Game 2
Great Britain 6 lost to Australia 27
| 1982 Ashes Series Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7894 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th November, 1982 | |||||||
| Referee | Julien Rascagneres | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,126 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Ray Price | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 3 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 17 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Eric GROTHE | |||||||
| Mal MENINGA | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| Peter STERLING | ||||||||
| Keith MUMBY | 3/3 | G | 6/8 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| OFF | Les BOYD | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Keith MUMBY [Bradford] | 1 | FB | 1 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | ||||
| Des DRUMMOND [Leigh] | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Mike SMITH [Hull KR] | 3 | C | 3 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| David STEPHENSON [Wigan] | 4 | C | 4 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Henderson GILL [Wigan] | 5 | W | 5 | Eric GROTHE [Parramatta] | ||||
| John HOLMES [Leeds] | 6 | FE | 6 | Brett KENNY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Ken KELLY [Warrington] | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jeff GRAYSHON (c) [Bradford] | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| John DALGREEN [Fulham] | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH (c) [Manly] | ||||
| Trevor SKERRETT [Hull] | 10 | FR | 10 | Les BOYD [Manly] | ||||
| Bob ECCLES [Warrington] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Wayne PEARCE [Balmain] | ||||
| Chris BURTON [Hull KR] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| David HERON [Leeds] | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| John WOODS [Leigh] | 14 | B | 14 | Wally LEWIS | ||||
| Alan RATHBONE [Bradford] | 15 | B | 15 | Ray BROWN [Manly] | ||||
| John WHITELEY | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1982 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1982 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Eric Hughes (centre), Les Dyl (centre), Steve Evans (wing), Steve Nash (halfback), David Ward (hooker), Les Gorley (second row), Lee Crooks (second row), Steve Norton (lock)
- In:
- Keith Mumby (fullback), Mike Smith (centre), David Stephenson (centre), Henderson Gill (wing), John Holmes (five-eighth), Ken Kelly (halfback), John Dalgreen (hooker), Bob Eccles (second row), Chris Burton (second row), Alan Rathbone (bench)
- Changes:
- John Woods (five-eighth to bench), David Heron (bench to lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 12 vs. Hull
- Next Game:
- 1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 14 vs. Widnes
- In:
- Ray Brown (bench)
Match Notes
Les Boyd (Australia) was suspended for two matches, later reduced on appeal to a £500 fine.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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