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1975 World Championship Series

Round 3

Wales 25 def. New Zealand 24

1975 World Championship Series
Round 3

Wales
25
24
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14251
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 2nd November, 1975
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee Georges Jameau
Venue Swansea (Swansea)
Crowd 2,645
Official Player of the Match Tony Coll
Wales Scoresheet New Zealand
Bill FRANCIS 2 T Tony COLL
John BEVAN   Tony GORDON
John MANTLE   John GREENGRASS
David WILLICOMBE   Phil ORCHARD
 
David WATKINS 5 G 5 Tony GORDON
      Warren COLLICOAT
 
Jim MILLS OFF    
Wales Teams New Zealand
David WATKINS (c) 1 FB 1 Warren COLLICOAT
Roy MATHIAS 2 W 2 Phil ORCHARD
Frank WILSON 3 C 3 Fred AH KUOI
David WILLICOMBE 4 C 4 Dennis WILLIAMS (c)
John BEVAN 5 W 5 Tony GORDON
 
Bill FRANCIS 6 FE 6 Robert JARVIS
Peter BANNER 7 HB 7 John SMITH
 
Jim MILLS 8 FR 8 Dane SORENSEN
Tony FISHER 9 HK 9 Tom CONROY
Mick MURPHY 10 FR 10 John GREENGRASS
John MANTLE 11 2R 11 Kurt SORENSEN
Stuart GALLACHER 12 2R 12 Tony COLL
Brian GREGORY 13 L 13 Peter GURNICK
 
Clive JONES 14 B 14 Lyndsay PROCTOR
    B 15 Bruce DICKISON
 
Les PEARCE   HC   George MENZIES
   
 

Team Info

Wales

Previous Game:
1975 World Championship Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
Next Game:
1975 World Championship Series - Round 3 vs. France
Out:
Glyn Turner (five-eighth), Eddie Cunningham (second row), Colin Dixon (second row), Kel Coslett (lock), Peter Rowe (bench)
In:
David Willicombe (centre), Mick Murphy (front row), Stuart Gallacher (second row), Brian Gregory (lock), Clive Jones (bench)
Changes:
Bill Francis (centre to five-eighth), John Mantle (front row to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
1975 World Championship Series - Game 3 vs. England
Next Game:
1975 Kiwis World Cup Tour - Game 11 vs. Barrow
Out:
Ken Stirling (halfback), Ray Baxendale (second row), Murray Eade (lock)
In:
Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Dane Sorensen (front row), Kurt Sorensen (second row)
Changes:
John Smith (centre to halfback), Bruce Dickison (wing to bench), Lyndsay Proctor (front row to bench), Tony Gordon (bench to wing), Peter Gurnick (bench to lock)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann