1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France
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The 1948–49 Kangaroo tour was the seventh Kangaroo tour, in which the Australian national rugby league team travelled to Great Britain and France and played thirty-seven matches, including the Ashes series of three Test matches against Great Britain, an international match against Wales and two Test matches against the French. It followed the tour of 1937-38 and a cessation of overseas international tours due to World War II. The next was staged in 1952-53.
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1948–49 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France | |||||
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Manager | Bill Buckley Eric Simmonds | ||||
Tour captain(s) | Col Maxwell | ||||
Top point scorer(s) | John Graves 118 | ||||
Top try scorer(s) | John Graves 16 & Jack Horrigan 16 | ||||
Top test point scorer(s) | Keith Froome 15 | ||||
Top test try scorer(s) | Duncan Hall 4 | ||||
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Previous tour | 1938-39 | ||||
Next tour | 1952-53 |
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