Game 1
Great Britain 20 def. Australia 12
| 2001 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6876 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 11th November, 2001 | |||||||
| Referee | Robert Connolly (Wigan) | |||||||
| Venue | Alfred McAlpine (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Crowd | 21,758 | |||||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Paul SCULTHORPE | 2 | T | Andrew JOHNS | |||||
| Jamie PEACOCK | Adam MacDOUGALL | |||||||
| Andy FARRELL | 3 | G | 2 | Andrew JOHNS | ||||
| Paul SCULTHORPE | 2 | FG | ||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] | 1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] | ||||
| Leon PRYCE [Bradford] | 2 | W | 2 | Lote TUQIRI [Brisbane] | ||||
| Gary CONNOLLY [Wigan] | 3 | C | 3 | Matthew GIDLEY [Newcastle] | ||||
| Paul JOHNSON [Wigan] | 4 | C | 4 | Jamie LYON [Parramatta] | ||||
| Keith SENIOR [Leeds] | 5 | W | 5 | Adam MacDOUGALL [Newcastle] | ||||
| Paul SCULTHORPE [St Helens] | 6 | FE | 6 | Trent BARRETT [St Geo Illa] | ||||
| Mike FORSHAW [Bradford] | 7 | HB | 7 | Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] | ||||
| Terry O'CONNOR [Wigan] | 8 | FR | 8 | Jason STEVENS [Sharks] | ||||
| Kevin SINFIELD [Leeds] | 9 | HK | 9 | Danny BUDERUS [Newcastle] | ||||
| Barrie McDERMOTT [Leeds] | 10 | FR | 10 | Robbie KEARNS [Melbourne] | ||||
| Chris JOYNT [St Helens] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Dane CARLAW [Brisbane] | ||||
| Jamie PEACOCK [Bradford] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ben KENNEDY [Newcastle] | ||||
| Andy FARRELL (c) [Wigan] | 13 | L | 13 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney] | ||||
| Paul WELLENS [St Helens] | 14 | B | 14 | Braith ANASTA [Bulldogs] | ||||
| Richard HORNE [Hull FC] | 15 | B | 15 | Michael VELLA [Parramatta] | ||||
| Paul ANDERSON [Bradford] | 16 | B | 16 | Petero CIVONICEVA [Brisbane] | ||||
| Stuart FIELDEN [Bradford] | 17 | B | 17 | Jason RYLES [St Geo Illa] | ||||
| David WAITE | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 2001 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 2001 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- David Hodgson (wing), Lee Briers (five-eighth), Paul Deacon (halfback), Paul King (second row)
- In:
- Leon Pryce (wing), Keith Senior (wing), Paul Sculthorpe (five-eighth), Jamie Peacock (second row)
- Changes:
- Paul Wellens (wing to bench), Mike Forshaw (bench to halfback)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2001 Papua New Guinea vs Australia - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- 2001 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Nathan Blacklock (wing), Mark Gasnier (centre), Craig Gower (halfback), Brad Meyers (second row)
- In:
- Adam MacDougall (wing), Andrew Johns (halfback), Ben Kennedy (second row), Michael Vella (bench)
- Changes:
- Jamie Lyon (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner

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