World Cup 1972

Game 4

Australia 9 def. New Zealand 5

World Cup 1972
Game 4

Australia
9
5
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14228
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 1st November, 1972
Referee Mick Naughton
Venue Princes (Paris)
Crowd 8,000
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Bob FULTON T John WHITTAKER
Dennis WARD      
 
Ray BRANIGHAN G John WILSON
 
Bob FULTON FG    
Australia Teams New Zealand
Graeme LANGLANDS (c)
[St George]
1 FB 1 John WILSON
John GRANT 2 W 2 Phil ORCHARD
Ray BRANIGHAN
[Manly]
3 C 3 Maurice BRERETON
Geoff STARLING
[Balmain]
4 C 4 Roy CHRISTIAN (c)
Stephen KNIGHT
[Western Suburbs]
5 W 5 John WHITTAKER
 
Bob FULTON
[Manly]
6 FE 6 Dennis WILLIAMS
Dennis WARD
[Manly]
7 HB 7 Brian TRACEY
 
John O'NEILL
[Manly]
8 FR 8 Don MANN
Elwyn WALTERS
[Souths]
9 HK 9 William BURGOYNE
Bob O'REILLY
[Parramatta]
10 FR 10 Doug GAILEY
Gary SULLIVAN
[Newtown]
11 2R 11 Murray EADE
John ELFORD
[Western Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Robert PAUL
Paul SAIT
[Souths]
13 L 13 Peter GURNICK
 
Gary STEVENS
[Souths]
14 B 14 Rodney WALKER
 
Harry BATH   HC    
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 6 vs. France
Out:
Mark Harris (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Arthur Beetson (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row)
In:
John Grant (wing), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Gary Stevens (bench)
Changes:
Gary Sullivan (lock to second row), Dennis Ward (bench to halfback), Paul Sait (bench to lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1972 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
Out:
John O'Sullivan (centre), Mita Mohi (front row), Graeme Cooksley (bench), Tony Coll (bench)
In:
John Wilson (fullback), Don Mann (front row), Rodney Walker (bench)
Changes:
John Whittaker (fullback to wing), Maurice Brereton (wing to centre), Robert Paul (front row to second row), Doug Gailey (second row to front row), Peter Gurnick (second row to lock), Murray Eade (lock to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Alan Katzmann, Max Turner, Greg Fiveash