Game 1
Great Britain 16 def. Australia 11
| 1967/68 Ashes Series Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7911 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st October, 1967 | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Lindop (Wakefield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,293 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 12 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Roger MILLWARD | T | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
| Chris YOUNG | ||||||||
| Roger MILLWARD | 3 | G | 4 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| Bill HOLLIDAY | ||||||||
| Tommy BISHOP | FG | |||||||
| OFF | Dennis MANTEIT | |||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Arthur KEEGAN | 1 | FB | 2 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Chris YOUNG | 2 | W | 8 | John McDONALD | ||||
| Ian BROOKE | 3 | C | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | ||||
| Malcolm PRICE | 4 | C | 7 | Reg GASNIER (c) [St George] | ||||
| William BURGESS | 5 | W | 4 | Johnny KING [St George] | ||||
| Roger MILLWARD | 6 | FE | 11 | John GLEESON | ||||
| Tommy BISHOP | 7 | HB | 13 | Billy SMITH [St George] | ||||
| Bill HOLLIDAY (c) | 8 | FR | 23 | Dennis MANTEIT | ||||
| Peter FLANAGAN | 9 | HK | 22 | Noel KELLY [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Cliff WATSON | 10 | FR | 21 | Peter GALLAGHER | ||||
| John MANTLE | 11 | 2R | 17 | Ron LYNCH [Parramatta] | ||||
| Bob IRVING | 12 | 2R | 19 | Elton RASMUSSEN [St George] | ||||
| Dave ROBINSON | 13 | L | 15 | John RAPER [St George] | ||||
| Bill HOLLIDAY | HC | Reg GASNIER | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1967 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1967/68 Ashes Series - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Frank Myler (centre), Neil Fox (centre), Ken Senior (wing), Alan Hardisty (five-eighth), Keith Hepworth (halfback), Mick Harrison (front row), Don Close (hooker), Bill Bryant (second row)
- In:
- Chris Young (wing), Ian Brooke (centre), Malcolm Price (centre), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Bill Holliday (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker), John Mantle (second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1967/68 Kangaroos Tour - Game 6 vs. Rochdale
- Next Game:
- 1967/68 Kangaroos Tour - Game 8 vs. St Helens
- Out:
- Ken Irvine (wing), Ron Saddler (centre), Brian Moore (centre), Les Hanigan (wing), Tony Branson (five-eighth), Elwyn Walters (halfback), Noel Gallagher (hooker), John Sattler (front row), Allan Thomson (second row), Kevin Goldspink (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- Les Johns (fullback), John McDonald (wing), Reg Gasnier (centre), Johnny King (wing), John Gleeson (five-eighth), Billy Smith (halfback), Dennis Manteit (front row), Noel Kelly (hooker), Ron Lynch (second row), Elton Rasmussen (second row), John Raper (lock)
- Changes:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback to centre)
Match Notes
Manteit was sent off 4 mins from the end of the match for a rough tackle on Bishop.
Branson & Walters were non-playing reserves for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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