Game 10
New South Wales Firsts 35 def. Great Britain 5
| Lions World Cup Tour 1977 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39681 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 9th July, 1977 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,244 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 21 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 9 | |||||
| NSW Firsts | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Brian HETHERINGTON | 2 | T | Roger MILLWARD | |||||
| Max KRILICH | ||||||||
| Rod McGREGOR | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 9/12 | G | David WATKINS | |||||
| Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
| OFF | 2 | Len CASEY | ||||||
| NSW Firsts | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Garry DOWLING [Canterbury] |
1 | FB | 1 | David WATKINS | ||||
| Brian HETHERINGTON | 2 | W | 2 | Keith FIELDING | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
3 | C | 3 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
4 | C | 4 | Bill FRANCIS | ||||
| Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Rod McGREGOR [St George] |
6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD (c) | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS (c) [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Max KRILICH [Manly] |
12 | HK | 12 | Keith ELWELL | ||||
| Graham OLLING [Parramatta] |
11 | FR | 11 | Steve PITCHFORD | ||||
| Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] |
10 | 2R | 10 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Greg PIERCE [Cronulla] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Eddie BOWMAN | ||||
| Rod REDDY [St George] |
8 | L | 8 | Len CASEY | ||||
| Russel GARTNER [Manly] |
14 | B | 14 | Peter SMITH | ||||
| Steve THOMPSON | 15 | B | 15 | David WARD | ||||
| B | 16 | Les DYL | ||||||
| Terry FEARNLEY | HC | David WATKINS | ||||||
Team Info
New South Wales Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Interstate Series 1977 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Interstate Series 1978 - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Allan McMahon (wing), John Peard (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Denis Fitzgerald (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Terry Randall (second row)
- In:
- Garry Dowling (fullback), Brian Hetherington (wing), Rod McGregor (five-eighth), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Graham Olling (front row), Greg Pierce (second row), Russel Gartner (bench), Steve Thompson (bench)
- Changes:
- Tom Raudonikis (bench to halfback)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 9 vs. North QLD
- Next Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 11 vs. Southern Division
Match Notes
Arthur Beetson, Allan McMahon & Denis Fitzgerald pulled out of the teams at the medical on Tuesday they were replaced by Graham Olling, Brian Hetherington & Ray Higgs with Steve Thompson the new reserve. Then on Friday Graham Eadie & Terry Randall dropped out and were replaced by Garry Dowling & Craig Young.
Len Casey was sent off for attacking the head of an opponent 12 mins into the 2nd half.
Rod Reddy was man of the match.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson