Kangaroos Tour 1978 Series

Game 9

Widnes 11 def. Australia 10

Kangaroos Tour 1978

Widnes
11
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23304
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 25th October, 1978
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Ron Moore
Venue Naughton (Widnes)
Crowd 12,202
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 2
Penalties 18 11
Widnes Scoresheet Australia
Stuart WRIGHT T Ian SCHUBERT
      Bruce WALKER
 
Mick BURKE 4 G 2 Michael CRONIN
Widnes Teams Australia
David ECKERSLEY 1 FB 1 Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
Stuart WRIGHT 2 W 2 Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
Malcolm ASPEY 3 C 3 Michael CRONIN (c)
[Parramatta]
Mick GEORGE 4 C 4 Alan THOMPSON
[Manly]
Mick BURKE 5 W 5 Chris ANDERSON
[Canterbury]
 
Eric HUGHES 6 FE 6 Steve MARTIN
[Manly]
Reg BOWDEN 7 HB 7 Greg OLIPHANT
 
Brian HOGAN 8 FR 8 Rod MORRIS
Keith ELWELL 9 HK 9 Ron HILDITCH
[Parramatta]
Jim MILLS 10 FR 10 Ian THOMSON
[Manly]
Mick ADAMS 11 2R 11 Geoff GERARD
[Parramatta]
David HULL 12 2R 12 Steve KNEEN
[Cronulla]
Doug LAUGHTON 13 L 13 Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
 
    B 14 Bob FULTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
    B 15 Bruce WALKER
[Manly]
 
Doug LAUGHTON   HC   Frank STANTON
   
 

Team Info

Widnes

Previous Game:
Lancashire Cup 1978/79 - Final vs. Workington
Next Game:
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. Hull KR

Australia

Previous Game:
1978/79 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 10 vs. Hull FC
Out:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Craig Young (front row), Rod Reddy (second row)
In:
Allan McMahon (fullback), Ian Schubert (wing), Alan Thompson (centre), Steve Martin (five-eighth), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Rod Morris (front row), Ron Hilditch (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), Steve Kneen (second row), Bruce Walker (bench)
Changes:
Bob Fulton (five-eighth to bench)

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Contributions: Bill Bates, Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson