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1968 World Cup

Round 2

Summary of Matches

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>  Australia 31 (J. King 2, R. Coote, F. Jones, J. Rhodes tries; E. Simms 6 goals; E. Simms 2 field goals) defeated New Zealand 12 (S. Dunn, P. Schultz tries; E. Wiggs 3 goals) at Lang Park.
Date: Sat, 1st June.   Kickoff: 3:05 PM.   Halftime: New Zealand 7-4.   Scrums: Australia 14-9.   Penalties: New Zealand 14-12.   Referee: John Percival.   Crowd: 23,608.
New Zealand: Ellwood, Mincham, Dunn, Schultz, Wiggs; Bond (C), Clarke; Smith, O'Neil, Tatana, Lee, Dixon, Kriletich. Int: Tait.
Australia: Simms, Rhodes, Greaves, Langlands, King; Branson, Smith; Wittenberg, Jones, Rasmussen, Coote, Thornett, Raper (C). Int: Fulton.
>  France 7 (J. Ledru try; R. Garrigue goal; R. Garrigue field goal) defeated Great Britain 2 (B. Risman goal) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sun, 2nd June.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Great Britain 2-0.   Scrums: Great Britain 10-9.   Penalties: Great Britain 16-7.   Referee: Col Pearce.   Crowd: 15,760.
France: Cros, Pellerin, Molinier, Lecompte, Ledru; Capdouze, Garrigue; Sabatié, Bégou, Aillères (C), Marracq, Mazard, Clar.
Great Britain: Risman (C), Sullivan, Brooke, Burwell, Atkinson; Millward, Bishop; Clark, Flanagan, Watson, Morgan, Haigh, Renilson. Int: Warlow.

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