Game 1
Great Britain 18 lost to Australia 22
| 2003 Ashes Series Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2479 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th November, 2003 | |||||||
| Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | JJB Stadium (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,614 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 4 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Brian CARNEY | 2 | T | Phil BAILEY | |||||
| Keith SENIOR | Craig GOWER | |||||||
| Darren LOCKYER | ||||||||
| Trent WATERHOUSE | ||||||||
| Sean LONG | 2/4 | G | 3/3 | Craig FITZGIBBON | ||||
| Paul DEACON | 1/2 | 0/2 | Craig GOWER | |||||
| BIN | Michael CROCKER | |||||||
| Adrian MORLEY | OFF | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] |
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| Brian CARNEY [Wigan] |
2 | W | 2 | Shannon HEGARTY [Sydney] |
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| Gary CONNOLLY [Leeds] |
3 | C | 3 | Craig WING [Sydney] |
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| Keith SENIOR [Leeds] |
4 | C | 4 | Phil BAILEY [Cronulla] |
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| Richard HORNE [Hull FC] |
5 | W | 5 | Anthony MINICHIELLO [Sydney] |
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| Paul SCULTHORPE [St Helens] |
6 | FE | 6 | Craig GOWER [Penrith] |
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| Sean LONG [St Helens] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brett KIMMORLEY [Cronulla] |
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| Stuart FIELDEN [Bradford] |
8 | FR | 8 | Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] |
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| Terry NEWTON [Wigan] |
9 | HK | 9 | Danny BUDERUS [Newcastle] |
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| Adrian MORLEY [Sydney] |
10 | FR | 10 | Robbie KEARNS [Melbourne] |
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| Jamie PEACOCK [Bradford] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Steve SIMPSON [Newcastle] |
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| Andy FARRELL (c) [Wigan] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Craig FITZGIBBON [Sydney] |
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| Mike FORSHAW [Bradford] |
13 | L | 13 | Luke RICKETSON [Sydney] |
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| Paul ANDERSON [Bradford] |
14 | B | 14 | Petero CIVONICEVA [Brisbane] |
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| Barrie McDERMOTT [Leeds] |
15 | B | 15 | Willie MASON [Bulldogs] |
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| Paul DEACON [Bradford] |
16 | B | 16 | Trent WATERHOUSE [Penrith] |
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| Lee GILMOUR [Bradford] |
17 | B | 17 | Michael CROCKER [Sydney] |
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| David WAITE | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 2002 Baskerville Shield - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2003 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Leon Pryce (wing), Martin Gleeson (centre), James Lowes (hooker), Danny Orr (bench)
- In:
- Kris Radlinski (fullback), Brian Carney (wing), Sean Long (halfback), Terry Newton (hooker)
- Changes:
- Gary Connolly (fullback to centre), Lee Gilmour (wing to bench), Paul Deacon (halfback to bench), Barrie McDermott (front row to bench), Adrian Morley (second row to front row), Jamie Peacock (bench to second row), Richard Horne (bench to wing)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2003 Kangaroos Tour - Game 4 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 2003 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Ryan Girdler (centre), Richard Villasanti (bench)
- In:
- Robbie Kearns (front row), Michael Crocker (bench)
- Changes:
- Petero Civoniceva (front row to bench), Craig Wing (bench to centre)
Match Notes
- MOM: Craig Wing
- Adrian Morley was sent off in the 12th second for a high tackle on Robbie Kearns. It was the first tackle of the match
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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