Game 1
Great Britain 19 def. Australia 12
| 1990 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7881 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th October, 1990 | |||||||
| Referee | Alain Sablayrolles | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 54,569 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 4 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 17 | – | 7 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Paul EASTWOOD | 2 | T | Mal MENINGA | |||||
| Martin OFFIAH | Mark McGAW | |||||||
| Paul EASTWOOD | 3/6 | G | 2/4 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD | FG | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Steve HAMPSON [Wigan] | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] | ||||
| Martin OFFIAH [Widnes] | 2 | W | 2 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane/Swinton] | ||||
| Daryl POWELL [Sheffield] | 3 | C | 3 | Mal MENINGA (c) [Canberra] | ||||
| Carl GIBSON [Leeds] | 4 | C | 4 | Mark McGAW [Cronulla] | ||||
| Paul EASTWOOD [Hull] | 5 | W | 5 | Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] | ||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD [Leeds] | 6 | FE | 6 | Ricky STUART [Canberra] | ||||
| Andy GREGORY [Wigan] | 7 | HB | 7 | Allan LANGER [Brisbane] | ||||
| Karl HARRISON [Hull] | 8 | FR | 8 | Martin BELLA [Manly] | ||||
| Lee JACKSON [Hull] | 9 | HK | 9 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] | ||||
| Paul DIXON [Leeds] | 10 | FR | 10 | Steve ROACH [Balmain] | ||||
| Roy POWELL [Leeds] | 11 | 2R | 11 | John CARTWRIGHT [Penrith] | ||||
| Denis BETTS [Wigan] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Paul SIRONEN [Balmain] | ||||
| Ellery HANLEY (c) [Wigan] | 13 | L | 13 | Bob LINDNER [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Kevin WARD [St Helens] | 14 | B | 14 | Glenn LAZARUS [Canberra] | ||||
| Karl FAIRBANK [Bradford] | 15 | B | 15 | Des HASLER [Manly] | ||||
| B | 16 | Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] | ||||||
| B | 17 | Dale SHEARER [Brisbane] | ||||||
| Malcolm REILLY | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1989-92 World Cup - Game 6 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1990 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Joe Lydon (fullback), Jonathan Davies (wing), Bobbie Goulding (halfback), Kelvin Skerrett (front row), Martin Dermott (hooker), Keith England (front row), Mike Gregory (lock), Shaun Irwin (bench)
- In:
- Steve Hampson (fullback), Paul Eastwood (wing), Andy Gregory (halfback), Karl Harrison (front row), Lee Jackson (hooker), Ellery Hanley (lock), Kevin Ward (bench), Karl Fairbank (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Dixon (bench to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1990 Kangaroos Tour - Game 5 vs. Leeds
- Next Game:
- 1990 Kangaroos Tour - Game 7 vs. Warrington
- Out:
- Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Brad Mackay (second row), Ben Elias (bench), David Gillespie (bench)
- In:
- Ricky Stuart (five-eighth), John Cartwright (second row), Des Hasler (bench), Dale Shearer (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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