Lions Tour 1970 Series

Game 14

Newcastle Firsts (AU) 16 lost to Great Britain 49

Lions Tour 1970

Newcastle Firsts (AU)
16
49
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39598
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 27th June, 1970
Kick Off 2:45 PM (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:
Kiwis Tour 1967 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1974 - 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:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 13 vs. Sydney Colts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - 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: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson