Game 3
Great Britain 15 lost to Australia 24
| 1986 Ashes Series Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7889 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 22nd November, 1986 | |||||||
| Referee | Julien Rascagneres | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,169 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Paul Dunn | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 5 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD | 2 | T | Wally LEWIS | |||||
| Bob LINDNER | ||||||||
| Gene MILES | ||||||||
| PT | Dale SHEARER | |||||||
| Joe LYDON | 2/3 | G | 4/5 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| Henderson GILL | 1/1 | |||||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD | FG | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Joe LYDON [Wigan] | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry JACK [Balmain] | ||||
| Henderson GILL [Wigan] | 2 | W | 2 | Michael O'CONNOR [St George] | ||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD [Balmain/Hull] | 3 | C | 3 | Brett KENNY [Parramatta] | ||||
| David STEPHENSON [Wigan] | 4 | C | 4 | Gene MILES | ||||
| John BASNETT [Widnes] | 5 | W | 5 | Dale SHEARER [Manly] | ||||
| Tony MYLER [Balmain/Widnes] | 6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS (c) | ||||
| Andy GREGORY [Wigan] | 7 | HB | 7 | Peter STERLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Kevin WARD [Castleford] | 8 | FR | 8 | Greg DOWLING | ||||
| David WATKINSON (c) [Hull KR] | 9 | HK | 9 | Royce SIMMONS [Penrith] | ||||
| Lee CROOKS [Western Suburbs/Hull] | 10 | FR | 10 | Paul DUNN [Canterbury] | ||||
| Chris BURTON [Hull KR] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mal MENINGA [Canberra] | ||||
| Andy GOODWAY [Wigan] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bryan NIEBLING | ||||
| Harry PINNER [Widnes] | 13 | L | 13 | Bob LINDNER [Castleford] | ||||
| Ian POTTER [Wigan] | 14 | B | 14 | Terry LAMB [Canterbury] | ||||
| B | 15 | Les DAVIDSON [South Sydney] | ||||||
| Maurice BAMFORD | HC | Don FURNER | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1986 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1985-88 World Cup - Game 10 vs. France
- Out:
- Barry Ledger (wing), Tony Marchant (centre), Deryck Fox (halfback), John Fieldhouse (front row), Shaun Edwards (bench), Andy Platt (bench)
- In:
- David Stephenson (centre), John Basnett (wing), Andy Gregory (halfback), Chris Burton (second row), Harry Pinner (lock)
- Changes:
- Lee Crooks (second row to front row), Ian Potter (second row to bench), Andy Goodway (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1986 Kangaroos Tour - Game 13 vs. Bradford
- Next Game:
- 1986 Kangaroos Tour - Game 15 vs. Fr. Presidents XIII
- Out:
- Gary Belcher (fullback), Chris Mortimer (centre), Greg Alexander (wing), Des Hasler (halfback), Ben Elias (hooker), Martin Bella (front row), Paul Sironen (second row)
- In:
- Garry Jack (fullback), Michael O'Connor (wing), Gene Miles (centre), Peter Sterling (halfback), Greg Dowling (front row), Royce Simmons (hooker), Bryan Niebling (second row)
- Changes:
- Les Davidson (second row to bench), Mal Meninga (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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