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1970 Ashes Series Series

Game 2

Australia 7 lost to Great Britain 28

1970 Ashes Series
Game 2

Australia
7
28
Lions
Match Info
Match URLwww.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7909
StatusCompleted
DateSaturday, 20th June, 1970
Kick Off2:30pm (local time)
RefereeDon Lancashire (Toowoomba)
VenueSCG (Sydney)
Crowd60,962
Match Stats
Halftime Score211
Scrums129
Penalties125
AustraliaScoresheetGreat Britain
Johnny KINGT2Roger MILLWARD
   John ATKINSON
   Tony FISHER
 
John McDONALD1/3G6/6Roger MILLWARD
John COOTES0/1   
Ray LAIRD0/2   
 
Phil HAWTHORNEFGSyd HYNES
   Roger MILLWARD
 
  OFFSyd HYNES
AustraliaTeamsGreat Britain
Ray LAIRD1FB1Derek EDWARDS
Johnny KING
[St George]
2W4Alan SMITH
John BRASS
[Eastern Suburbs]
3C7Syd HYNES
John McDONALD
[Manly]
4C8Frank MYLER (c)
John COOTES5W5John ATKINSON
 
Phil HAWTHORNE
[St George]
6FE14Roger MILLWARD
Billy SMITH
[St George]
7HB13Keith HEPWORTH
 
John SATTLER (c)
[South Sydney]
8FR18Dennis HARTLEY
Brian FITZSIMMONS9HK20Tony FISHER
John WITTENBERG
[St George]
10FR16Cliff WATSON
Arthur BEETSON
[Balmain]
112R21Jimmy THOMPSON
Ron COOTE
[South Sydney]
122R26Doug LAUGHTON
Col WEISS13L25Malcolm REILLY
 
  B10Mick SHOEBOTTOM
 
Arthur SUMMONS HC John WHITELEY
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
1970 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
1970 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Graeme Langlands (fullback), Jim Morgan (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ron Lynch (second row)
In:
Ray Laird (fullback), John Sattler (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker)
Changes:
Ron Coote (lock to second row), Col Weiss (bench to lock)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
1970 Lions Tour - Game 10 vs. Monaro
Next Game:
1970 Lions Tour - Game 12 vs. Western Division
Out:
Ray Dutton (fullback), Terry Price (centre), Chris Hesketh (centre), Clive Sullivan (wing), Alan Hardisty (five-eighth), Dave Chisnall (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Phil Lowe (second row), Bob Irving (lock)
In:
Derek Edwards (fullback), Syd Hynes (centre), Frank Myler (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Dennis Hartley (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Doug Laughton (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock)
Changes:
Mick Shoebottom (halfback to bench), Keith Hepworth (bench to halfback)

Match Notes

Mick Shoebottom replaced Derek Edwards midway through the 2nd half soon after Hynes was sent off for kicking Arthur Beetson.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash