Game 16
New South Wales Firsts 17 lost to Great Britain 19
| 1979 Lions Tour Game 16 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/30618 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th July, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,902 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 1 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 16 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Geoff GERARD | 2 | T | 2 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| Terry FAHEY | George FAIRBAIRN | |||||||
| John WOODS | ||||||||
| John DORAHY | 4 | G | 3 | John WOODS | ||||
| FG | George FAIRBAIRN | |||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Allan McMAHON [Balmain] | 1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| Neville GLOVER [Parramatta] | 2 | W | 2 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
| John DORAHY [Western Suburbs] | 3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Peter MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 4 | C | 4 | John WOODS | ||||
| Terry FAHEY [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Tony TRUDGETT [St George] | 6 | FE | 6 | David TOPLISS | ||||
| Steve MORTIMER [Canterbury] | 7 | HB | 7 | Alan REDFEARN | ||||
| Bruce STARKEY [St George] | 8 | FR | 8 | Trevor SKERRETT | ||||
| Ray BROWN [Western Suburbs] | 9 | HK | 9 | David WATKINSON | ||||
| Ron HILDITCH [Parramatta] | 10 | FR | 10 | George NICHOLLS (c) | ||||
| Steve KNEEN [Cronulla] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jeff GRAYSHON | ||||
| Geoff GERARD [Parramatta] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Greg PIERCE (c) [Cronulla] | 13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| Steve MORRIS [St George] | 14 | B | 14 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| Greg COOK [Canterbury] | 15 | B | 15 | David WARD | ||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Interstate Series - Game 3 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1980 Interstate Series - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Craig Young (front row), John Coveney (front row), Peter Wynn (second row), Les Boyd (second row), Rod Reddy (lock), Tom Raudonikis (bench), Rod Morris (bench)
- In:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Neville Glover (wing), Peter Mortimer (centre), Terry Fahey (wing), Tony Trudgett (five-eighth), Bruce Starkey (front row), Ron Hilditch (front row), Steve Kneen (second row), Geoff Gerard (second row), Greg Pierce (lock), Steve Morris (bench), Greg Cook (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 15 vs. Western Division
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 17 vs. Monaro
- Out:
- Keith Mumby (fullback), David Barends (wing), Peter Glynn (centre), Gary Stephens (halfback), John Burke (front row), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Mel James (front row), Brian Lockwood (second row)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), John Joyner (centre), Alan Redfearn (halfback), Trevor Skerrett (front row), George Nicholls (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Steve Evans (bench), David Ward (bench)
- Changes:
- Roy Mathias (bench to wing), David Watkinson (bench to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson
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