Game 2
Australia 7 lost to Great Britain 28
| Ashes Series 1970 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7909 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th June, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 60,962 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 11 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 5 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Johnny KING | T | 2 | Roger MILLWARD | |||||
| John ATKINSON | ||||||||
| Tony FISHER | ||||||||
| John McDONALD | 1/3 | G | 6/6 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| John COOTES | 0/1 | |||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 0/2 | |||||||
| Phil HAWTHORNE | FG | Syd HYNES | ||||||
| Roger MILLWARD | ||||||||
| OFF | Syd HYNES | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD | 1 | FB | 1 | Derek EDWARDS | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] |
2 | W | 4 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| John BRASS [Eastern Suburbs] |
3 | C | 7 | Syd HYNES | ||||
| John McDONALD [Manly] |
4 | C | 8 | Frank MYLER (c) | ||||
| John COOTES | 5 | W | 5 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Phil HAWTHORNE [St George] |
6 | FE | 14 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] |
7 | HB | 13 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||
| John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
8 | FR | 18 | Dennis HARTLEY | ||||
| Brian FITZSIMMONS | 9 | HK | 20 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| John WITTENBERG [St George] |
10 | FR | 16 | Cliff WATSON | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] |
11 | 2R | 21 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 26 | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||
| Col WEISS | 13 | L | 25 | Malcolm REILLY | ||||
| B | 10 | Mick SHOEBOTTOM | ||||||
| Arthur SUMMONS | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1970 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1970 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Jim Morgan (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ron Lynch (second row)
- In:
- Ray Laird (fullback), John Sattler (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker)
- Changes:
- Ron Coote (lock to second row), Col Weiss (bench to lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1970 - Game 10 vs. Monaro
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1970 - Game 12 vs. Western Division
- Out:
- Ray Dutton (fullback), Terry Price (centre), Chris Hesketh (centre), Clive Sullivan (wing), Alan Hardisty (five-eighth), Dave Chisnall (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Phil Lowe (second row), Bob Irving (lock)
- In:
- Derek Edwards (fullback), Syd Hynes (centre), Frank Myler (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Dennis Hartley (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Doug Laughton (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
- Changes:
- Mick Shoebottom (halfback to bench), Keith Hepworth (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Mick Shoebottom replaced Derek Edwards midway through the 2nd half soon after Hynes was sent off for kicking Arthur Beetson.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin