Ashes Series 1988 Series

Game 1

Australia 17 def. Great Britain 6

Ashes Series 1988

Australia
17
6
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7884
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 11th June, 1988
Referee Francis Desplas
Venue SFS (Sydney)
Crowd 24,480
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 Ellery HANLEY (c)
[Wigan]
Greg CONESCU
[Brisbane]
9 HK 9 Kevin WARD
[Castleford]
Sam BACKO
[Canberra]
10 FR 10 Kevin BEARDMORE
[Castleford]
Wally FULLERTON-SMITH
[St George]
11 2R 11 Paul DIXON
[Halifax]
Paul VAUTIN
[Manly]
12 2R 12 Mike GREGORY
[Warrington]
Bob LINDNER
[Parramatta/Castleford]
13 L 13 Andy PLATT
[St Helens]
 
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:
Australia vs New Zealand 1987 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1988 - 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:
Lions Tour 1988 - Game 6 vs. Manly
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1988 - 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), Ellery Hanley (front row), Kevin Ward (hooker), Kevin Beardmore (front row), Paul Dixon (second row), Mike Gregory (second row), 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)

Match Notes

Kevin Ward man of the match

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson