Game 3
England (GB) 25 def. New Zealand 9
| England vs New Zealand 1947 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14342 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th December, 1947 | |||||||
| Referee | George Phillips | |||||||
| Venue | Odsal (Bradford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 42,685 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 17 | – | 7 | |||||
| England (GB) | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Roy FRANCIS | 2 | T | Ron McGREGOR | |||||
| Harold PALIN | 2 | |||||||
| Ken GEE | ||||||||
| Ernest WARD | 4 | G | 3 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Willie HORNE | ||||||||
| England (GB) | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Martin RYAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Warwick CLARKE | ||||
| Roy FRANCIS | 2 | W | 2 | Len JORDAN | ||||
| Ernest WARD | 3 | C | 3 | Ron McGREGOR | ||||
| Ernie ASHCROFT | 4 | C | 4 | Maurie ROBERTSON | ||||
| Albert JOHNSON | 5 | W | 5 | Jack FORREST | ||||
| Willie HORNE | 6 | FE | 6 | Roy CLARK | ||||
| Tommy BRADSHAW | 7 | HB | 7 | Jim HAIG | ||||
| Ken GEE | 8 | FR | 8 | Patrick SMITH (c) | ||||
| Joe EGAN (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | Bob AYNSLEY | ||||
| George CURRAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Joffre JOHNSON | ||||
| Les WHITE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jack NEWTON | ||||
| Len ASTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Charlie McBRIDE | ||||
| Harold PALIN | 13 | L | 13 | Ken MOUNTFORD | ||||
Team Info
England (GB)
- Previous Game:
- England vs New Zealand 1947 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1948/49 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jim Ledgard (fullback), Eric Batten (wing), Willie Davies (five-eighth), Dai Jenkins (halfback), Elwyn Gwyther (front row)
- In:
- Martin Ryan (fullback), Roy Francis (wing), Willie Horne (five-eighth), Tommy Bradshaw (halfback), George Curran (front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1947/48 - Game 26 vs. Belle Vue Rangers
- Next Game:
- France vs New Zealand 1947/48 - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Arthur McInnarney (wing)
- In:
- Ron McGregor (centre)
- Changes:
- Len Jordan (centre to wing)
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Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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