Game 1
Australia 17 def. Great Britain 6
| 1988 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7884 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th June, 1988 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Francis Desplas | |||||||
| Venue | SFS (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,480 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Kevin Ward | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 3 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Peter JACKSON | 2 | T | Ellery HANLEY | |||||
| Sam BACKO | ||||||||
| Michael O'CONNOR | 2/5 | G | 1/5 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
| Wally LEWIS | FG | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Garry JACK [Balmain/Salford] | 1 | FB | 1 | Paul LOUGHLIN [St Helens] | ||||
| Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] | 2 | W | 2 | Phil FORD [Bradford] | ||||
| Michael O'CONNOR [Manly] | 3 | C | 3 | Garry SCHOFIELD [Leeds] | ||||
| Peter JACKSON [Canberra/Leeds] | 4 | C | 4 | David STEPHENSON [Leeds] | ||||
| Tony CURRIE [Canterbury] | 5 | W | 5 | Martin OFFIAH [Widnes] | ||||
| Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] | 6 | FE | 6 | David HULME [Widnes] | ||||
| Peter STERLING [Parramatta] | 7 | HB | 7 | Andy GREGORY [Wigan] | ||||
| Phil DALEY [Manly] | 8 | FR | 8 | Kevin WARD [Manly/Castleford] | ||||
| Greg CONESCU [Brisbane] | 9 | HK | 9 | Kevin BEARDMORE [Castleford] | ||||
| Sam BACKO [Canberra] | 10 | FR | 10 | Paul DIXON [Halifax] | ||||
| Wally FULLERTON-SMITH [St George] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mike GREGORY [Warrington] | ||||
| Paul VAUTIN [Manly] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Andy PLATT [St Helens] | ||||
| Bob LINDNER [Parramatta/Castleford] | 13 | L | 13 | Ellery HANLEY (c) [Balmain/Wigan] | ||||
| Gary BELCHER [Canberra] | 14 | B | 14 | Henderson GILL [Wigan] | ||||
| Steve FOLKES [Canterbury] | 15 | B | 15 | Roy POWELL [Leeds] | ||||
| Don FURNER | HC | Malcolm REILLY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1987 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1988 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Brett Kenny (centre), Gene Miles (centre), Dale Shearer (wing), Peter Tunks (front row), Royce Simmons (hooker), Greg Dowling (front row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Wayne Pearce (second row), Brian Johnston (bench), Les Davidson (bench)
- In:
- Andrew Ettingshausen (wing), Peter Jackson (centre), Tony Currie (wing), Phil Daley (front row), Greg Conescu (hooker), Sam Backo (front row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Paul Vautin (second row), Gary Belcher (bench), Steve Folkes (bench)
- Changes:
- Michael O'Connor (wing to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1988 Lions Tour - Game 6 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- 1988 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Combined Brisbane
- Out:
- Carl Gibson (wing), Ian Wilkinson (centre), Darren Wright (centre), Hugh Waddell (front row), Paul Groves (hooker), Karl Fairbank (second row), Paul Medley (second row), Roy Haggerty (bench), Lee Crooks (bench)
- In:
- Paul Loughlin (fullback), Garry Schofield (centre), Andy Gregory (halfback), Kevin Ward (front row), Kevin Beardmore (hooker), Paul Dixon (front row), Mike Gregory (second row), Ellery Hanley (lock), Henderson Gill (bench)
- Changes:
- Phil Ford (fullback to wing), David Stephenson (five-eighth to centre), David Hulme (halfback to five-eighth), Roy Powell (front row to bench), Andy Platt (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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