Game 14
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 16 lost to Great Britain 49
| 1970 Lions Tour Game 14 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39598 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th June, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Neil McAlister | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,655 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 17 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 27 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Peter COOTES | T | 2 | Alan HARDISTY | |||||
| Brian SULLIVAN | 2 | Alan SMITH | ||||||
| Peter FLANAGAN | ||||||||
| Keith HEPWORTH | ||||||||
| Syd HYNES | ||||||||
| Bob IRVING | ||||||||
| Terry PRICE | ||||||||
| Ron MUNRO | 5/6 | G | 10/12 | Terry PRICE | ||||
| FG | Terry PRICE | |||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron MUNRO | 1 | FB | 2 | Terry PRICE | ||||
| Paul MILLS | 2 | W | 6 | Clive SULLIVAN | ||||
| Wayne HORE | 3 | C | 9 | Chris HESKETH | ||||
| John COOTES | 4 | C | 7 | Syd HYNES | ||||
| Peter COOTES | 5 | W | 4 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| Jim BONUS | 6 | FE | 11 | Alan HARDISTY (c) | ||||
| Brian BURKE | 7 | HB | 13 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||
| Karl HUTCHINSON | 13 | FR | 15 | Dave CHISNALL | ||||
| Allan JONES | 12 | HK | 19 | Peter FLANAGAN | ||||
| Brian SULLIVAN | 11 | FR | 18 | Dennis HARTLEY | ||||
| Ray JOHNSON | 10 | 2R | 23 | Phil LOWE | ||||
| John RAPER (c) | 9 | 2R | 24 | Bob IRVING | ||||
| Terry PANNOWITZ | 8 | L | 26 | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||
| Peter HOWLETT | 14 | B | 10 | Mick SHOEBOTTOM | ||||
| Brian CARLIN | 15 | B | 21 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| John RAPER | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1967 Kiwis Tour - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 18 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Gary Collins (fullback), Bob Horne (wing), Bob Hensby (centre), Neil Morgan (centre), Bill Yeomans (wing), Alan Powell (five-eighth), Keith Graham (front row), Allan Buman (hooker), Allan Thomson (second row), John Hobby (second row), Jack Gill (lock), Barry Morrison (bench)
- In:
- Ron Munro (fullback), Paul Mills (wing), John Cootes (centre), Peter Cootes (wing), Jim Bonus (five-eighth), Brian Burke (halfback), Allan Jones (hooker), Brian Sullivan (front row), Ray Johnson (second row), John Raper (second row), Peter Howlett (bench), Brian Carlin (bench)
- Changes:
- Terry Pannowitz (halfback to lock), Wayne Hore (bench to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 13 vs. Sydney Colts
- Next Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 15 vs. Riverina
- Out:
- John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Frank Myler (bench)
- In:
- Clive Sullivan (wing), Alan Smith (wing), Phil Lowe (second row), Mick Shoebottom (bench)
- Changes:
- Alan Hardisty (wing to five-eighth), Jimmy Thompson (second row to bench)
Match Notes
Newcastle replaced Ray Johnson at halftime with Brian Carlin & Jim bonus left the field near the end of the game and was replaced by Peter Howlett.
Clive Sullivan was replaced at halftime with a hamstring injury by Frank Myler, Syd Hynes left the field with 7 minutes remaining with a shoulder injury and was replaced by Jim Thompson with only a few mins left Flanagan left the field with a groin injury and was not replaced.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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