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词条 1920 Great Britain Lions tour
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  1. Touring squad

  2. Australia

     Test venues  First test  Second test  Third test 

  3. New Zealand

  4. References

The 1920 Great Britain Lions tour was the third British national rugby league team or 'Lions' tour of Australasia, where it was winter and matches were played against the Australian and New Zealand national sides, as well as several local teams. In Australia, the three-Test match series was won by the hosts. In New Zealand another three-Test series was played and won by the visitors. The tour was a success and brought in a handsome profit.[1]

Touring squad

At the 1919–20 Northern Rugby Football Union season's conclusion, the following Great Britain squad was assembled by the NRFU to represent it on the tour of Australasia. Mr S Foster and Mr J Wilson were the team managers. Although it was a Great Britain tour, the team played as 'England' during the games.

{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}England
  • Joe Bowers, forward for Rochdale Hornets
  • Joe Cartwright, hooker for Leigh
  • Douglas Clark, forward for Huddersfield
  • Billy Cunliffe, forward for Warrington
  • Joe Doyle, three-quarter back for Barrow
  • Frank Gallagher, forward for Dewsbury
  • Herman Hilton, forward for Oldham
  • Arthur Johnson, forward for Widnes
  • Ernest Jones, half back for Rochdale Hornets
  • Alf Milnes, hooker for Halifax
  • Jonty Parkin, half back for Wakefield Trinity
  • William Reid, player for Widnes
  • Arthur Skelhorne, forward for Warrington
  • Cyril Stacey, fullback for Halifax
  • Squire Stockwell, three-quarter back for Leeds
  • Billy Stone, three-quarter back for Hull
  • Harold Wagstaff (captain), three-quarter back for Huddersfield
  • Alf Wood, fullback for Oldham
{{col-2}}Wales
  • Jim Bacon, three-quarter back for Leeds
  • Evan Davies, three-quarter back for Oldham
  • Ben Gronow, forward for Huddersfield
  • Danny Hurcombe, three-quarter back for Wigan
  • Bobby Lloyd, half back for Halifax
  • George Rees, player for Leeds
  • Johnny Rogers, half back for Huddersfield
  • Gwyn Thomas (vice-captain), fullback for Huddersfield
{{col-end}}

Australia

The first leg of the tour was Australia, where the game of rugby league football was in its twelfth year since splitting away from rugby union in 1908. The tour included places such as Orange, Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Tamworth as well as the standard main venues of Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney and Ipswich.[2]

Test venues

The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues.

Brisbane Sydney Sydney
Brisbane Exhibition Ground Sydney Cricket Ground Royal Agricultural Showground
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 60,000 Capacity: 50,000
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The opening match of the tour on 5 June took place between rounds 5 and 6 of the fifteen-round 1920 NSWRFL season, and saw a Metropolis (Sydney) team host the tourists at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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|date = Saturday, 5 June
|time =
|team1 = Metropolis {{leagueicon|City|16}}
|score = 20 – 27
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Harold Horder (3), George McGowan

Goals:
Harold Horder (3)
Charles Fraser (1)
|points2 = Tries:
Johnny Rogers (2), Squire Stockwell (2), Arthur 'Chick' Johnson
Goals:
Ben Gronow (6)
|stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
|attendance = 65,000
|referee = Tom McMahon, Sr.
|manofmatch =
}}

In front of an overflow crowd of 65,000 the visitors ran out 27-20 winners.


{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Wednesday, 9 June
|time =
|team1 = Orange {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}}
|score = 8 – 50
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
T. Dalton (2)

Goals:
C. Plowman (1)
|points2 = Tries:
Jim Bacon (4), Danny Hurcombe (2), William Reid, Joe Bowers, Joe Doyle, Herman Hilton, Cyril Stacey
Goals:
Alf Wood (7)
|stadium = Wade Park, Orange
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = E. Allen
|manofmatch =
}}

As the preliminary match to the New South Wales versus Britain game on 12 June, Sydney University's first intervarsity match against Queensland University under rugby league rules was played before a crowd of 60,000.[3] Sydney won 26-14.

{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Saturday, 12 June
|time =
|team1 = New South Wales {{leagueicon|New South Wales|16}}
|score = 42 – 6
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Frank Burge (2), Charles Fraser, Herb Gilbert, Reg Latta, George McGowan, Sandy Pearce, Jack 'Junker' Robinson
Goals:
Frank Burge (9)
|points2 = Tries:

Goals:
Ben Gronow (3)
|stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
|attendance = 60,000
|referee = Tom Dickenson
|manofmatch =
}}Albert Johnston captained New South Wales in two matches against the visiting Lions.[4]
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Wednesday, 16 June
|time =
|team1 = New South Wales {{leagueicon|New South Wales|16}}
|score = 10 – 18
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Viv Farnsworth, Jack 'Junker' Robinson
Goals:
Charles Fraser (1)
Ray Norman (1)
|points2 = Tries:
Herman Hilton, William Reid
Goals:
Ben Gronow (6)
|stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
|attendance = 55,000
|referee = Tom McMahon, Sr.
|manofmatch =
}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Saturday, 19 June
|time =
|team1 = Queensland {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}}
|score = 15 – 25
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Neville Broadfoot, Walter Paten, Bill Richards
Goals:
Henry Fewin (1)
Walter Paten (1)
Bill Richards (1)
|points2 = Tries:
Jim Bacon (4), Squire Stockwell
Goals:
Ben Gronow (5)
|stadium = Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Laurie Kearney
|manofmatch =
}}

On Saturday, 19 June, the tourists played a match against Queensland before a crowd of around 20,000 at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground.[5] The Queensland side featured Mick Bennett, Neville Broadfoot, Jeff Daly, Harry Fewin, Thomas Johnson, Jack Maguire, Patrick Moran, Claude O’Donnell, Walter Paten, Norm Potter, Bill Richards, Stan Ryan, E. Sabine, Colin Thompson, and J. Thompson.[6] The British team was F G Thomas, J A Bacon, J Doyle, H Wagstaff, F Stockwell, R Lloyd, J Rogers, H Hilton, W Reid, G Rees, R Gronow, E Milnes and E Johnston. Refereed by L H Kearney, the visitors, after leading 13-10 at half-time, won the game 25-15.[7]


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|bg =
|date = Monday, 21 June
|time =
|team1 = Wide Bay {{leagueicon|North Sydney|16}}
|score = 13 – 34
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
J. Bradley, F. Heidke, W. Marles
Goals:
A. Toft (2)
|points2 = Tries:
Harold Wagstaff (2), Jim Bacon, Herman Hilton, Jonty Parkin, Squire Stockwell, Billy Stone
Goals:
Ben Gronow (5)
|stadium = The Reserve, Bundaberg
|attendance = 4,000
|referee =
|manofmatch =
}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Tuesday, 22 June
|time =
|team1 = Central Queensland {{leagueicon|Central Comets|16}}
|score = 15 – 26
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
C. Bannon, T. Barnes, G. Price
Goals:
D. McIvor (3)
|points2 = Tries:
Billy Cunliffe, Evan Davies, Ernest Jones, William Reid, Arthur Skelhorne, Squire Stockwell
Goals:
Alf Wood (4)
|stadium = George Street Ground, Rockhampton
|attendance =
|referee = W. Thorpe
|manofmatch =
}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Thursday, 24 June
|time =
|team1 = Ipswich {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}}
|score = 12 – 40
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Jim McBrien, Colin Thompson
Goals:
Walter Paten (3)
|points2 = Tries:
Joe Doyle (2), Cyril Stacey (2), Squire Stockwell (2), Jim Bacon, Bobby Lloyd, William Reid
Goals:
Ben Gronow (3)
Alf Wood (2)
|stadium = North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
|attendance = 5,000
|referee = H. Francis
|manofmatch =
}}

First test

The first test of the 1920 Ashes series was played on the 26th of June at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground before a crowd of 32,000. It was refereed by local whistleblower Laurie Kearney.[8] Albert Johnston was selected to captain Australia in the opening Test of the series in the absence of champion centre Herb Gilbert. Despite a last minute reshuffling of the team which saw Johnston move to halfback.[4]

{{rugbyleaguebox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = Saturday, 26 June
| time =
| team1 = {{rl-rt|AUS}}
| score = 8 – 4
| report = [9]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Northern Union
| points1 = Tries:
Frank Burge
Charles Fraser
Goals:
Harold Horder (1)
| points2 = Tries:


Goals:
Ben Gronow (2)
| stadium = Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
| attendance = 32,000
| referee = Laurie Kearney {{flagicon|AUS}}
| manofmatch =
}}
AustraliaPosit.Northern Union
Harry FewinFBGwyn Thomas
Dick VestWGBilly Stone
Viv FarnsworthCEDanny Hurcombe
Neville BroadfootCEHarold Wagstaff (c)
Harold HorderWGJim Bacon
Charles FraserSOJohnny Rogers
Albert Johnston (c)SHJonty Parkin
Norm PotterPRArthur Johnson
Sandy PearceHKAlf Milnes
Bill SchultzPRBen Gronow
Bill RichardsSRFrank Gallagher
Frank BurgeSRHerman Hilton
Bert GrayLFDouglas Clark

Australia won the match 8-4.[10]

{{Clear}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Monday, 28 June
|time =
|team1 = Toowoomba {{leagueicon|Toowoomba|16}}
|score = 28 – 48
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
Edwin Brown, G. Hawthorne, L. Melbusch, Fred Prouton, W. Smith
Goals:
Fred Prouton (3)
Edwin Brown (2)
|points2 = Tries:
Billy Stone (5), Harold Wagstaff (2), William Reid, Cyril Stacey, Squire Stockwell
Goals:
Alf Wood (9)
|stadium = Athletic Oval, Toowoomba
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = J. Steele
|manofmatch =
}}

Second test

Albert Johnston lost the Australian captaincy on Herb Gilbert's return and played at five-eighth in the second Ashes Test.[4] The match was played on the 3rd of July at the Sydney Cricket Ground and attracted 67,739 spectators, then a record attendance for any sport at the SCG.[11]{{rugbyleaguebox
| bg = #eeeeee
| date = Saturday, 3 July
| time =
| team1 = {{rl-rt|AUS}}
| score = 21 – 8
| report = [12]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Northern Union
| points1 = Tries:
Viv Farnsworth
Herb Gilbert
Harold Horder
Norm Potter
Dick Vest
Goals:
Frank Burge (1)
Harold Horder (1)
Field Goals:
Charles Fraser
| points2 = Tries:
Frank Gallagher
Arthur Johnson



Goals:
Ben Gronow (1)
| stadium = Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
| attendance = 40,000
| referee = Tom McMahon, Sr. {{flagicon|AUS}}
| manofmatch =
}}
AustraliaPosit.Northern Union
Charles FraserFBGwyn Thomas
Dick VestWGJim Bacon
Viv FarnsworthCEHarold Wagstaff (c)
Herb Gilbert (c)CEDanny Hurcombe
Harold HorderWGBilly Stone
Albert JohnstonSOJohnny Rogers
Duncan ThompsonSHBobby Lloyd
Bill SchultzPRBen Gronow
Sandy PearceHKAlf Milnes
Norm PotterPRArthur Johnson
Frank BurgeSRHerman Hilton
Bert GraySRDouglas Clark
Bill RichardsLFFrank Gallagher

Australian halfback Duncan Thompson starred in the match,[13] which was won by the hosts 21-8.[10] With this Australia secured the Ashes for the first time on home soil.

{{Clear}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Wednesday, 7 July
|time =
|team1 = Tamworth {{leagueicon|Australia|16}}
|score = 10 – 27
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
H Hassan, Ted Taplin

Goals:
J Orchard (2)
|points2 = Tries:
Jonty Parkin (3), Evan Davies (2), Frank Gallagher, Herman Hilton
Goals:
Ben Gronow (3)
|stadium = Tamworth Oval, Tamworth
|attendance = 3,000
|referee = H. Flynn
|manofmatch =
}}

Third test

The third Test was played on the 10th of July in Sydney, with Great Britain winning 23-13.[10]

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| bg = #eeeeee
| date = Saturday, 10 July
| time =
| team1 = {{rl-rt|AUS}}
| score = 13 – 23
| report = [14]
| team2 = {{flagicon|GBR}} Northern Union
| points1 = Tries:
Frank Burge
Bert Gray
Duncan Thompson
Goals:
Frank Burge (2)
| points2 = Tries:
Herman Hilton (2)
Billy Stone (2)
Jim Bacon
Goals:
Johnny Rogers (3)
Squire Stockwell (1)
| stadium = RAS Showground, Sydney
| attendance = 32,000
| referee = Tom McMahon, Sr. {{flagicon|AUS}}
| manofmatch =
}}
AustraliaPosit.Northern Union
Charles FraserFBGwyn Thomas (c)
Dick VestWGJohnny Rogers
Viv FarnsworthCEBilly Stone
Herb Gilbert (c)CEJim Bacon
Harold HorderWGSquire Stockwell
Albert JohnstonSOErnest Jones
Duncan ThompsonSHJonty Parkin
Norm PotterPRArthur Skelhorne
Sandy PearceHKJoe Cartwright
Bill SchultzPRBilly Cunliffe
Frank BurgeSRHerman Hilton
Bert GraySRDouglas Clark
Bill RichardsLFFrank Gallagher
{{Clear}}
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Wednesday, 25 August
|time =
|team1 = Newcastle {{leagueicon|Newcastle Foundation|16}}
|score = 10 – 17
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
P. Gray, H. Williams
Goals:
Dan Davies (1)
H. Williams (1)
|points2 = Tries:
Jonty Parkin (2), Jim Bacon, Evan Davies, Danny Hurcombe
Goals:
Arthur Johnson (1)
|stadium = Newcastle Showgrounds, Newcastle
|attendance = 2,000
|referee = E. Brien
|manofmatch =
}}

The British also played two matches against a Newcastle rugby league team that featured Dan "Laddo" Davies.[15] The first game was on the 25th of August and the tourists won 17-10. The second was on the 28th which they also won 24-3.[16]


{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg =
|date = Saturday, 28 August
|time =
|team1 = Newcastle {{leagueicon|Newcastle Foundation|16}}
|score = 3 – 24
|report =  
|team2 = {{leagueicon|Great Britain|16}} Northern Union
|points1 = Tries:
William Bell
Goals:
|points2 = Tries:
Bobby Lloyd, Evan Davies, Ben Gronow, Herman Hilton, Ernest Jones
Goals:
Ben Gronow (3)
|stadium = Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground, Newcastle
|attendance = 12,000
|referee = E. Brien
|manofmatch =
}}

New Zealand

{{see also|1920 New Zealand rugby league season}}

The British team played a three-Test series against New Zealand just as it did against Australia. Karl Ifwerson captained the Kiwis against the tourists.[17]

After losing their first game to Auckland, the tourists won all three Tests.[18]

In the Test at Wellington, the British were behind on the scoreboard 10-0, but made it 10-6 before Douglas Clark forced his way over the line for the match-winning try which Ben Gronow converted, giving the visitors an 11-10 victory.[19]

The second Test was played in Christchurch on Saturday, 7 August, and was won by the tourists 19 points to 3.[20]

References

1. ^{{cite book|last1=Tony Collins|title=Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History|date=2006|publisher=Routledge|location=UK|page=23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RweAAgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true|accessdate=18 August 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Cheapening the Jumper|url=http://stevericketts.com.au/tag/toowoomba/|website=stevericketts.com.au|publisher=Stve Ricketts|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
3. ^{{cite book|last1=Geoffrey Sherington & Steve Georgakis|title=Sydney University Sport 1852-2007: More Than a Club|date=2008|publisher=Sydney University Press|location=Australia|page=172|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5I0j6WRsTYQC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true|accessdate=18 August 2014}}
4. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Whiticker|first1=Alan|title=Albert Johnston|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/albert-johnston/summary.html|website=rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=League Football: England team at Brisbane|url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=DOM19200621.2.70|accessdate=24 August 2014|work=Dominion|agency=Press Association|issue=228|date=21 June 1920}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Queensland Representative Players|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/about/qld-rep-players.html|website=qrl.com.au|publisher=Queensland Rugby League|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
7. ^{{cite news|title=British Team: League footballers defeat Queensland|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15894744|accessdate=24 August 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=21 June 1920}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Representative Referees|url=http://www.brlrefs.com/roll_representative.htm|website=brlrefs.com|publisher=Brisbane Rugby League Referees Association|accessdate=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822003217/http://www.brlrefs.com/roll_representative.htm|archive-date=2014-08-22|dead-url=yes|df=}}
9. ^1st Ashes Test
10. ^1 2 {{cite web|title=Australia v Great Britain: the history|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/2098221.stm|website=news.bbc.co.uk|publisher=BBC|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=SCG Timelines|url=https://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/DownloadDocument.ashx?DocumentID=2522|website=sydneycricketground.com.au|publisher=Sydney Cricket Ground|accessdate=20 August 2014}}
12. ^2nd Ashes Test
13. ^{{cite web|last1=Whiticker|first1=Alan|title=Duncan Thompson|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/duncan-thompson/summary.html|website=rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson and Bill Bates|accessdate=19 August 2014}}
14. ^3rd Ashes Test
15. ^{{cite web|title=Team of the Century|url=http://www.westrosellas.com.au/page16383/-TEAM-OF-THE-CENTURY-.aspx|website=westrosellas.com.au|publisher=Western Suburbs Rosellas|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=1920 – 1929|url=http://www.newcastlerugbyleague.com.au/history/1920-1929/|website=newcastlerugbyleague.com.au|publisher=Newcastle Rugby League|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
17. ^{{cite book|last1=Tony Collins|title=A Social History of English Rugby Union|date=2009|publisher=Routledge|location=UK|page=170|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kvJ8AgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true|accessdate=18 August 2014}}
18. ^{{cite book|last1=John Coffey & Bernie Wood|title=100 Years: Māori Rugby League, 1908-2008|date=2008|publisher=Huia Publishers|location=New Zealand|page=73|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nklWo8vw-iIC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=true|accessdate=18 August 2014}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=Douglas Clark|url=http://www.huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk/Archive/Written/Players/Douglas_Clark.html|website=huddersfieldrlheritage.co.uk|publisher=Huddersfield Rugby League Heritage Project|accessdate=21 August 2014}}
20. ^{{cite news|title=Rugby League: England defeats New Zealand|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article15901491|accessdate=24 August 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=10 August 1920}}
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