Game 1
Great Britain 13 lost to New Zealand 18
| 1971 Great Britain vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14369 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th September, 1971 | |||||||
| Referee | Derek Brown | |||||||
| Venue | The Willows (Salford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,764 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 19 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Bill ASHURST | T | Phil ORCHARD | ||||||
| Billy BENYON | Robert ORCHARD | |||||||
| Chris HESKETH | John WHITTAKER | |||||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||||||
| Derek WHITEHEAD | 2 | G | 3 | Henry TATANA | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Derek WHITEHEAD | 1 | FB | 1 | John WHITTAKER | ||||
| Les JONES | 2 | W | 2 | Phil ORCHARD | ||||
| Billy BENYON | 3 | C | 3 | Roy CHRISTIAN (c) | ||||
| Chris HESKETH | 4 | C | 4 | Bernie LOWTHER | ||||
| Clive SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Maurice BRERETON | ||||
| Roger MILLWARD (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| Steve NASH | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken STIRLING | ||||
| John WARLOW | 8 | FR | 8 | Henry TATANA | ||||
| Tony KARALIUS | 9 | HK | 9 | James FISHER | ||||
| David JEANES | 10 | FR | 10 | Doug GAILEY | ||||
| Bill ASHURST | 11 | 2R | 11 | Garry SMITH | ||||
| Mike COULMAN | 12 | 2R | 12 | John GREENGRASS | ||||
| John MANTLE | 13 | L | 13 | Anthony KRILETICH | ||||
| Derek EDWARDS | 14 | B | 14 | Graeme COOKSLEY | ||||
| B | 15 | Robert ORCHARD | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1971 Great Britain vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Alan Smith (wing), John Atkinson (wing), Tony Fisher (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Jimmy Thompson (second row), Doug Laughton (lock), David Watkins (bench)
- In:
- Les Jones (wing), Clive Sullivan (wing), Tony Karalius (hooker), David Jeanes (front row), Bill Ashurst (second row), Derek Edwards (bench)
- Changes:
- John Mantle (second row to lock), Mike Coulman (bench to second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1971 Kiwis Tour - Game 8 vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- 1971 Kiwis Tour - Game 10 vs. Barrow
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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