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Kangaroos Tour 1908/09

A number of factors contributed to smaller than expected crowds the Australian Wallabies were touring at the same time and some games were played on the same day in adjoining towns, a cotton mills strike in the north of England was on going and poor weather in late December through January and even into March.

Location
England, Wales, Scotland
Attendance
250,158 *
Top tryscorer
17 - Jim Devereux
Top pointscorer
160 - Dally Messenger

Results

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Date Year Round Home   Away   Referee City Crowd  
Oct 3 1908 Game 1 Mid Rhondda 6 Australia 20 W. McCutcheon Tonypandy 7,500 >
7 1908 Game 2 Bradford Northern 11 Australia 12 J. Smith Bradford 4,000 >
10 1908 Game 3 Rochdale Hornets 0 Australia 5 B. Robinson Rochdale 3,000 >
14 1908 Game 4 York 5 Australia 5 H. Renton York 1,781 >
17 1908 Game 5 Salford 9 Australia 9 H. Farrar Salford 6,100 >
21 1908 Game 6 Runcorn 7 Australia 9 E. Tonge Runcorn 2,700 >
24 1908 Game 7 Cumberland 10 Australia 52 E. Smirk Whitehaven 4,000 >
28 1908 Game 8 Leigh 14 Australia 11 W. McCutcheon Leigh 6,000 >
31 1908 Game 9 Dewsbury 15 Australia 0 J. May Dewsbury 2,000 >
Nov 5 1908 Game 10 Yorkshire 11 Australia 24 F. Kennedy Hull 3,500 >
7 1908 Game 11 Hunslet 11 Australia 12 J. Smith Hunslet 6,000 >
9 1908 Game 12 Aberdare 10 Australia 37 F. Renton Aberdare 5,000 >
14 1908 Game 13 Warrington 10 Australia 3 B. Robinson Warrington 5,000 >
18 1908 Game 14 English League XIII 9 Australia 10 F. Renton Liverpool 6,000 >
21 1908 Game 15 Hull Kingston Rovers 21 Australia 16 J. Lumley Hull 7,000 >
25 1908 Game 16 Lancashire 6 Australia 20 E. Smirk Wigan 4,000 >
28 1908 Game 17 Barrow 5 Australia 21 E. Smirk Barrow-In-Furness 6,500 >
Dec 5 1908 Game 18 Halifax 12 Australia 8 F. Kennedy Halifax 6,000 >
9 1908 Game 19 Swinton 9 Australia 10 F. Renton Manchester 1,500 >
12 1908 Game 20 Northern Union 22 Australia 22 J. Smith London 2,000 >
17 1908 Game 21 Treherbert 3 Australia 6 B. Robinson Pontypridd 4,000 >
19 1908 Game 22 Wakefield Trinity 20 Australia 13 W. McCutcheon Wakefield 3,000 >
25 1908 Game 23 Leeds 10 Australia 14 E. Smirk Leeds 12,000 >
26 1908 Game 24 Oldham 11 Australia 5 F. Renton Oldham 11,800 >
Jan 2 1909 Game 25 England 14 Australia 9 J. Smith Huddersfield 7,000 >
6 1909 Game 26 Widnes 2 Australia 13 B. Ennion Widnes 1,000 >
9 1909 Game 27 Wigan 10 Australia 7 H. Farrar Wigan 4,000 >
12 1909 Game 28 Batley 12 Australia 5 B. Robinson Batley 2,000 >
16 1909 Game 29 Welsh League XIII 14 Australia 13 E. Smirk Merthyr Tydfil 6,000 >
18 1909 Game 30 Ebbw Vale 8 Australia 9 ?. Wood Ebbw Vale 5,000 >
20 1909 Game 31 Wigan 16 Australia 8 B. Robinson Wigan 9,100 >
23 1909 Game 32 Northern Union 15 Australia 5 W. McCutcheon Newcastle 22,000 >
26 1909 Game 33 Keighley 8 Australia 8 F. Renton Bradford 1,000 >
30 1909 Game 34 Hull 9 Australia 8 H. Farrar Hull 10,000 >
Feb 3 1909 Game 35 England 17 Australia 17 E. Smirk Glasgow 3,000 >
4 1909 Game 36 Cumberland 11 Australia 2 F. Hardwicke Carlisle 2,000 >
6 1909 Game 37 Broughton Rangers 14 Australia 12 B. Robinson Salford 12,000 >
10 1909 Game 38 St Helens 9 Australia 0 St Helens 1,500 >
13 1909 Game 39 Warrington 8 Australia 8 H. Farrar Warrington 7,000 >
15 1909 Game 40 Northern Union 6 Australia 5 E. Smirk Birmingham 9,000 >
20 1909 Game 41 Huddersfield 5 Australia 3 W. McCutcheon Huddersfield 9,677 >
22 1909 Game 42 Barrow 11 Australia 3 F. Renton Barrow-In-Furness 6,000 >
27 1909 Game 43 Merthyr Tydfil 15 Australia 13 W. Wood Merthyr Tydfil 4,000 >
Mar 3 1909 Game 44 England 14 Australia 7 E. Smirk Liverpool 4,500 >
7 1909 Game 45 Wales -C- Australia -C- Ebbw Vale   > Cancelled
8 1909 Game 46 Lancashire 9 Australia 14 F. Renton Salford 4,000 >