Game 9
New South Wales Firsts 17 drew with Great Britain 17
| 1970 Lions Tour Game 9 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30616 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 13th June, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 31,509 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 20 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 10 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Johnny KING | T | John ATKINSON | ||||||
| Syd HYNES | ||||||||
| Doug LAUGHTON | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 6/7 | G | 4/5 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Billy SMITH | FG | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] | 1 | FB | 1 | Derek EDWARDS | ||||
| Dave GRIMMOND | 2 | W | 6 | Clive SULLIVAN | ||||
| John McDONALD [Manly] | 3 | C | 7 | Syd HYNES | ||||
| John COOTES | 4 | C | 8 | Frank MYLER (c) | ||||
| Johnny KING [St George] | 5 | W | 5 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Graham LYE [Parramatta] | 6 | FE | 14 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Billy SMITH [St George] | 7 | HB | 13 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | 13 | FR | 16 | Cliff WATSON | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | 12 | HK | 20 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| John O'NEILL [South Sydney] | 11 | FR | 18 | Dennis HARTLEY | ||||
| Ron COSTELLO [Canterbury] | 10 | 2R | 21 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Allan THOMSON [Manly] | 9 | 2R | 23 | Phil LOWE | ||||
| Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | 8 | L | 26 | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||
| Ken THOMPSON | 15 | B | ||||||
| Harry BATH | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Interstate Series - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1970 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- John Brass (centre), Phil Hawthorne (five-eighth), Les Hutchings (halfback), Arthur Beetson (front row), John Wittenberg (front row), John Raper (second row), Laurie Wakefield (bench), Bob McCarthy (bench)
- In:
- Dave Grimmond (wing), Graham Lye (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Bob O'Reilly (front row), John O'Neill (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Ken Thompson (bench)
- Changes:
- John Cootes (wing to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 8 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 10 vs. Monaro
- Out:
- Alan Hardisty (wing), Chris Hesketh (centre), Alan Smith (wing), Barry Seabourne (halfback), Johnny Ward (front row), Dave Chisnall (front row), Bob Irving (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
- In:
- Clive Sullivan (wing), Frank Myler (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Keith Hepworth (halfback), Cliff Watson (front row), Dennis Hartley (front row), Doug Laughton (lock)
- Changes:
- Phil Lowe (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Ken Thompson replaced Elwyn Walters 30 mins into the 1st half with Ron Costello taking over as hooker.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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