World Cup 1972

Game 2

Great Britain 27 def. Australia 21

World Cup 1972
Game 2

Lions		 27
–
21
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14226
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 29th October, 1972
Referee Claude Teisseire (Carcassonne)
Venue Gilbert Brutus (Perpignan)
Crowd 6,324
Match Stats
Halftime Score 17 – 12
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
John ATKINSON T 3 Bob FULTON
Phil LOWE   Tom RAUDONIKIS
Dennis O'NEILL      
Mike STEPHENSON      
Clive SULLIVAN      
 
Terry CLAWSON 6/6 G 4 Graeme LANGLANDS
 
    FG Bob McCARTHY
Great Britain Teams Australia
Paul CHARLTON 1 FB 1 Graeme LANGLANDS (c)
[St George]
Clive SULLIVAN (c) 2 W 2 Stephen KNIGHT
[Western Suburbs]
Chris HESKETH 3 C 3 Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
John WALSH 4 C 4 Ray BRANIGHAN
[Manly]
John ATKINSON 5 W 5 Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Dennis O'NEILL 6 FE 6 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
Steve NASH 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Terry CLAWSON 8 FR 8 John O'NEILL
[Manly]
Mike STEPHENSON 9 HK 9 Elwyn WALTERS
[Souths]
David JEANES 10 FR 10 Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Brian LOCKWOOD 11 2R 11 Bob McCARTHY
[Souths]
Phil LOWE 12 2R 12 John ELFORD
[Western Suburbs]
George NICHOLLS 13 L 13 Gary SULLIVAN
[Newtown]
 
John HOLMES 14 B 14 Dennis WARD
[Manly]
    B 15 Paul SAIT
[Souths]
 
Jim CHALLINOR   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Billy Benyon (centre), Ken Kelly (five-eighth), Mick Harrison (front row), Bill Ashurst (second row), Bob Irving (bench)
In:
Chris Hesketh (centre), Dennis O'Neill (five-eighth), Terry Clawson (front row), Brian Lockwood (second row)
Changes:
John Holmes (centre to bench), John Walsh (bench to centre)

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1972 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 4 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Wayne Stewart (wing), George Ambrum (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Ted Goodwin (bench), Jim Murphy (bench)
In:
Stephen Knight (wing), Ray Branighan (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John O'Neill (front row), Dennis Ward (bench), Paul Sait (bench)
Changes:
Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson