Game 15
Riverina 11 lost to Great Britain 12
| 1970 Lions Tour Game 15 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39599 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 28th June, 1970 | |||||||
| Referee | Bruce Chapman | |||||||
| Venue | Robertson Oval (Wagga Wagga) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 18 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 11 | |||||
| Riverina | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| John HOBBY | T | John ATKINSON | ||||||
| Peter FLANAGAN | ||||||||
| Doug ELLWOOD | 3 | G | 3 | Terry PRICE | ||||
| Reg McCULLA | ||||||||
| Riverina | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Des LAWSON | 1 | FB | 1 | Derek EDWARDS | ||||
| Bruce STEWART | 2 | W | 4 | Alan SMITH | ||||
| Brian BOLTE | 3 | C | 2 | Terry PRICE | ||||
| Doug ELLWOOD | 4 | C | 8 | Frank MYLER (c) | ||||
| Bob BARRETT | 5 | W | 5 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Reg McCULLA | 6 | FE | 11 | Alan HARDISTY | ||||
| Noel SING | 7 | HB | 10 | Mick SHOEBOTTOM | ||||
| Brian McPHERSON | 8 | FR | 15 | Dave CHISNALL | ||||
| Wayne LINSELL | 9 | HK | 19 | Peter FLANAGAN | ||||
| Ron CROWE (c) | 10 | FR | 17 | Johnny WARD | ||||
| John STAPLEY | 11 | 2R | 21 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| John HOBBY | 12 | 2R | 23 | Phil LOWE | ||||
| Peter THOMPSON | 13 | L | 24 | Bob IRVING | ||||
| B | 13 | Keith HEPWORTH | ||||||
| B | 18 | Dennis HARTLEY | ||||||
| Arthur SUMMONS | HC | John WHITELEY | ||||||
Team Info
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- 1967 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1974 AMCO Cup - Round 1 vs. Parramatta
- Out:
- Ron Budd (fullback), Phillip Carver (wing), Noel Foley (centre), Ray Davis (centre), John Bonetti (wing), Bob Townsend (five-eighth), John Maxwell (halfback), Bob Broad (front row), Ernie Flack (hooker), Geoff Snowden (second row), Greg Hay (second row), Keith Broad (lock), Peter Broad (bench), A Slack-Smith (bench)
- In:
- Des Lawson (fullback), Bruce Stewart (wing), Brian Bolte (centre), Doug Ellwood (centre), Bob Barrett (wing), Reg McCulla (five-eighth), Noel Sing (halfback), Brian McPherson (front row), Wayne Linsell (hooker), John Stapley (second row), John Hobby (second row), Peter Thompson (lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 14 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- 1970 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Clive Sullivan (wing), Chris Hesketh (centre), Syd Hynes (centre), Doug Laughton (lock)
- In:
- Derek Edwards (fullback), Frank Myler (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Johnny Ward (front row)
- Changes:
- Terry Price (fullback to centre), Keith Hepworth (halfback to bench), Dennis Hartley (front row to bench), Bob Irving (second row to lock), Mick Shoebottom (bench to halfback), Jimmy Thompson (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Hepworth replaced Smith who had broken a bone in his hand & Hartley replaced Edwards due to a hip injury.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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