Round 3
Wales 6 lost to Australia 18
| 1975 World Championship Series Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14247 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 19th October, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Swansea (Swansea) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,112 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 17 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 7 | |||||
| Wales | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 3 | Ian SCHUBERT | ||||||
| John PEARD | ||||||||
| David WATKINS | 3/4 | G | 3/7 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Wales | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| David WATKINS (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] | ||||
| Roy MATHIAS | 2 | W | 14 | Allan McMAHON [Balmain] | ||||
| Bill FRANCIS | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Frank WILSON | 4 | C | 4 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| John BEVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Ian SCHUBERT [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Glyn TURNER | 6 | FE | 6 | John PEARD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Peter BANNER | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Jim MILLS | 8 | FR | 8 | Arthur BEETSON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Tony FISHER | 9 | HK | 9 | George PIGGINS [South Sydney] | ||||
| John MANTLE | 10 | FR | 10 | Greg VEIVERS | ||||
| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | 11 | 2R | 11 | Terry RANDALL [Manly] | ||||
| Colin DIXON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Kel COSLETT | 13 | L | 13 | John QUAYLE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Peter ROWE | 15 | B | 14 | Jim PORTER [Parramatta] | ||||
| B | 15 | Ian MACKAY [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||||
| Les PEARCE | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
Wales
- Previous Game:
- 1975 World Championship Series - Game 2 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 1975 World Championship Series - Round 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Clive Sullivan (wing), David Treasure (five-eighth), Mel James (front row), Brian Gregory (second row)
- In:
- Roy Mathias (wing), Jim Mills (front row), Colin Dixon (second row)
- Changes:
- Bill Francis (fullback to centre), David Watkins (centre to fullback), Glyn Turner (bench to five-eighth)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 4 vs. St Helens
- Next Game:
- 1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 6 vs. Rouergue
- Out:
- John Brass (centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Denis Fitzgerald (front row), Greg Pierce (lock)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Greg Veivers (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), John Quayle (lock)
- Changes:
- Jim Porter (wing to bench), Ian Mackay (front row to bench), Arthur Beetson (second row to front row), Allan McMahon (bench to wing)
Match Notes
For Wales Rowe replaced Dixon after 49 mins.
Mackay replaced Quayle after 20 mins,Porter replaced Mayes in the 78th minute for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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