England in Australia and New Zealand 1910

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Test Matches - Australia - New Zealand - Australia and New Zealand 1910

Details from The Vault and Roland Davis "Great Britain Rugby League Tours"

The first Lions tourists covered almost 35,000 miles in five months, and each player was awarded £30 from a tour profit of £1,219. The team colours were red and white hooped jerseys.

The first touring captain, Salford's Jimmy Lomas, was also the tour's leading scorer with 53 goals and 10 tries for 136 points. Wigan's Bert Jenkins led the try scorers with 14. The legendary Billy Batten scored five tries and a goal on his only tour.

Having won the first two tests against Australia, the Third Test was replaced by a match against a combined Australia - New Zealand side. This game was drawn 13-13 and so a further game was played resulting in a victory from Australasia.

Hunslet's Billy Jukes scored the first hat-trick in an Anglo-Australian Test and is still the only forward to achieve this. In the Second Test Jimmy Leytham became the only man ever to score four tries in a Test against Australia.

Australian Leg: Won Test series 2-0

New South Wales	L 14-28	33,000	Sydney
New South Wales	L 20-27	40,000	Sydney
New South Wales	W 23-10	27,000	Sydney
The Metropolis	W 34-25	4,000	Sydney
AUSTRALIA	W 27-20	42,000	Sydney
Newcastle	W 24-8	3,000	Newcastle
Newcastle	W 40-20	3,000	Newcastle
Queensland	W 33-9	8,000	Brisbane
Kangaroos	L 10-22	28,000	Sydney
Queensland	W 15-4		Brisbane
AUSTRALIA	W 22-17	18,000	Brisbane
Australasia	D 13-13	50,000	Sydney
Australasia	L 15-32	13,000	Sydney
New South Wales	W 50-12	20,000	Sydney

Played 14; Won 9; Lost 4; Drew 1

For Tries 76; Goals 56; Points 340

Against Tries 51; Goals 47; Points 247

New Zealand Leg: Won Test series 1-0

Maoris	W 29-0	2,000	Auckland
Auckland	W 52-9	10,000	Auckland
Rotorua	W 54-18	600	Rotorua
NEW ZEALAND	W 52-20	16,000	Auckland

Played 4; Won 4

For Tries 43; Goals 29; Points187

Against Tries 11; Goals 7; Points 47

Tour Total: Played 18; Won 13; Lost 4; Drew 1

For Tries 119; Goals 85; Points 527

Against Tries 62; Goals 54; Points 294

	App	Tries	Gls	Pts
A Avery (Oldham)	11	7	0	21
J Bartholomew (Huddersfield)	5	3	1	11
W Batten (Hunslet)	12	5	1	17
F Boylen (Hull)	7	1	5	13
E Curzon (Salford)	6	3	0	9
J Davies (Huddersfield)	5	1	0	3
F Farrar (Hunslet)	4	4	1	14
B Jenkins (Wigan)	11	14	0	42
T Jenkins (Ebbw Vale)	10	3	4	17
W Jukes (Hunslet)	12	10	0	30
H Kershaw (Wakefield Trinity)	10	5	0	15
J Leytham (Wigan)	12	12	5	46
J Lomas (Salford)	13	10	53	136
T Newbould (Wakefield Trinity)	7	2	0	6
R Ramsdale (Wigan)	7	2	0	6
J Riley (Halifax)	9	11	0	33
G Ruddick (Broughton Rangers)	9	2	0	6
J Sharrock (Wigan)	9	0	3	6
F Shugars (Warrington)	12	1	0	3
F Smith (Hunslet)	12	4	0	12
J Thomas (Wigan)	12	7	12	45
W Ward (Leeds)	4	1	0	3
F Webster (Leeds)	14	3	0	9
W Winstanley (Leigh)	14	5	0	15
F Young (Leeds)	2	0	0	0

T Helm (Oldham) did not play on the tour after being injured en route. England's second string team were bolstered by four Australians - Dan Frawley (Warrington, 2t), Jim Devereux (Hull), Andy Morton (Hull, 1t) and Albert Burge- and a New Zealander - T Byrne - in the first Newcastle match.

First Test, Saturday 18th June 1910. Back to top

Australia 20 England 27

Australia: Russell; Woodhead (t), Hickey (t), Messenger (t, 4g), Broomham; W. Farnsworth, McKivat; Spence, Noble, Barnett (t), Sullivan, Courtney, Craig

England: J Sharrock; W Batten (t), B Jenkins, J Lomas (g), J Leytham (2t, g); J Thomas (t, g), T Newbould; F Webster, W Ward, W Jukes (3t), R Ramsdale, E Curzon, A Avery

Second Test, Saturday 2nd July 1910. Back to top

Australia 17 England 22

Australia: McGregor; Woodhead, Hickey (g), Messenger (t), Heidke; W. Farnsworth, McKivat (t); Tubman, Brackenreg, Barnett (t), Buckley, Nicholson, Craig (t)

England: J Sharrock; W Batten, J Riley, J Lomas (2g), J Leytham (4t); J Thomas (t), F Smith; F Webster, H Kershaw (t), W Jukes, R Ramsdale, G Ruddick, W Winstanley

New Zealand Test. Back to top

New Zealand 20 England 52

New Zealand: A Chorley; Buckland (t), A Asher, EK Asher, James; Woodward, McDonald (t); Jackson (4g), Seagar (t), Griffin, Hughes (t), Hannigan, Dunning

England: J Sharrock (g); W Batten, J Lomas (t, 6g), B Jenkins (2t), J Leytham (2t); J Thomas (t, g), F Smith (t); F Webster, F Shugars, W Winstanley, RA Avery (3t), H Kershaw, W Jukes

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