Game 1
Great Britain 21 def. Australia 12
| 1973/74 Ashes Series | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7905 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 3rd November, 1973 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,874 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Phil LOWE | 2 | T | Ray BRANIGHAN | |||||
| Colin CLARKE | Bob FULTON | |||||||
| Brian LOCKWOOD | ||||||||
| Terry CLAWSON | 4 | G | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Steve NASH | FG | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Paul CHARLTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
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| Clive SULLIVAN (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
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| Syd HYNES | 3 | C | 3 | Bob FULTON [Manly] |
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| Chris HESKETH | 4 | C | 4 | Geoff STARLING [Balmain] |
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| John ATKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Ted GOODWIN [St George] |
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| David TOPLISS | 6 | FE | 6 | Tim PICKUP [North Sydney] |
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| Steve NASH | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Terry CLAWSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
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| Colin CLARKE | 9 | HK | 9 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| Brian LOCKWOOD | 10 | FR | 10 | Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Phil LOWE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| George NICHOLLS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ken MADDISON [Cronulla] |
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| Ray BATTEN | 13 | L | 13 | Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
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| Jim CHALLINOR | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Final vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1973/74 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- John Walsh (centre), John Holmes (five-eighth), Mike Stephenson (hooker), David Jeanes (front row), Bob Irving (bench)
- In:
- Syd Hynes (centre), David Topliss (five-eighth), Colin Clarke (hooker), Ray Batten (lock)
- Changes:
- Brian Lockwood (second row to front row), George Nicholls (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1973 - Game 8 vs. Bradford
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1973 - Game 10 vs. Hull KR
Match Notes
This game was transferred from Wigan to Wembley at the request of the Australian test team.
This was the first Test Great Britain played under the 6 tackle rule.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson