Final
Australia 12 def. Great Britain 7
| 1970 World Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14224 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th November, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Lindop (Wakefield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,776 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Bob Fulton | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 21 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 19 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| John COOTES | T | John ATKINSON | ||||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | ||||||||
| Eric SIMMS | 2/4 | G | 1/5 | Ray DUTTON | ||||
| Eric SIMMS | FG | Syd HYNES | ||||||
| Billy SMITH | OFF | Syd HYNES | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Ray DUTTON | ||||
| Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] | 2 | W | 2 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| John COOTES | 3 | C | 3 | Frank MYLER (c) | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Syd HYNES | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON [Newtown] | 5 | W | 5 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] | 6 | FE | 6 | Mick SHOEBOTTOM | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] | 8 | FR | 8 | Dennis HARTLEY | ||||
| Ron TURNER [Cronulla] | 9 | HK | 9 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | 10 | FR | 10 | Cliff WATSON | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Ron COSTELLO [Canterbury] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||
| Ron COOTE (c) [South Sydney] | 13 | L | 13 | Malcolm REILLY | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] | 14 | B | 15 | Robert HAIGH | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | 15 | B | 14 | Chris HESKETH | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 6 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1970 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 5 vs. St Helens
- Out:
- Denis Pittard (five-eighth), Barry McTaggart (front row), Gary Sullivan (bench)
- In:
- Mark Harris (wing), John O'Neill (front row), Ron Costello (second row)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to bench), Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (hooker to bench), Paul Sait (second row to centre), Ron Turner (bench to hooker)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 5 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1971 Test Matches - vs. France
- Out:
- Keri Jones (wing), Dave Chisnall (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Paul Charlton (bench)
- In:
- Alan Smith (wing), Frank Myler (centre), Dennis Hartley (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
- Changes:
- Chris Hesketh (centre to bench), Robert Haigh (second row to bench), Doug Laughton (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Rugby League Tables, Greg Fiveash
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