Game 4
Wide Bay 12 lost to Great Britain 24
| 1974 Lions Tour Game 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39642 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 4th June, 1974 | |||||||
| Referee | Sid Volling | |||||||
| Venue | Eskdale Park (Maryborough) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,200 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 12 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 17 | – | 5 | |||||
| Wide Bay | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Kevin HARKIN | T | 2 | David REDFEARN | |||||
| Greg HEADING | Paul CHARLTON | |||||||
| Colin DIXON | ||||||||
| Noel CAVANAGH | 3 | G | 6/7 | David WATKINS | ||||
| Wide Bay | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Pat BANGLE | 1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
| Greg HEADING | 2 | W | 4 | David REDFEARN | ||||
| Dave IRVINE | 3 | C | 7 | David WATKINS (c) | ||||
| Philip BRAITHWAITE | 4 | C | 4 | David WILLICOMBE | ||||
| Liam DUGGAN | 5 | W | 5 | John BEVAN | ||||
| Bernie WARD | 6 | FE | 11 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Peter STEPHENSON | 7 | HB | 14 | Alan BATES | ||||
| Noel CAVANAGH (c) | 13 | FR | 16 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| Kevin POULTER | 12 | HK | 20 | Kevin ASHCROFT | ||||
| Gary PEARSON | 11 | FR | 18 | John GRAY | ||||
| Tom DUGGAN | 10 | 2R | 11 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Doug PLASTOW | 9 | 2R | 23 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| Kim McKENNA | 8 | L | 25 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Des SMITH | 14 | B | 12 | John BUTLER | ||||
| Frank PAULGER | 15 | B | 17 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Kevin HARKIN | 16 | B | ||||||
| ? DEEPLER | 17 | B | ||||||
| Ray LAIRD | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
Wide Bay
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 4 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1975 Les Chanticleers World Cup Tour - Game 4 vs. France
- Out:
- H Ulrich (fullback), C Peters (wing), Len Weier (centre), Buddy Hunter (centre), Les Barnes (five-eighth), Don Marshall (halfback), Will Cordwell (front row), Bob Raaen (hooker), R Dennien (front row), Col Weier (second row), Ian Hunter (second row), Col Weiss (lock), R Lee (bench), M Browne (bench), M Hourigan (bench), Bob McCrae (bench)
- In:
- Pat Bangle (fullback), Greg Heading (wing), Dave Irvine (centre), Philip Braithwaite (centre), Liam Duggan (wing), Bernie Ward (five-eighth), Peter Stephenson (halfback), Noel Cavanagh (front row), Gary Pearson (front row), Tom Duggan (second row), Doug Plastow (second row), Kim McKenna (lock), Des Smith (bench), Frank Paulger (bench), Kevin Harkin (bench), ? Deepler (bench)
- Changes:
- Kevin Poulter (wing to hooker)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. Central QLD
- Next Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. Ipswich
- Out:
- David Eckersley (fullback), Les Dyl (wing), Chris Hesketh (centre), Ken Gill (five-eighth), Steve Nash (halfback), Terry Clawson (front row), Keith Bridges (hooker), Paul Rose (second row), George Nicholls (lock)
- In:
- Paul Charlton (fullback), David Redfearn (wing), David Watkins (centre), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Alan Bates (halfback), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), John Gray (front row), Colin Dixon (second row), Steve Norton (lock), John Butler (bench)
- Changes:
- Eric Chisnall (front row to bench), Jim Mills (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Former Australian and Norths player Noel Cavanagh was captain of Wide Bay.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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