Game 8
New South Wales Firsts 18 def. Great Britain 13
| 1966 Lions Tour Game 8 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30614 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th June, 1966 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Col Pearce (Sydney) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 38,907 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 12 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ken IRVINE | 3 | T | Alan HARDISTY | |||||
| Gary BANKS | ||||||||
| Les JOHNS | 3/8 | G | 5/6 | Ken GOWERS | ||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Les JOHNS [Canterbury] | 1 | FB | 1 | Ken GOWERS | ||||
| Ken IRVINE [North Sydney] | 2 | W | 3 | William BURGESS | ||||
| Bob WEIR | 3 | C | 7 | Ian BROOKE | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] | 4 | C | 8 | Alan BUCKLEY | ||||
| Michael CLEARY [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 9 | John STOPFORD | ||||
| Gary BANKS | 6 | FE | 11 | Alan HARDISTY | ||||
| Kevin JUNEE [Eastern Suburbs] | 7 | HB | 14 | Tommy BISHOP | ||||
| Kevin RYAN [St George] | 13 | FR | 19 | Cliff WATSON | ||||
| Ian WALSH (c) [St George] | 12 | HK | 18 | Colin CLARKE | ||||
| Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] | 11 | FR | 16 | Brian EDGAR | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Balmain] | 10 | 2R | 22 | John MANTLE | ||||
| Dick THORNETT [Parramatta] | 9 | 2R | 23 | Bill BRYANT | ||||
| John RAPER [St George] | 8 | L | 26 | Harry POOLE (c) | ||||
| B | 25 | Dave ROBINSON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1966 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Alan Maddalena (fullback), Johnny King (wing), Johnny Greaves (centre), Allan Buman (hooker), Ron Crowe (front row), Graham Wilson (second row), Allan Thomson (second row), Bill Bradstreet (lock)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), Ken Irvine (wing), Kevin Junee (halfback), Kevin Ryan (front row), Ian Walsh (hooker), Arthur Beetson (second row), Dick Thornett (second row), John Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Billy Smith (halfback to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 7 vs. NSW North Coast
- Next Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 9 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- Arthur Keegan (fullback), Frank Myler (centre), Geoff Shelton (centre), Carl Dooler (halfback), Geoff Crewdson (front row), Terry Fogerty (second row)
- In:
- Ken Gowers (fullback), Alan Buckley (centre), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Cliff Watson (front row), Harry Poole (lock)
- Changes:
- Dave Robinson (lock to bench), Ian Brooke (bench to centre), Bill Bryant (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Johnny Greaves & Allan Thomson were non playing reserves for NSW.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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