradford Northern Bullscolours.svg 7–21 Australian colours.svg Australia Odsal Stadium, Bradford  
3.00pm
 Tries: 1
E. Batten
Goals: 2
Carmichael (2) 		[48]
[49] 		Tries: 5
Jack Horrigan (3)
Pat McMahon (2)
Goals: 3
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 13,287
Gate: £ 1,525
Referee: W. Hemmings
November 13 Workington Town Workingtoncolours.svg 10–7 Australian colours.svg Australia Borough Park, Workington  
11.00am
 Tries: 2
L. Graham
A. Pepperell
Goals: 2
A. Paskins (2) 		[50]
[51] 		Tries: 1
Les Cowie
Goals: 2
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 13,253
Gate: £ 1,419
Referee: C.F. Appleton
November 17 Swinton Swintoncolours.svg 0–21 Australian colours.svg Australia Station Road, Swinton, Manchester  
2.45pm
 Tries: nil
Goals: nil 		[52]
[53] 		Tries: 5
Bob Lulham (2)
Pat McMahon
Jack Horrigan
Jack Rayner
Goals: 3
Bruce Hopkins (2)
Jack Horrigan 		Attendance: 6,041
Gate: £ 663
Referee: J. Kemp

Only Test vs Wales[]

November 20
2.30pm
Wales  5–12  Australia
Tries: 1
Gareth Price
Goals: 1
Ted Ward 		[54]
[55]
[56] 		Tries: 2
Johnny Hawke
Jack Holland
Goals: 3
Bruce Hopkins (2)
Jack Horrigan
St. Helen's Field, Swansea
Attendance: 9,161
Gate: £ 1,375
Referee: N.T. Railton
Wales Posit. Australia
Joe Jones FB Clive Churchill (c)
Emlyn Walters WG Pat McMahon
Ted Ward (c) CE Jack Horrigan
Gareth Price CE Johnny Hawke
Denis Boocker WG Bob Lulham
Leonard Constance SO Wally O'Connell
Harry Royal SH Bruce Hopkins
Frank Whitcombe PR Jack Holland
Frank Osmond HK Kevin Schubert
Elwyn Gwyther PR Eddie Brosnan
George Parsons SR Jack Rayner
Doug Phillips SR Fred de Belin
Ike Owens LF Les Cowie
November 24 Yorkshire Yorkshire 5–2 Australian colours.svg Australia Headingley, Leeds  
2.30pm
 Tries: 1
Riches
Goals: 1
J. Ledgard 		[57]
[58] 		Tries: nil
Goals: 1
Bruce Hopkins 		Attendance: 5,100
Gate: £ 662
Referee: T. McMahon Jnr
November 27 Halifax Faxcolours.svg 8–10 Australian colours.svg Australia Thrum Hall, Halifax  
2.30pm
 Tries: 2
Ward
Kielty
Goals: 1
Chalkley 		[59]
[60] 		Tries: 2
Bob Lulham
Jack Holland
Goals: 2
Jack Horrigan (2) 		Attendance: 6,520
Gate: £ 763
Referee: M. Coates
December 4 Oldham Oldhamcolours.svg 7–27 Australian colours.svg Australia Watersheddings, Oldham  
2.30pm
 Tries: 1
Glanville
Goals: 2
Barraclough (2) 		[61]
[62] 		Tries: 7
Johnny Hawke (2)
Duncan Hall (2)
Bob Lulham
Keith Froome
Bill Tyquin
Goals: 3
Keith Froome (3) 		Attendance: 14,798
Gate: £ 1,868
Referee: George S. Phillips
December 8 Lancashire Lancashire 13–8 Australian colours.svg Australia Central Park, Wigan  
2.30pm
 Tries: 3
S. McCormick (2)
E. Ashcroft
Goals: 2
H. Palin (2) 		[63]
[64] 		Tries: 2
Pat McMahon
Jack Horrigan
Goals: 1
Keith Froome 		Attendance: 11,788
Gate: £ 1,378
Referee: George S. Phillips
December 11 Widnes Widnes colours.svg 8–18 Australian colours.svg Australia Naughton Park, Widnes  
2.15pm
 Tries: 2
Jolley
Whittaker
Goals: 1
Hughes 		[65] Tries: 4
John Graves
Len Pegg
Col Maxwell
Johnny Hawke
Goals: 3
John Graves (3) 		Attendance: 10,761
Gate: £ 1,225
Referee: A.S. Dobson

in France[]

December 25 Pyrenees 3–43 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Chapou, Toulouse  
3.00pm
 Tries: 1
Espelugue
Goals: nil 		[66]
[67] 		Tries: 9
Bob Lulham (3)
Bobby Dimond (2)
Keith Froome
Noel Mulligan
Doug McRitchie
Wally O'Connell
Goals: 8
Keith Froome (8) 		Attendance: 6,806
Gate: F 949,950
Referee: Bonnemore
December 26 Catalan Catalanscolours.svg 20–5 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Jean Lafou, Perpignan  
3.00pm
 Tries: 4
Negfier
Blanc
Maso
Case (penalty)
Goals: 4
Comes (3)
Field goals:
De Jean 		[68]
[69] 		Tries: 1
Nevyl Hand
Goals: 1
John Graves 		Attendance: 12,254
Gate: F 1,996,510
Referee: Martin
January 2 Carcassonne CarcassonneRLcolours.PNG 8–13 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade La Pepiniere, Carcassonne  
3.00pm
 Tries: nil
Goals: 4
Llari (4) 		[70]
[71] 		Tries: 3
Duncan Hall
Bob Lulham
Jack Horrigan
Goals: 2
Jack Horrigan (2) 		Attendance: 7,990
Gate: F 1,391,525
Referee: Rene Guidicelli
January 8 Languedoc 0–38 Australian colours.svg Australia Béziers  
Tries: nil
Goals: nil 		[72] Tries: 10
Johnny Hawke (2)
Les Cowie (2)
John Graves
Bobby Dimond
William Thompson
Bruce Hopkins
Eddie Brosnan
Frank Johnson
Goals: 4
John Graves (4) 		Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Goyetz

1st Test vs France[]

January 9
3.00pm
France  10–29  Australia
Tries: 2
Ode Lespes
Ulysse Negrier
Goals: 2
Gaston Comes (2) 		[73]
[74]
[75] 		Tries: 7
Bill Tyquin (2)
Pat McMahon
Wally O'Connell
Fred de Belin
Alf Gibbs
Duncan Hall
Goals: 4
Keith Froome (4)
Stade Municipal, Marseille
Attendance: 15,796
Gate: F 2,696,600
Referee: A.S. Dobson
France Position Australia
Gaston Comes FB Clive Churchill
Ode Lespes WG Pat McMahon
Joseph Crespo CE Doug McRitchie
Albert Kaemph CE Johnny Hawke
Robert Casse WG Bob Lulham
Pierre Taillantou SO Wally O'Connell
Jean Dop SH Keith Froome
Gaston Calixte (c) PR Alf Gibbs
Ulysse Negrier HK Kevin Schubert
Élie Brousse PR Duncan Hall
Louis Mazon SR Noel Mulligan
Martin Martin SR Fred de Belin
Andre Beraud LF Bill Tyquin (c)
January 10 Cannes 7–60 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Hesperides, Cannes  
Tries: 1
Durnand
Goals: 2
Fachant (2) 		[76]
[77] 		Tries: 16
John Graves (5)
Bobby Dimond (3)
Jack Horrigan (2)
Les Cowie (2)
Fred de Belin (2)
Eddie Brosnan
Vic Bulgin
Goals: 6
Bruce Hopkins (2)
John Graves
Jack Horrigan
Vic Bulgin
Jack Rayner 		Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Bernard
January 15 France XIII France colours.svg 8–30 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Municipal, Romans, Valence  
2.30pm
 Tries: 2
Blanc
Gacia
Goals: 1
Andre 		[78]
[79] 		Tries: 8
Jack Rayner (3)
John Graves (2)
Bobby Dimond
Les Cowie
Duncan Hall
Goals: 3
John Graves (3) 		Attendance: 4,385
Gate: F 620,250
Referee: Rene Guidicelli
January 16 Lyon/Roanne 10–29 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Municipal, Lyon  
3.00pm
 Tries: 2
Poug
Trescazes ()penalty)
Goals: 2
Barre teau (2) 		[78]
[80] 		Tries: 7
Johnny Hawke (2)
Bill Tyquin (2)
Pat McMahon
Wally O'Connell
Duncan Hall
Goals: 4
Keith Froome (4) 		Attendance: 4,514
Gate: F 855,750
Referee: Donnemaure
January 17 Cavaillon 5–22 Australian colours.svg Australia Stade Municipal, Avignon  
Tries: 1
Prat
Goals: 1
Lopez 		[81] Tries: 6
Noel Mulligan (3)
John Graves (2)
Doug McRitchie
Goals: 2
John Graves (2) 		Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Cassan

2nd Test vs France[]

January 23
3.00pm
France  0–10  Australia
Tries: nil
Goals: nil 		[82]
[83]
[84] 		Tries: 2
Duncan Hall
Noel Mulligan
Goals: 2
Keith Froome (2)
Stade Municipal, Bordeaux
Attendance: 17,365
Gate: F 2,870,850
Referee: A. Pascall
France Position Australia
Jean Barreteau FB Clive Churchill
Fredo Trescazes WG Pat McMahon
Paul Dejean CE Doug McRitchie
Robert Caillou CE Johnny Hawke
Raymond Contrastin WG Bob Lulham
Pierre Taillantou SO Wally O'Connell
Joseph Crespo SH Keith Froome
Gaston Calixte (c) PR Duncan Hall
Henri Riu HK Kevin Schubert
Ulysse Negrier PR Alf Gibbs
Paul Bartoletti SR Fred de Belin
Martin Martin SR Noel Mulligan
Ambroise Ulma LF Bill Tyquin (c)


3rd Test v Great Britain[]

This Test Match was originally intended to be played on December 18, 1948, Due to dense fog at the ground (Odsal) in the hours prior to the match, play was abandoned and the match rescheduled to occur after the French leg of the tour. Curiously, the fog of December 18 cleared around the scheduled time, 2.45pm, of kick-off.[85][86] The morning of January 29 again saw for at the ground (Odsal), but this cleared by lunch-time and the postponed match was played out under clear skies.

January 29
2.45pm
Great Britain  23–9  Australia
Tries: 5
George Curran (2)
Ernest Ward
Stan McCormick
Dickie Williams
Goals: 4
Ernest Ward (4) 		[87]
[88]
[89] 		Tries: 3
Duncan Hall
Bob Lulham
Fred de Belin
Goals: nil
Odsal Stadium, Bradford
Attendance: 43,500
Gate: £ 6,877
Referee: George S. Phillips
Great Britain Position Australia
Martin Ryan FB Clive Churchill
Johnny Lawrenson WG Bob Lulham
Albert Pimblett CE Doug McRitchie
Ernest Ward (c) CE Johnny Hawke
Stan McCormick WG Pat McMahon
Dickie Williams SO Wally O'Connell
Gerry Helme SH Keith Froome
George Curran PR Alf Gibbs
Joe Egan HK Kevin Schubert
Ken Gee PR Duncan Hall
Bill Hudson SR Fred de Belin
Jim Featherstone SR Noel Mulligan
Dave Valentine LF Bill Tyquin (c)

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RLN Rugby League News 1920-1973 Trove Team Lists, Team Photos, Articles
RLP Rugby League Project 1907-present RLP Website Test Match teams & scorers.
BT Brisbane Telegraph 1948-1954 Trove Match Reports, Articles by W.F. (Bill) Corbett as well as the AAP.
Sun The Sun 1910-1954 Trove
NS The Newcastle Sun 1918-1954 Trove
DT The Daily Telegraph 1931-1954 Trove Match Reports, Articles by Phil Tresidder
SMH The Sydney Morning Herald 1842-1954 Trove Match Reports, Articles by Tom Goodman as well as the AAP.
CM The Courier-Mail 1933-1954 Trove
— Various Australian newspapers 1952-1953 Trove Match Reports written by the Australian Associated Press and amended by local editors. The Cairns Post, Maryborough Chronicle, and Rockhampton's Morning Bulletin typically published longer versions of the AAP articles.
Offline Resources
EECYB E.E. Christensen's Official Rugby League Year Book 1946-1978 Copies at
State Library of NSW		 Teams, Point Scorers, Report. 1953 Yearbook covers the 1952-53 tour.
- Ipswich Rugby League - The Bulimba Cup Era 1925 to 1972 [90] 1925-1972 Copies at
SLQ & NLA		 Given Names & Club of Brisbane, Ipswich & Toowoomba Players

References[]

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