British Empire XIII
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RegionThe Commonwealth

The British Empire XIII was a rugby league football team in that played a fixture against New Zealand on 23 January 1952 at Stamford Bridge, London. The British Empire team won 26–2 in front of a crowd of around 6,000.[1] It was the final match of the 1951–1952 tour of Great Britain and France and was arranged because the New Zealand team wanted to play a match in London.[2]

List of players

Team for the match against New Zealand on 23 January 1952:[3]

  1. Jack Cunliffe
  2. Brian Bevan
  3. Trevor Allan
  4. Ernest Ward
  5. Lionel Cooper
  6. Jack Broome
  7. Albert Pepperell
  8. Tom McKinney
  9. Frank Barton
  10. Alan Prescott
  11. Harry Bath
  12. Arthur Clues
  13. Dave Valentine

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rugby League | N.Z. team beaten in last match | Empire side wins 26–2 in London". The Press. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 26638. 25 January 1952. p. 9 – via Papers Past.
  2. ^ "Rugby League | Big profit on tour | N.Z. team makes £12,000". The Press. Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 26637. 24 January 1952. p. 8 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "British Empire vs New Zealand 1952". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 6 December 2023.

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