Game 1
Australia 25 def. Great Britain 10
| World Cup 1968 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14211 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th May, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 62,256 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 15 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 18 | – | 7 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | T | Ian BROOKE | ||||||
| John RAPER | Clive SULLIVAN | |||||||
| Billy SMITH | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 8/9 | G | 2 | Bev RISMAN | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS [Souths] |
1 | FB | 1 | Bev RISMAN (c) | ||||
| Johnny RHODES [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 3 | Ian BROOKE | ||||
| Johnny GREAVES [Canterbury] |
3 | C | 17 | Mick SHOEBOTTOM | ||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
4 | C | 5 | Alan BURWELL | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] |
5 | W | 16 | Clive SULLIVAN | ||||
| Tony BRANSON [St George] |
6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 7 | Tommy BISHOP | ||||
| John RAPER (c) [St George] |
8 | FR | 8 | Mick CLARK | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] |
9 | HK | 18 | Kevin ASHCROFT | ||||
| Ron COOTE [Souths] |
10 | FR | 10 | Cliff WATSON | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Ray FRENCH | ||||
| Fred JONES [Manly] |
12 | 2R | 19 | Robert HAIGH | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
13 | L | 13 | Charlie RENILSON | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | Colin HUTTON | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1967/68 France vs. Australia - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), John McDonald (wing), Peter Gallagher (front row), Noel Kelly (hooker), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Allan Thomson (second row)
- In:
- Eric Simms (fullback), Johnny Rhodes (wing), Dick Thornett (hooker), John Wittenberg (second row), Fred Jones (second row), Arthur Beetson (lock)
- Changes:
- Ron Coote (second row to front row), John Raper (lock to front row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 2 vs. France
- Out:
- Chris Young (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Arnold Morgan (second row)
- In:
- Mick Shoebottom (centre), Clive Sullivan (wing), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Robert Haigh (second row)
- Changes:
- Ian Brooke (centre to wing), Alan Burwell (wing to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann