Game 1
Great Britain 4 lost to Australia 40
| 1982 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7893 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 30th October, 1982 | |||||||
| Referee | Julien Rascagneres | |||||||
| Venue | Boothferry Park (Hull) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,771 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Wayne Pearce | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 3 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 21 | – | 7 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Kerry BOUSTEAD | |||||||
| Les BOYD | ||||||||
| Eric GROTHE | ||||||||
| Brett KENNY | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | ||||||||
| Wayne PEARCE | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Lee CROOKS | 2/2 | G | 8/10 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| David WARD | BIN5 | Max KRILICH | ||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN [Hull KR] | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | ||||
| Des DRUMMOND [Leigh] | 2 | W | 2 | Eric GROTHE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Eric HUGHES [Widnes] | 3 | C | 3 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| Les DYL [Leeds] | 4 | C | 4 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Steve EVANS [Hull] | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| John WOODS [Leigh] | 6 | FE | 6 | Brett KENNY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Steve NASH (c) [Salford] | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jeff GRAYSHON [Bradford] | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| David WARD [Leeds] | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH (c) [Manly] | ||||
| Trevor SKERRETT [Hull] | 10 | FR | 10 | Les BOYD [Manly] | ||||
| Les GORLEY [Widnes] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Lee CROOKS [Hull] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Wayne PEARCE [Balmain] | ||||
| Steve NORTON [Hull] | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| David HERON [Leeds] | 15 | B | ||||||
| John WHITELEY | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1982 Other Internationals - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1982 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Mike Smith (centre), John Joyner (centre), Paul Prendiville (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Mike O'Neill (front row), John Wood (front row), Ian Potter (second row), Alan Rathbone (lock), Andy Gregory (bench), Ray Tabern (bench)
- In:
- Eric Hughes (centre), Steve Evans (wing), John Woods (five-eighth), Jeff Grayshon (front row), Les Gorley (second row), Lee Crooks (second row), Steve Norton (lock), David Heron (bench)
- Changes:
- Trevor Skerrett (second row to front row), Les Dyl (bench to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 6 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 8 vs. Leigh
- Out:
- Steve Ella (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Gene Miles (centre), Wally Lewis (centre), John Ribot (wing), Mark Murray (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Rod Morris (front row), Ray Brown (hooker), Don McKinnon (front row), Paul McCabe (second row), Ian Schubert (lock), Greg Conescu (bench)
- In:
- Greg Brentnall (fullback), Eric Grothe (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Steve Rogers (centre), Brett Kenny (five-eighth), Peter Sterling (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Les Boyd (front row), Wayne Pearce (second row), Ray Price (lock)
- Changes:
- Kerry Boustead (bench to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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