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1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour Series

Game 4

St Helens 7 lost to Australia 32

1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour
Game 4

St Helens
7
32
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23294
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 12th October, 1975
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee Kevin Allatt
Venue Knowsley (St Helens)
Crowd 10,170
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 17
Scrums 9 4
Penalties 20 7
St Helens Scoresheet Australia
David HULL T 2 Greg PIERCE
      2 Ian SCHUBERT
      John BRASS
      Steve ROGERS
 
Geoff PIMBLETT 2 G 7/8 Graham EADIE
 
William PLATT OFF Allan McMAHON
St Helens Teams Australia
Geoff PIMBLETT 1 FB 1 Graham EADIE
[Manly]
Les JONES 2 W 2 Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
Billy BENYON (c) 3 C 3 Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
Frank WILSON 4 C 4 John BRASS
[Eastern Suburbs]
Roy MATHIAS 5 W 5 Jim PORTER
[Parramatta]
 
Les MARA 6 FE 6 John PEARD
[Eastern Suburbs]
Alan GWILLIAM 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Chris CHARLES 8 FR 8 Ian MACKAY
[Eastern Suburbs]
Graham LIPTROT 9 HK 9 George PIGGINS
[South Sydney]
Neil COURTNEY 10 FR 10 Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
William PLATT 11 2R 11 Arthur BEETSON (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Eric CHISNALL 12 2R 12 Terry RANDALL
[Manly]
David HULL 13 L 13 Greg PIERCE
[Cronulla]
 
    B 14 Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
 
Eric ASHTON   HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

St Helens

Previous Game:
1975/76 BBC Floodlit Trophy - Prelim Round vs. Rochdale
Next Game:
1975/76 BBC Floodlit Trophy - Round 1 vs. Whitehaven

Australia

Previous Game:
1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 3 vs. Salford
Next Game:
1975 World Championship Series - Round 3 vs. Wales
Out:
Johnny Rhodes (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Greg Veivers (front row), John Lang (hooker), Lew Platz (second row), Ray Higgs (second row), John Quayle (lock)
In:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Steve Rogers (centre), Jim Porter (wing), John Peard (five-eighth), George Piggins (hooker), Denis Fitzgerald (front row), Terry Randall (second row), Greg Pierce (lock)
Changes:
Ian Schubert (fullback to wing), Allan McMahon (wing to bench), Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth to halfback), Arthur Beetson (front row to second row), Ian Mackay (bench to front row)

Match Notes

Allan McMahon replaced John Brass at halftime and was sent off for a late high tackle 4 mins into the 2nd half.

Platt was sent off after the final siren for fighting.

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