TheBreakdown
Full time9 January 1909
England
3–9
Australia
Rectory Field, Blackheath, England · Tour 1908Head-to-head

Australia won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –TEngland try · Edgar Mobbs3–0
  2. –TAustralia try · Boxer Russell3–3
  3. –TAustralia try · Boxer Russell3–6
  4. –TAustralia try · Norman Row3–9

Line-ups

England

  1. Percy DownForward
  2. Fred KnightForward
  3. Robert DibbleForward
  4. Edgar MobbsThree-quarter
  5. William OldhamForward
  6. Rupert WilliamsonThree-quarter
  7. Sidney PennyForward
  8. Francis TarrThree-quarter
  9. Barrie BennettsThree-quarter
  10. Alf KewneyForward
  11. Alec AshcroftThree-quarter
  12. Eric AssinderThree-quarter
  13. Torpedo LyonThree-quarter
  14. Alfred MorrisForward
  15. John CooperForward

Australia

  1. 1Jack BarnettProp
  2. 2Malcolm McArthurHooker
  3. 3Charles HammandProp
  4. 4Patrick McCueSecond row
  5. 5Syd MiddletonSecond row
  6. 6Ken GavinFlanker
  7. 7Tom RichardsFlanker
  8. 8Norman RowNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur McCabeScrum-half
  10. 10Chris McKivatFly-half
  11. 11William DixWing
  12. 12John HickeyCentre
  13. 13Ward PrenticeCentre
  14. 14Boxer RussellWing
  15. 15Phil CarmichaelFull-back

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Context

All-time, England 29–27 Australia, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

England going in
Australia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.