Ashes Series 1970 Series

Game 3

Australia 17 lost to Great Britain 21

Ashes Series 1970

Australia
17
21
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7910
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 4th July, 1970
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Don Lancashire (Toowoomba)
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 61,258
Match Stats
Halftime Score 10 15
Scrums 12 14
Penalties 15 8
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Bob McCARTHY T 2 John ATKINSON
      Dennis HARTLEY
      Syd HYNES
      Roger MILLWARD
 
Allan McKEAN 7/9 G 3 Roger MILLWARD
 
Arthur BEETSON OFF    
Australia Teams Great Britain
Allan McKEAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
1 FB 10 Mick SHOEBOTTOM
John McDONALD
[Manly]
2 W 4 Alan SMITH
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
3 C 8 Frank MYLER (c)
John BRASS
[Eastern Suburbs]
4 C 7 Syd HYNES
Johnny KING
[St George]
5 W 5 John ATKINSON
 
Phil HAWTHORNE (c)
[St George]
6 FE 14 Roger MILLWARD
Bob GRANT
[Souths]
7 HB 13 Keith HEPWORTH
 
Arthur BEETSON
[Balmain]
13 FR 18 Dennis HARTLEY
Elwyn WALTERS
[Souths]
12 HK 20 Tony FISHER
Jim MORGAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
11 FR 16 Cliff WATSON
Ron COSTELLO
[Canterbury]
10 2R 21 Jimmy THOMPSON
Bob McCARTHY
[Souths]
9 2R 26 Doug LAUGHTON
Ron COOTE
[Souths]
8 L 25 Malcolm REILLY
 
Arthur SUMMONS   HC   John WHITELEY
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1970 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1970 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Ray Laird (fullback), John Cootes (wing), Billy Smith (halfback), John Sattler (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), John Wittenberg (front row), Col Weiss (lock)
In:
Allan McKean (fullback), Bob Fulton (centre), Bob Grant (halfback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Jim Morgan (front row), Ron Costello (second row), Bob McCarthy (second row)
Changes:
John McDonald (centre to wing), Arthur Beetson (second row to front row), Ron Coote (second row to lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 15 vs. Riverina
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 17 vs. Southern Division
Out:
Derek Edwards (fullback), Terry Price (centre), Alan Hardisty (five-eighth), Dave Chisnall (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Phil Lowe (second row), Bob Irving (lock)
In:
Syd Hynes (centre), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Tony Fisher (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Doug Laughton (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
Changes:
Mick Shoebottom (halfback to fullback), Keith Hepworth (bench to halfback), Dennis Hartley (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin