Ashes Series 1966 Series

Game 1

Australia 13 lost to Great Britain 17

Ashes Series 1966

Australia
13
17
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7914
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 25th June, 1966
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Jack Bradley
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 57,962
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 7
Scrums 6 8
Penalties 10 3
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Gary BANKS T William BURGESS
      Alan HARDISTY
      Cliff WATSON
 
Keith BARNES 5/7 G 3/4 Arthur KEEGAN
 
    FG Tommy BISHOP
Australia Teams Great Britain
Keith BARNES
[Balmain]
1 FB 2 Arthur KEEGAN
Ken IRVINE
[North Sydney]
2 W 3 William BURGESS
John McDONALD 3 C 7 Ian BROOKE
Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
4 C 8 Alan BUCKLEY
Johnny KING
[St George]
5 W 9 John STOPFORD
 
Gary BANKS 6 FE 11 Alan HARDISTY
Billy SMITH
[St George]
7 HB 14 Tommy BISHOP
 
Lloyd WEIER
[North Sydney]
8 FR 19 Cliff WATSON
Ian WALSH (c)
[St George]
9 HK 17 Peter FLANAGAN
Ron CROWE 10 FR 16 Brian EDGAR (c)
Bill BRADSTREET
[Manly]
11 2R 22 John MANTLE
Angelo CREMA 12 2R 23 Bill BRYANT
John RAPER
[St George]
13 L 25 Dave ROBINSON
 
Ian WALSH   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1965 - Game 8 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1966 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Les Johns (fullback), Jimmy Lisle (centre), Michael Cleary (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Paul Quinn (front row), John Morgan (second row), Mick Veivers (second row), Brian Hambly (lock), Terry Pannowitz (bench)
In:
Keith Barnes (fullback), John McDonald (centre), Johnny King (wing), Gary Banks (five-eighth), Ron Crowe (front row), Bill Bradstreet (second row), Angelo Crema (second row), John Raper (lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 9 vs. Southern Division
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 11 vs. Northern Division
Out:
Bernard Jones (wing), Geoff Shelton (centre), Geoff Wrigglesworth (wing), Willie Aspinall (five-eighth), Carl Dooler (halfback), Geoff Crewdson (front row), Ken Roberts (front row), Bill Ramsey (second row), Terry Fogerty (second row)
In:
William Burgess (wing), Ian Brooke (centre), John Stopford (wing), Alan Hardisty (five-eighth), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Cliff Watson (front row), Brian Edgar (front row), John Mantle (second row), Bill Bryant (second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson