Match Report

15 February 1913 • KO 00:00

16 v 40

Home Park, Plymouth

Attendance: 7500

Referee : May

Match Stats
4   Tries   10
1   Conversions   5
1   Penalties   0
0   Drop Goals   0

Match Report

England
Movement has been on foot for some time to popularise Northern Union game in the West of England, and the decision of the match between England and Wales at Plymouth Saturday should much to achieve the object in view. The English bide proved to be much too clever for their opponents, and won 40 points to 16.

Scoring began the first three minutes, when Wagstaffe sent Moorhouse in. Nine minutes later Woods, backing up Clampitt, Ramsdale, and Clark, •cored, while after 19 minutes Clampitt forced himself over, and Carmichael, previously unsuccessful, placed goal, and try came from the left wing, working the reverse and Montrose going from a pass Wagstaffe.

A misunderstanding between Cleave and Carmichael let in Wales, and Ned Jones scored. Thomas failing at goal. Moorhouse and Clampitt, however, ran in with tries for England, Batten and Moorhouse missing the shots, while after Thomas had kicked a penalty goal for Wales, Ernest J one"? taking up a cross-kick of Moorhouse's, scored for England, Carmichael placing a goal. Half-time England led by 25 points to 5.

In three minutes Wagstaffe had added their record, Carmichael. kicking goal, while three minutes later went again, and the Hull Kingston Rover landed goal, next drooping a goal from a drive of Jones. After twenty-five minutes play Wales scored through Williams. Thomas did not place a goal, but kicked one from a try of D. B. Daviee. Williams got over again, but Jones robbed him the ball.

Still Wales kept it, and Chilcott, from wide pass by Coldrick, got another try, which was not improved Thomas. Then England woke up, and Jenkins, after being once baulked, ran in, the goal kick being wide.

Team Lists and Scoring Information

Wales Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Dai John
2 Tom Williams 1 3
3 Evan Davies
4 Bert Jenkins
5 Alf Francis
6 Johnny Thomas (c) 2 4
7 Ned Jones 1 3
8 Jack Chilcott 1 3
9 William Evans
10 Percy Coldrick
11 Gus Merry
12 Dai Davies 1 3
13 Bernard Frederick
England Tries Goals DGs Pts Cards
1 Alf Carmichael 5 10
2 Stan Moorhouse 4 12
3 Harold Wagstaff 1 3
4 Billy Batten
5 Albert Jenkinson 1 3
6 Fred Gleave
7 Ernest Jones 1 3
8 Doug Clark
9 Jim Clampitt 2 6
10 Tommy Woods 1 3
11 Dick Ramsdale
12 Arthur Moore
13 Fred Harrison
Time Score Player Team Action
3 0 - 3 Stan Moorhouse England Try
12 0 - 6 Tommy Woods England Try
19 0 - 9 Jim Clampitt England Try
20 0 - 11 Alf Carmichael England Conversion
24 0 - 14 Stan Moorhouse England Try
28 3 - 14 Ned Jones Wales Try
31 3 - 17 Stan Moorhouse England Try
34 3 - 20 Jim Clampitt England Try
37 5 - 20 Johnny Thomas Wales Penalty
39 5 - 23 Ernest Jones England Try
40 5 - 25 Alf Carmichael England Conversion
43 5 - 28 Harold Wagstaff England Try
44 5 - 30 Alf Carmichael England Conversion
46 5 - 33 Stan Moorhouse England Try
47 5 - 35 Alf Carmichael England Conversion
65 8 - 35 Tom Williams Wales Try
70 11 - 35 Dai Davies Wales Try
71 13 - 35 Johnny Thomas Wales Conversion
75 16 - 35 Jack Chilcott Wales Try
78 16 - 38 Albert Jenkinson England Try
79 16 - 40 Alf Carmichael England Conversion