Game 6
Rochdale Hornets 2 lost to Australia 25
| 1967/68 Kangaroos Tour Game 6 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23250 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 16th October, 1967 | |||||||
| Referee | Dick Thomas | |||||||
| Venue | Athletic Ground (Rochdale) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,676 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 29 | |||||
| Rochdale | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Ken IRVINE | ||||||
| Tony BRANSON | ||||||||
| Les HANIGAN | ||||||||
| Brian MOORE | ||||||||
| Graham STARKEY | G | 5 | Graeme LANGLANDS | |||||
| Rochdale | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Joe CHAMBERLAIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | ||||
| Norman BRELSFORD | 2 | W | 3 | Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | ||||
| Graham STARKEY (c) | 3 | C | 9 | Ron SADDLER [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Mick CROCKER | 4 | C | 10 | Brian MOORE [Newtown] | ||||
| Tom PIMBLETT | 5 | W | 5 | Les HANIGAN [Manly] | ||||
| George PARKINSON | 6 | FE | 12 | Tony BRANSON | ||||
| Ken TIGHE | 7 | HB | 26 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Ken PAYNE | 8 | FR | 21 | Peter GALLAGHER (c) | ||||
| Ian ENTWISTLE | 9 | HK | 25 | Noel GALLAGHER | ||||
| Brian KETTLETON | 10 | FR | 24 | John SATTLER [South Sydney] | ||||
| Laitia RAVOUVOU | 11 | 2R | 18 | Allan THOMSON | ||||
| Trevor DAWSON | 12 | 2R | 20 | Kevin GOLDSPINK [Canterbury] | ||||
| Frank HOPE | 13 | L | 16 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | ||||
| HC | Reg GASNIER | |||||||
Team Info
Rochdale
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 9 vs. Workington
- Next Game:
- Match Day 10 vs. Widnes
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1967/68 Kangaroos Tour - Game 5 vs. Wigan
- Next Game:
- 1967/68 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Reg Gasnier (centre), John McDonald (centre), Johnny King (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Dennis Manteit (front row), Noel Kelly (hooker), Elton Rasmussen (front row), Ron Lynch (second row), John Raper (lock)
- In:
- Ron Saddler (centre), Brian Moore (centre), Les Hanigan (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (halfback), Peter Gallagher (front row), Noel Gallagher (hooker), John Sattler (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Kevin Goldspink (second row)
- Changes:
- Ron Coote (second row to lock)
Match Notes
Walters was selected at halfback for Australia due to injuries to Brown & Junee and wanting to rest Smith for the test match.
Game was played in gale force winds and heavy rain and the referee ended the game 6 minutes early due to the conditions and the score.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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