Lions Tour 1970 Series

Game 15

Riverina 11 lost to Great Britain 12

Lions Tour 1970

Riverina
11
12
Lions
Match Info
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 LINDFELL 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:
Kiwis Tour 1967 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
AMCO Cup 1974 - Round 1 vs. Parramatta
Out:
Ron Budd (fullback), P 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 Lindfell (hooker), John Stapley (second row), John Hobby (second row), Peter Thompson (lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 14 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1970 - 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.

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Contributions: Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash