World Cup 1970

Final

Australia 12 def. Great Britain 7

World Cup 1970
Final

Australia
12
7
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14224
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 7th November, 1970
Kick Off 3:00 PM (local time)
Referee Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
Venue Headingley (Leeds)
Crowd 18,776
Official Player of the Match Bob Fulton
Match Stats
Halftime Score 5 4
Scrums 11 21
Penalties 7 19
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
John COOTES T John ATKINSON
Lionel WILLIAMSON      
 
Eric SIMMS 2/4 G 1/5 Ray DUTTON
 
Eric SIMMS FG Syd HYNES
 
Billy SMITH OFF Syd HYNES
Australia Teams Great Britain
Eric SIMMS
[South Sydney]
1 FB 1 Ray DUTTON
Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
2 W 2 Alan SMITH
John COOTES 3 C 3 Frank MYLER (c)
Paul SAIT
[South Sydney]
4 C 4 Syd HYNES
Lionel WILLIAMSON
[Newtown]
5 W 5 John ATKINSON
 
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
6 FE 6 Mick SHOEBOTTOM
Billy SMITH
[St George]
7 HB 7 Keith HEPWORTH
 
John O'NEILL
[South Sydney]
8 FR 8 Dennis HARTLEY
Ron TURNER
[Cronulla]
9 HK 9 Tony FISHER
Bob O'REILLY
[Parramatta]
10 FR 10 Cliff WATSON
Bob McCARTHY
[South Sydney]
11 2R 11 Jimmy THOMPSON
Ron COSTELLO
[Canterbury]
12 2R 12 Doug LAUGHTON
Ron COOTE (c)
[South Sydney]
13 L 13 Malcolm REILLY
 
Ray BRANIGHAN
[South Sydney]
14 B 15 Robert HAIGH
Elwyn WALTERS
[South Sydney]
15 B 14 Chris HESKETH
 
Harry BATH   HC   John WHITELEY
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1970 - Game 6 vs. France
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1970 - Game 1 vs. St Helens
Out:
Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Barry McTaggart (front row), Gary Sullivan (bench)
In:
Mark Harris (wing), John O'Neill (front row), Ron Costello (second row)
Changes:
Ray Branighan (wing to bench), Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker to bench), Paul Sait (second row to centre), Ron Turner (bench to hooker)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
World Cup 1970 - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Out:
Keri Jones (wing), Dave Chisnall (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Paul Charlton (bench)
In:
Alan Smith (wing), Frank Myler (centre), Dennis Hartley (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
Changes:
Chris Hesketh (centre to bench), Robert Haigh (second row to bench), Doug Laughton (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann