RUGBY LEAGUE ENGLAND DEFEATS AUSTRALIANS IN FIRST TEST MATCH
LONDON, October 9. England beat Australia by 23 points to 21 in the first Rugby League test at Headingley today, after leading by 11 points to 6at half-time. The game was fast and clean. Graves, Churchill, and Mulligan played brilliantly for the Kangaroos. McCormack and Foster starred for England. A crowd of about 38.000 saw the match. , , Tries were scored for England by Foster (2), McCormack (2), Pimlett (2), and Valentine. Ernest Ward kicked a goal. For Australia, McMahon (2), Froome, Graves, and Hall scored tries, and Graves kicked three goals.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 11 October 1948, Page 8
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