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1982 Kangaroos Tour Series

Game 4

St Helens 0 lost to Australia 32

1982 Kangaroos Tour
Game 4

St Helens
0
32
Australia
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23323
StatusCompleted
DateSunday, 17th October, 1982
RefereeRobin Whitfield (Widnes)
VenueKnowsley (St Helens)
Crowd8,190
Official Player of the MatchLes Boyd
Match Stats
Halftime Score016
Scrums137
Penalties97
St HelensScoresheetAustralia
  T2Kerry BOUSTEAD
   2Les BOYD
   2Eric GROTHE
   Steve ROGERS
   Peter STERLING
 
  G4/8Mal MENINGA
St HelensTeamsAustralia
Clive GRIFFITHS1FB1Greg BRENTNALL
[Canterbury]
Barry LEDGER2W2Kerry BOUSTEAD
[Eastern Suburbs]
Chris ARKWRIGHT3C3Mal MENINGA
David FAIRCLOUGH4C4Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
Denis LITHERLAND5W5Eric GROTHE
[Parramatta]
 
Stephen PETERS6FE6Brett KENNY
[Parramatta]
Neil HOLDING7HB7Peter STERLING
[Parramatta]
 
Mel JAMES8FR8Craig YOUNG
[St George]
Michael GLOVER9HK9Max KRILICH (c)
[Manly]
Brian GELLING10FR10Les BOYD
[Manly]
Roy MATHIAS (c)112R11Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
Paul FORBER122R12John MUGGLETON
[Parramatta]
Andy PLATT13L13Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
 
John SMITH14B14Wally LEWIS
Paul BROWNBILL15B15Rod MORRIS
 
Billy BENYON HC Frank STANTON
   
 

Team Info

St Helens

Previous Game:
Match Day 8 vs. Leigh
Next Game:
1982/83 Lancashire Cup - Final vs. Warrington
Out:
Brian Parkes (fullback), Roy Haggerty (centre), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Gary Bottell (front row), Peter Gorley (second row), Gary Moorby (second row), Harry Pinner (lock)
In:
Clive Griffiths (fullback), David Fairclough (centre), Stephen Peters (five-eighth), Michael Glover (hooker), Brian Gelling (front row), Paul Forber (second row), Paul Brownbill (bench)
Changes:
Neil Holding (five-eighth to halfback), John Smith (halfback to bench), Roy Mathias (bench to second row), Andy Platt (bench to lock)

Australia

Previous Game:
1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 3 vs. Barrow
Next Game:
1982 Kangaroos Tour - Game 5 vs. Leeds
Out:
Ian Schubert (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Steve Ella (centre), Gene Miles (centre), John Ribot (wing), Mark Murray (halfback), Rohan Hancock (front row), Greg Conescu (hooker), Rod Reddy (second row), Ray Brown (bench)
In:
Greg Brentnall (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Eric Grothe (wing), Brett Kenny (five-eighth), Peter Sterling (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), John Muggleton (second row), Ray Price (lock)
Changes:
Wally Lewis (five-eighth to bench), Rod Morris (front row to bench), Les Boyd (second row to front row), Wayne Pearce (lock to second row), Steve Rogers (bench to centre)

Match Notes

Australia fielded close to their Test side for this match with the knowledge that St Helens had beaten eight previous Kangaroo sides. Meanwhile St Helens fielded a weakened lineup in order to prepare for their forthcoming Lancashire Cup final.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash