Game 1
Australia 12 def. Great Britain 6
Ashes Series 1974 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7902 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 15th June, 1974 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Don Lancashire (Toowoomba) | |||||||
Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
Crowd | 30,280 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 7 | – | 2 | |||||
Scrums | 8 | – | 10 | |||||
Penalties | 13 | – | 11 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
Warren ORR | T | |||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS | 4 | G | 2 | Terry CLAWSON | ||||
David WATKINS | ||||||||
Bob FULTON | FG | |||||||
Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
David WAITE [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | David REDFEARN | ||||
Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | David WATKINS | ||||
Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Chris HESKETH (c) | ||||
Warren ORR | 5 | W | 5 | John BEVAN | ||||
Geoff RICHARDSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
8 | FR | 8 | Terry CLAWSON | ||||
Elwyn WALTERS [Eastern Suburbs] |
9 | HK | 9 | Keith BRIDGES | ||||
Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 10 | Jim MILLS | ||||
Ray HIGGS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Colin DIXON | ||||
Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
B | 14 | David ECKERSLEY | ||||||
B | 15 | John GRAY | ||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1973/74 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Ray Branighan (fullback), Ted Goodwin (wing), Geoff Starling (centre), Tim Pickup (halfback), Ken Maddison (second row), Gary Stevens (second row)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Warren Orr (wing), Geoff Richardson (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Ray Higgs (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- Changes:
- Bob Fulton (five-eighth to centre), Paul Sait (lock to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 6 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 8 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- John Atkinson (wing), Paul Rose (bench)
- In:
- David Redfearn (wing), David Eckersley (bench), John Gray (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin