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1972 World Cup

Game 2

Great Britain 27 def. Australia 21

1972 World Cup
Game 2

Lions
27
21
Australia
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14226
StatusCompleted
DateSunday, 29th October, 1972
RefereeClaude Teisseire (Carcassonne)
VenueGilbert Brutus (Perpignan)
Crowd6,324
Match Stats
Halftime Score1712
Great BritainScoresheetAustralia
John ATKINSONT3Bob FULTON
Phil LOWE Tom RAUDONIKIS
Dennis O'NEILL   
Mike STEPHENSON   
Clive SULLIVAN   
 
Terry CLAWSON6/6G4Graeme LANGLANDS
 
  FGBob McCARTHY
Great BritainTeamsAustralia
Paul CHARLTON1FB1Graeme LANGLANDS (c)
[St George]
Clive SULLIVAN (c)2W2Stephen KNIGHT
[Western Suburbs]
Chris HESKETH3C3Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
John WALSH4C4Ray BRANIGHAN
[Manly]
John ATKINSON5W5Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Dennis O'NEILL6FE6Bob FULTON
[Manly]
Steve NASH7HB7Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Terry CLAWSON8FR8John O'NEILL
[Manly]
Mike STEPHENSON9HK9Elwyn WALTERS
[South Sydney]
David JEANES10FR10Arthur BEETSON
[Eastern Suburbs]
Brian LOCKWOOD112R11Bob McCARTHY
[South Sydney]
Phil LOWE122R12John ELFORD
[Western Suburbs]
George NICHOLLS13L13Gary SULLIVAN
[Newtown]
 
John HOLMES14B14Dennis WARD
[Manly]
  B15Paul SAIT
[South Sydney]
 
Jim CHALLINOR HC Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1972 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
Next Game:
1972 World Cup - 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:
1972 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
1972 World Cup - 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