Game 1
Western Australia 2 lost to England 40
| 1975 England World Cup Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39660 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 1st June, 1975 | |||||||
| Venue | Perry Lakes (Perth) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 27 | |||||
| WA Firsts | Scoresheet | England | ||||||
| T | 2 | John ATKINSON | ||||||
| 2 | Les DYL | |||||||
| 2 | Keith FIELDING | |||||||
| Ken GILL | ||||||||
| Roger MILLWARD | ||||||||
| John WALSH | ||||||||
| Joe GUSH | G | 6/8 | George FAIRBAIRN | |||||
| FG | Steve NASH | |||||||
| WA Firsts | Teams | England | ||||||
| Keith HARRIS-WALKER | 1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| John ADAMS | 2 | W | 2 | Keith FIELDING | ||||
| Adrian MITCHELL | 3 | C | 3 | John ATKINSON | ||||
| Dick WHITE | 4 | C | 4 | Les DYL | ||||
| Arthur BARUGH | 5 | W | 5 | Derek NOONAN | ||||
| Don MOONEY | 6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD (c) | ||||
| Johnny CLARKE | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Colin CONSTANTINE | 8 | FR | 8 | Keith BRIDGES | ||||
| Keith BALDREY | 9 | HK | 9 | Mike COULMAN | ||||
| Dick KELLY | 10 | FR | 10 | Dave CHISNALL | ||||
| Joe GUSH | 11 | 2R | 11 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Peter KENNEDY (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Ike GLASS | 13 | L | 13 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Alex LOCKLEY | 14 | B | 14 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Max HAYNES | 15 | B | 15 | John WALSH | ||||
| Richard COOKE | 16 | B | 16 | Phil COOKSON | ||||
| Gareth FLYE | 17 | B | ||||||
| HC | Alex MURPHY | |||||||
Team Info
Western Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1975 Pacific Cup - Game 3 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- 1977 AMCO Cup - Prelim Round vs. Northern Territory
England
- Previous Game:
- 1975 World Championship Series - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1975 England World Cup Tour - Game 2 vs. Toowoomba
- Out:
- Paul Charlton (fullback), John Gray (hooker), Phil Jackson (front row), Tommy Martyn (second row), Barry Philbin (lock), Mick Morgan (bench)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Steve Nash (halfback), Keith Bridges (front row), Mike Coulman (hooker), Eric Chisnall (second row), Steve Norton (lock), Phil Cookson (bench)
- Changes:
- Derek Noonan (centre to wing), John Atkinson (wing to centre), Ken Gill (five-eighth to bench), Roger Millward (halfback to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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