Game 1
Northern Territory 12 lost to Great Britain 35
| 1970 Lions Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39589 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 22nd May, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ray Pittey | |||||||
| Venue | Richardson Park (Darwin) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 17 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 18 | – | 2 | |||||
| Northern Territory | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Geoff CRAWFORD | T | 2 | Chris HESKETH | |||||
| Sam NAGAS | 2 | Frank MYLER | ||||||
| Alan HARDISTY | ||||||||
| Keith HEPWORTH | ||||||||
| Clive SULLIVAN | ||||||||
| John MASTERS | G | 7 | Terry PRICE | |||||
| Ken WALTERS | ||||||||
| Stewie THOMPSON | FG | |||||||
| Northern Territory | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Kevin ROBINSON | 1 | FB | 2 | Terry PRICE | ||||
| Barry SYMONS | 11 | W | 4 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| Carl PEDERSEN | 9 | C | 8 | Frank MYLER (c) | ||||
| John MASTERS | 7 | C | 9 | Chris HESKETH | ||||
| Sam NAGAS | 5 | W | 5 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Mick PALMER | 15 | FE | 14 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Kevin JUREK | 4 | HB | 13 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||
| Noel HODGES | 18 | FR | 15 | Dave CHISNALL | ||||
| Ken WALTERS | 17 | HK | 20 | Tony FISHER | ||||
| Steve ELARDE | 16 | FR | 17 | Johnny WARD | ||||
| Dave McCONACHIE | 12 | 2R | 21 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Ron NOBBS | 8 | 2R | 23 | Phil LOWE | ||||
| Geoff CRAWFORD | 13 | L | 25 | Malcolm REILLY | ||||
| Stewie THOMPSON | 6 | B | 6 | Clive SULLIVAN | ||||
| B | 24 | Bob IRVING | ||||||
| B | 11 | Alan HARDISTY | ||||||
| B | 22 | Dave ROBINSON | ||||||
| Alan SEARLE | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
Northern Territory
- Previous Game:
- 1966 Lions Tour - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- C Boustead (wing), G Johnson (centre), A Wise (centre), D Cocks (wing), R Martin (five-eighth), N Delacruz (halfback), V Card (front row), J Mayley (hooker), P Wilson (second row), J Lincoln (second row), B Kepars (lock)
- In:
- Carl Pedersen (centre), John Masters (centre), Sam Nagas (wing), Mick Palmer (five-eighth), Kevin Jurek (halfback), Noel Hodges (front row), Ken Walters (hooker), Steve Elarde (front row), Dave McConachie (second row), Ron Nobbs (second row), Geoff Crawford (lock), Stewie Thompson (bench)
- Changes:
- Barry Symons (front row to wing)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1969 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. North QLD
- Out:
- Arthur Keegan (fullback), William Burgess (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Dick Gemmell (centre), Alan Burwell (wing), Mick Shoebottom (five-eighth), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Dennis Hartley (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Colin Dixon (second row), John Mantle (second row), Ray Batten (lock)
- In:
- Terry Price (fullback), Alan Smith (wing), Frank Myler (centre), Chris Hesketh (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Keith Hepworth (halfback), Dave Chisnall (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Jimmy Thompson (second row), Phil Lowe (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock), Clive Sullivan (bench), Bob Irving (bench), Alan Hardisty (bench), Dave Robinson (bench)
Match Notes
NT team also billed as Darwin.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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