1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain

Rugby league tour (1929–30) April 2014 August 2020 1929–30 Australia 1929 1930 England Wales Harry Sunderland Arthur Hennessey Tom Gorman Eric Weissel 131 Bill Shankland 24 Australia 14 Eric Weissel 13 England 14 Jim Sullivan 6 Australia 14 Bill Shankland 3 England 14 4 players with 1 try each 35 26 2 7 5 2 1 2 ENG 4 1 1 2 WAL 1 1 0 0 1921–22 1933–34 thumb|right|200px|The Australian rugby league team performing their pre-match war cry. The 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain was the fourth Kangaroo tour, and took the Australia national rugby league team all around England and also into Wales. The tour featured the ninth Ashes series which comprised four Test matches and was won by Great Britain. The team sailed on the SS Orsova via the Panama Canal and played an exhibition game in New York before arriving in England. Touring squad thumb|200px|right|The Australian tourists with their tour bus in England.A total of 28 footballers were selected to go on the tour: 13 from clubs of Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership, 4 from clubs of the Toowoomba Rugby League, 3 from clubs of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, 3 from clubs of the Ipswich Rugby League and 5 from elsewhere in country New South Wales and Queensland. In Sydney on 24 July 1929, the day before the Kangaroos were to sail to England, Queensland's Tom Gorman was named captain of the squad.Tom Gorman to captain Rugby Team for England http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46069131 20 September 2013 The Barrier Miner 24 July 1929 He was the first Queenslander to captain a touring Kangaroos side and would be the last until Wally Lewis in 1986 (Herb Steinohrt was to have led the 1933–34 Kangaroos but declared himself unavailable to tour).Tom Gorman Kangaroos captain http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/tom-gorman-kangaroos-captain/story-e6frep5x-1111115282991 20 September 2013 The Courier-Mail 8 January 2008 South Sydney's Arthur Hennessey joined the tour as non-playing coach,Murray G. Phillips From Sidelines to Centre Field: A History of Sports Coaching in Australia 2000 University of New South Wales Press Australia 0868404101 27 https://books.google.com/books?id=ggnFi8UG-VAC the first such appointment till Clive Churchill in 1959.Cunneen Chris Hennessy, Arthur Stephen (1876–1959) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hennessy-arthur-stephen-6639 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University 7 February 2014 The tour manager was Harry Sunderland.Scott Edmond Sunderland, Harry (1889–1964) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sunderland-harry-11803 Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University 7 February 2014 The players were paid £4 10s per week from the time they left Sydney till they returned. The English and Australian Leagues agreed on strict rules prohibiting English clubs from signing the Australian players during the tour.ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN RUGBY http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19291005-1.2.117.aspx 13 January 2014 The Singapore Free Press 5 October 1929 Name Posit. Club Tests Vic Armbruster Forward Fortitude Valley 3 George Bishop Hooker Balmain 2 Bill Brogan Forward Western Suburbs (Sydney) 3 Joe Busch Half Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 4 Dan Dempsey Hooker Tivoli 1 Arthur Edwards Half Fortitude Valley 0 Cec Fifield Three-quarter Western Suburbs (Sydney) 4 Harry Finch Three-quarter South Sydney 0 Tom Gorman (c) Three-quarter Brothers (Brisbane) 4 Arthur Henderson Hooker Booval 0 Jack Holmes Half Newtown (Sydney) 0 Arthur Justice Hooker St. George 2 Harry Kadwell Half South Sydney 0 Jack Kingston Forward Cootamundra 2 Fred Laws Half Newtown (Toowoomba) 1 Mick Madsen Forward Brothers (Toowoomba) 2 Paddy Maher Three-quarter South Sydney 0 Frank McMillan Fullback Western Suburbs (Sydney) 4 Wally Prigg Forward Central Newcastle 2 Alan Ridley Three-quarter Queanbeyan 0 Eddie Root Forward South Sydney 0 Les Sellars Forward Starlights (Ipswich) 0 Bill Shankland Three-quarter Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) 4 Bill Spencer Three-quarter ? (Bundaberg) 4 Herb Steinohrt Forward Valleys (Toowoomba) 3 George Treweek Forward South Sydney 4 Jack Upton Fullback Souths (Toowoomba) 0 Eric Weissel Half Temora 3 Matches Saturday, 7 September Rochdale Hornets Rochdale 16 3 – 36 Australia 16 Australia Athletic Grounds, Rochdale 6,521 Wednesday, 11 September York york rlfc 16 11 – 32 Australia 16 Australia Clarence Street, York 4,729 Saturday, 14 September Batley Batley 16 5 – 27 Australia 16 Australia Mount Pleasant, Batley 6,000 Thursday, 19 September Widnes Widnes 16 13 – 37 Australia 16 Australia Lowerhouse Lane, Widnes 6,000 Saturday, 21 September Broughton Rangers Cronulla 16 8 – 21 Australia 16 Australia The Cliff, Broughton, Salford 6,514 Thursday, 26 September Lancashire Lancashire 14 – 29 Australia 16 Australia Wilderspool, Warrington 24,000 Saturday, 28 September Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity 16 14 – 3 Australia 16 Australia Belle Vue, Wakefield 9,786 Thursday, 1 October Keighley Keighley 16 9 – 15 Australia 16 Australia Lawkholme Lane, Keighley 3,000 1st Test In the tour matches leading up to the first Test, the Australian team had won 7 of their 8 games. The English team was weakened by the absence of their usual captain, Jonty Parkin (who was suffering from lower back pain), as well as Brough and Ellaby #eeeeee Saturday, 5 October 1929 The Lions GBR 8 – 31 AUS Tries: Jack Feetham Alf Middleton Goal: Joe Thompson (1) Tries: Bill Shankland (2) George Bishop Wally Prigg Bill Spencer George Treweek Eric Weissel Goals: Eric Weissel (5) Craven Park, Hull 20,000LEAGUE TEST: Australians win http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16590394 13 January 2014 The Sydney Morning Herald 7 October 1929 R. Robinson ENG left|thumb|250px|Kangaroos 1st Test 1929. The LionsPosit.AustraliaTom ReesFBFrank McMillanEmlyn GwynneWGBill SpencerRoy KinnearCECec FifieldBilly DingsdaleCETom Gorman (c)Alf FrodshamWGBill ShanklandLes Fairclough (c)SOEric WeisselBillo ReesSHJoe BuschHarold BowmanPRPeter MadsenNat BenthamHKGeorge BishopJoe ThompsonPRBill BroganBill HortonSRVic ArmbrusterAlf MiddletonSRGeorge TreweekJack FeethamLFWally Prigg Australia had scored four tries by half time. England's first try came 14 minutes into the second half. This was England captain Les Fairclough's last match against the Australians.saints.org.uk Les Fairclough http://www.saints.org.uk/home/player.php?num=15282 Players Saints Heritage Society 13 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113121846/http://www.saints.org.uk/home/player.php?num=15282 13 January 2014 dead dmy-all Wednesday, 9 October Castleford Castleford 16 2 – 53 Australia 16 Australia Wheldon Road, Castleford 4,000 Saturday, 12 October Huddersfield Huddersfield 16 8 – 18 Australia 16 Australia Fartown, Huddersfield 18,560 Wednesday, 16 October Leigh Leigh 16 16 – 19 Australia 16 Australia Mather Lane, Leigh 8,000 Saturday, 19 October Barrow Barrow 16 10 – 13 Australia 16 Australia Little Park, Barrow 10,000 Wednesday, 23 October Leeds Leeds 16 10 – 13 Australia 16 Australia Headingley, Leeds 10,000 Saturday, 26 October Hull F.C. Hull 16 2 – 35 Australia 16 Australia The Boulevard, Hull 10,000 Saturday, 2 November Oldham Oldham 16 10 – 18 Australia 16 Australia Watersheddings, Oldham 18,000 2nd Test In response to their loss to the Australians in the previous Test, the British made several changes to their side for the 2nd Test. #eeeeee Saturday, 9 November 1929 The Lions GBR 9 – 3 AUS Tries: Artie Atkinson Goals: Jim Sullivan (3) Tries: Bill Shankland Goals: Headingley, Leeds 31,402 R. Robinson ENG The LionsPosit.AustraliaJim SullivanFBFrank McMillanAlf EllabyWGBill SpencerArtie AtkinsonCETom Gorman (c)Billy DingsdaleCECec FifieldStanley SmithWGBill ShanklandBillo ReesSOEric WeisselJonty Parkin (c)SHJoe BuschDai JenkinsPRHerb SteinohrtNat BenthamHKGeorge BishopWilliam BurgessPRPeter MadsenMartin HodgsonSRGeorge TreweekAlbert FildesSRDan DempseyFred ButtersLFWally Prigg England, with the help of Parkin closed the gap between themselves and the Australians, with Sullivan's goal kicking giving the home team a winning margin of 9–3.Goodman Tom League Tests nearly always grim Contests https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hOdjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5034,5822635 12 October 2013 The Sydney Morning Herald 15 June 1946 Wednesday, 13 November Bradford Northern Bradford 16 17 – 26 Australia 16 Australia Birch Lane, Bradford 7,000 Saturday, 16 November St. Helens St Helens 16 18 – 18 Australia 16 Australia Knowsley Road, St. Helens 9,500 Wednesday, 20 November Yorkshire Yorkshire 16 12 – 25 Australia 16 Australia Belle Vue, Wakefield 7,011 Saturday, 23 November Halifax Halifax 16 9 – 58 Australia 16 Australia Thrum Hall, Halifax 8,440 Saturday, 30 November Swinton Swinton 16 9 – 58 Australia 16 Australia Station Road, Swinton 9,000 Tuesday, 3 December English League XIII England 16 18 – 5 Australia 16 Australia Central Park, Wigan 9,987 Saturday, 7 December Cumberland Cumbria 8 – 5 Australia 16 Australia Lonsdale Park, Workington 3,500 Wednesday, 11 December Glamorgan/Monmouth Wales 16 9 – 39 Australia 16 Australia White City Stadium, Cardiff 3,000 Saturday, 14 December St Helens Recreation Port Moresby Vipers 16 8 – 22 Australia 16 Australia City Road, St. Helens 9,000 Wednesday, 18 December English League XIII England 16 22 – 32 Australia 16 Australia St James' Park, Newcastle 9,690 Saturday, 21 December Warrington Warrington 16 17 – 8 Australia 16 Australia Wilderspool, Warrington 12,826 Wednesday, 25 December Hunslet Hunslet 16 18 – 3 Australia 16 Australia Parkside, Hunslet 12,000 Thursday, 26 December Hull Kingston Rovers Hull KR 16 5 – 10 Australia 16 Australia Craven Park, Hull 12,000 Saturday, 28 December Wigan Wigan 16 9 – 10 Australia 16 Australia Central Park, Wigan 8,000 3rd Test England had held the Ashes for almost 20 years, and this match would decide whether they were to continue doing so. #eeeeee Saturday, 4 January 1930 The Lions GBR 0 – 0 AUS Tries: Goals: Tries: Goals: Station Road, Swinton 33,809 Bob Robinson ENG The LionsPosit.AustraliaJim SullivanFBFrank McMillanAlf EllabyWGBill SpencerArtie AtkinsonCETom Gorman (c)Hector HalsallCECec FifieldStanley SmithWGBill ShanklandJack OsterSOEric WeisselJonty Parkin (c)SHJoe BuschArthur ThomasPRHerb SteinohrtNat BenthamHKArthur JusticeWilliam BurgessPRBill BroganAlbert FildesSRGeorge TreweekMartin HodgsonSRVic ArmbrusterFred ButtersLFJack Kingston It was a freezing afternoon for the deciding test, which Australia dominated yet was still unable to put points on the board.de la Rivière Richard 1929/30 Ashes Series http://richarddelariviere.co.uk/?p=624 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021101253/http://richarddelariviere.co.uk/?p=624 dead 21 October 2013 Thirteen richarddelariviere.co.uk 21 October 2013 With only a few minutes remaining and the scores locked at nil-all in the third and deciding test, Australian halfback Joe "Chimpy" Busch collected the ball from a scrum win 30 metres out and scooted down the sideline. He crashed over the try-line in the corner with England's loose forward Fred Butters on his back making a last-ditch attempt to stop him. As the corner post went flying the crowd spilled onto the field in excitement. Referee Bob Robinson looked set to award Australia the try and the game (and with it the Ashes) when the touch-judge Albert Webster emerged through the crowd (which was overflowing and allowed on the pitch to avoid crowding) claiming Busch had taken out the corner post before grounding the ball. Even though Robinson believed it was a fair try he had no option other than to rule 'no try'. The referee was reported to have said to the Kangaroos "fair try Australia, but I am overruled", while England's captain Jonty Parkin shook Busch's hand and congratulated him before the touch-judge intervened. The match finished as a 0–0 draw, leaving the series tied at one match apiece. For the remainder of his life (he died on 29 May 1999 at the age of 91), Busch insisted he scored the try, quoted as saying "I got it down all right...it was a fair try."League's Grand Old Man Departs The Daily Telegraph 31 May 1999 The corner where Busch scored the disallowed try in Swinton, was in the following decades still officially known as Busch's Corner.Youth from bush jumped straight into Test league Daily Mirror 11 May 1979 Saturday, 11 January Salford Salford City 16 5 – 21 Australia 16 Australia The Willows, Salford 8,000 4th Test After much deliberation the controversial decision was made to play a fourth Test a week later. This was the first and only time that a fourth test has been played on any Kangaroo tour.The History of Rugby League http://www.napit.co.uk/viewus/infobank/rugby/superleague/history.php Rugby League Information napit.co.uk 2 January 2014 #eeeeee Wednesday, 15 January 1930 ENG 3 – 0 AUS Tries: Stanley Smith Goals: Tries: Goals: Athletic Grounds, Rochdale 16,743 R. Robinson ENG EnglandPosit.AustraliaJim Sullivan (c)FBFrank McMillanStanley SmithWGBill ShanklandStan BrogdenCECec FifieldArtie AtkinsonCETom Gorman (c)Tom BlinkhornWGWilliam SpencerBillo ReesSOFred LawsBryn EvansSHJoe BuschArthur ThomasPRHerb SteinohrtNat BenthamHKArthur JusticeBilly WilliamsPRBill BroganHector CrowtherSRVic ArmbrusterAlbert FildesSRGeorge TreweekHarold YoungLFJack Kingston In this match Cec Fifield broke his ankle and was unable to play the remainder of the tour. In an enthralling and especially brutal match, the deadlock was only broken by Stan Smith's solitary unconverted try so England won 3–0, to retain the Ashes.Tony Collins Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History 2006 Routledge UK 0203088352 116 https://books.google.com/books?id=J6nXcpxXzWsC Wales This was the first rugby league international to be played at Wembley Stadium.old Wembley Stadium rugby league results #eeeeee Saturday, 18 January 1930 WAL 10 – 26 AUS Tries: Steve Ray Mel Rosser Goals: Jim Sullivan (2) Tries: Jack Upton (2) Arthur Justice Wally Prigg Bill Spencer George Treweek Goals: Fred Laws (2/3) Bill Spencer (2/4) Wembley, London 20,000 A. Harding ENG WalesPosit.AustraliaJim SullivanFBFrank McMillanSteve RayWGBill SpencerMel RosserCEJack UptonTommy ParkerCETom Gorman (c)Johnny RingWGBill ShanklandDai DaviesSOFred LawsBillo ReesSHJoe BuschBilly WilliamsPRHerb SteinohrtLes WhiteHKArthur JusticeJoe Thompson (c)PRBill BroganFrank StephensSRJack KingstonArthur EvansSRWally PriggJesse MeredithLFGeorge Treweek thumb|left|Wembley Stadium References Category:Australia national rugby league team tours Category:Rugby league tours of Great Britain Kangaroo tour of Great Britain Kangaroo tour of Great Britain Kangaroo tour of Great Britain Kangaroo tour of Great Britain Kangaroo tour of Great Britain