Game 5
Warrington 15 def. Australia 12
| 1978 Kangaroos Tour Game 5 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23301 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 11th October, 1978 | |||||||
| Referee | Joe Jackson | |||||||
| Venue | Wilderspool (Warrington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,056 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 15 | |||||
| Warrington | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Alan GWILLIAM | T | Geoff GERARD | ||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Steve HESFORD | 6 | G | 3 | Steve ROGERS | ||||
| OFF | Allan McMAHON | |||||||
| Warrington | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Derek FINNEGAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McMAHON [Balmain] | ||||
| Mick KELLY | 2 | W | 2 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | ||||
| Steve HESFORD | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Billy BENYON (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | ||||
| Joe WALSH | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||
| Ron CLARK | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Alan GWILLIAM | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Roy LESTER | 8 | FR | 8 | Ian THOMSON [Manly] | ||||
| Tommy CUNNINGHAM | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH [Manly] | ||||
| Mike NICHOLAS | 10 | FR | 10 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| Tommy MARTYN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Geoff GERARD [Parramatta] | ||||
| Brian CASE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Steve KNEEN [Cronulla] | ||||
| Ian POTTER | 13 | L | 13 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Edwin HUNTER | 14 | B | 14 | Bruce WALKER [Manly] | ||||
| John WHITTAKER | 15 | B | ||||||
| Billy BENYON | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Warrington
- Previous Game:
- Match Day 5 vs. Barrow
- Next Game:
- Match Day 6 vs. Workington
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Kangaroos Tour - Game 4 vs. Bradford
- Next Game:
- 1978 Kangaroos Tour - Game 6 vs. Wales
- Out:
- Larry Corowa (wing), Steve Martin (centre), Michael Cronin (centre), Ian Schubert (wing), Greg Oliphant (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), Ron Hilditch (hooker), Rod Morris (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Greg Pierce (lock), Graham Eadie (bench)
- In:
- Chris Anderson (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Ian Thomson (front row), Max Krilich (hooker), Craig Young (front row), Rod Reddy (lock), Bruce Walker (bench)
- Changes:
- Alan Thompson (five-eighth to centre), Geoff Gerard (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Alan McMahon was sent off for biting Bill Benyon in the 62 min and was later fined 50 pounds.
Australia was not happy with the referee Mr Jackson and said they would refuse to play under him for the remainder of the tour.
Schubert was a non-playing reserve for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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