Game 1
Australia 30 def. Wales 13
| World Championship Series 1975 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14237 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th June, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Francois Escande | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 25,386 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Wales | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | T | Tony FISHER | ||||||
| Mark HARRIS | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 9/10 | G | 5/5 | David WATKINS | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Wales | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Bill FRANCIS | ||||
| Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Clive SULLIVAN | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | David WATKINS (c) | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | David WILLICOMBE | ||||
| Johnny RHODES | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Tim PICKUP [Canterbury] |
6 | FE | 6 | Glyn TURNER | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | David TREASURE | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| John LANG | 9 | HK | 9 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Robert WANBON | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | John MANTLE | ||||
| Lew PLATZ | 12 | 2R | 12 | Eddie CUNNINGHAM | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Kel COSLETT | ||||
| John DONNELLY [Western Suburbs] |
14 | B | 14 | Frank WILSON | ||||
| B | 15 | Peter ROWE | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Les PEARCE | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Chris Anderson (wing), Terry Fahey (wing), Ross Strudwick (halfback), David Wright (front row), Ron Coote (lock), Ray Branighan (bench)
- In:
- Mark Harris (wing), Johnny Rhodes (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), John O'Neill (front row), John Donnelly (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Sait (bench to lock)
Wales
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. England
- Next Game:
- Dragons World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 4 vs. Wellington
- Out:
- Peter Banner (halfback), Colin Dixon (second row)
- In:
- Glyn Turner (five-eighth), Peter Rowe (bench)
- Changes:
- David Treasure (five-eighth to halfback), John Mantle (bench to second row)
Match Notes
John Donnelly replaced Gary Stevens in the 2nd half.
Ray Branighan was a non playing reserve.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin