Game 2
Australia 11 lost to Great Britain 16
| Ashes Series 1974 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7903 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th July, 1974 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 48,006 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | T | Eric CHISNALL | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | Colin DIXON | |||||||
| John LANG | Ken GILL | |||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 1/3 | G | 3 | John GRAY | ||||
| Graham EADIE | 0/2 | |||||||
| FG | John GRAY | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
| David WAITE [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | Les DYL | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | David ECKERSLEY | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Chris HESKETH (c) | ||||
| Warren ORR | 5 | W | 5 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Geoff RICHARDSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| John LANG | 9 | HK | 9 | John GRAY | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 10 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
14 | B | 15 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ray Higgs (second row)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), John Lang (hooker), Gary Stevens (second row), Ray Branighan (bench), Bob McCarthy (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 14 vs. Illawarra Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 16 vs. Monaro
- Out:
- John Butler (wing), David Redfearn (wing), Alan Bates (halfback), Paul Rose (second row), John Bevan (bench)
- In:
- Les Dyl (wing), Chris Hesketh (centre), George Nicholls (lock), Steve Norton (bench)
- Changes:
- Ken Gill (centre to five-eighth), Roger Millward (five-eighth to wing), John Gray (front row to hooker), Jimmy Thompson (hooker to front row), Colin Dixon (lock to second row), Steve Nash (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Ray Branighan replaced Graham Eadie in the 1st half & Bob McCarthy replaced Bob O'Reilly in the 2nd half.
Steve Norton replaced John Gray in the 2nd half.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin