Ashes Series 1982 Series

Game 1

Great Britain 4 lost to Australia 40

Ashes Series 1982

Lions
4
40
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7893
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 30th October, 1982
Referee Julien Rascagneres
Venue Boothferry Park (Hull)
Crowd 26,771
Official Player of the Match Wayne Pearce
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 10
Scrums 3 7
Penalties 21 7
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
    T Kerry BOUSTEAD
      Les BOYD
      Eric GROTHE
      Brett KENNY
      Mal MENINGA
      Wayne PEARCE
      Ray PRICE
      Rod REDDY
 
Lee CROOKS 2/2 G 8/10 Mal MENINGA
 
David WARD BIN5 Max KRILICH
Great Britain Teams Australia
George FAIRBAIRN
[Hull KR]
1 FB 1 Greg BRENTNALL
[Canterbury]
Des DRUMMOND
[Leigh]
2 W 2 Eric GROTHE
[Parramatta]
Eric HUGHES
[Widnes]
3 C 3 Mal MENINGA
Les DYL
[Leeds]
4 C 4 Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
Steve EVANS
[Hull FC]
5 W 5 Kerry BOUSTEAD
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
John WOODS
[Leigh]
6 FE 6 Brett KENNY
[Parramatta]
Steve NASH (c)
[Salford]
7 HB 7 Peter STERLING
[Parramatta]
 
Jeff GRAYSHON
[Bradford]
8 FR 8 Craig YOUNG
[St George]
David WARD
[Leeds]
9 HK 9 Max KRILICH (c)
[Manly]
Trevor SKERRETT
[Hull FC]
10 FR 10 Les BOYD
[Manly]
Les GORLEY
[Widnes]
11 2R 11 Rod REDDY
[St George]
Lee CROOKS
[Hull FC]
12 2R 12 Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
Steve NORTON
[Hull FC]
13 L 13 Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
 
David HERON
[Leeds]
15 B    
 
John WHITELEY   HC   Frank STANTON
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. France
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1982 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
John Joyner (centre), Mike Smith (centre), Paul Prendiville (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Mike O'Neill (front row), John Wood (front row), Ian Potter (second row), Alan Rathbone (lock), Andy Gregory (bench), Ray Tabern (bench)
In:
Eric Hughes (centre), Steve Evans (wing), John Woods (five-eighth), Jeff Grayshon (front row), Les Gorley (second row), Lee Crooks (second row), Steve Norton (lock), David Heron (bench)
Changes:
Trevor Skerrett (second row to front row), Les Dyl (bench to centre)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1982 - Game 6 vs. Wales
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1982 - Game 8 vs. Leigh
Out:
Steve Ella (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Gene Miles (centre), Wally Lewis (centre), John Ribot (wing), Mark Murray (five-eighth), Steve Mortimer (halfback), Rod Morris (front row), Ray Brown (hooker), Don McKinnon (front row), Paul McCabe (second row), Ian Schubert (lock), Greg Conescu (bench)
In:
Greg Brentnall (fullback), Eric Grothe (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Steve Rogers (centre), Brett Kenny (five-eighth), Peter Sterling (halfback), Craig Young (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Les Boyd (front row), Wayne Pearce (second row), Ray Price (lock)
Changes:
Kerry Boustead (bench to wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson