World Cup 1977

Final

Australia 13 def. Great Britain 12

World Cup 1977
Final

Australia
13
12
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14261
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th June, 1977
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 24,457
Official Player of the Match Greg Pierce
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 7
Scrums 7 16
Penalties 7 6
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Russel GARTNER T Ken GILL
John KOLC   Steve PITCHFORD
Allan McMAHON      
 
Michael CRONIN 2 G 3 George FAIRBAIRN
Australia Teams Great Britain
Graham EADIE
[Manly]
1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN
Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
2 W 2 Stuart WRIGHT
Michael CRONIN
[Parramatta]
3 C 3 John HOLMES
Russel GARTNER
[Manly]
4 C 4 Les DYL
Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
5 W 5 Bill FRANCIS
 
John PEARD
[Parramatta]
6 FE 6 Roger MILLWARD (c)
John KOLC
[Parramatta]
7 HB 7 Steve NASH
 
Greg VEIVERS 8 FR 8 Jimmy THOMPSON
Nick GEIGER 9 HK 9 Keith ELWELL
Terry RANDALL
[Manly]
10 FR 10 Steve PITCHFORD
Arthur BEETSON (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 2R 11 Len CASEY
Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
12 2R 12 Eddie BOWMAN
Greg PIERCE
[Cronulla]
13 L 13 Phil HOGAN
 
Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
18 B 14 Ken GILL
    B 15 Peter SMITH
 
Terry FEARNLEY   HC   David WATKINS
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1977 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1978 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Mark Thomas (centre), Terry Fahey (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback)
In:
Russel Gartner (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John Kolc (halfback)
Changes:
Denis Fitzgerald (front row to bench), Terry Randall (second row to front row), Ray Higgs (bench to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
World Cup 1977 - Game 5 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 7 vs. Monaro
Out:
Keith Fielding (wing), David Ward (hooker), George Nicholls (second row)
In:
Keith Elwell (hooker), Len Casey (second row), Ken Gill (bench)
Changes:
Bill Francis (centre to wing), John Holmes (bench to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson