Game 1
North Queensland Firsts 5 lost to Great Britain 29
| 1979 Lions Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39696 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 25th May, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Graham Reed | |||||||
| Venue | John Breen Park (Mackay) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,200 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 5 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 6 | |||||
| North QLD | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron CLARK | T | 2 | John WOODS | |||||
| Eric HUGHES | ||||||||
| John JOYNER | ||||||||
| Gary STEPHENS | ||||||||
| David WATKINSON | ||||||||
| Ron CLARK | G | 5 | John WOODS | |||||
| FG | John WOODS | |||||||
| North QLD | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Frank DAISY | 1 | FB | 1 | Peter GLYNN | ||||
| S BAX | 2 | W | 2 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
| Michael WINDEATT | 3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Ron CLARK | 4 | C | 4 | John WOODS | ||||
| Rob GALLAGHER | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| M AGUIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| N APPO | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary STEPHENS | ||||
| Trevor DEAKIN | 8 | FR | 8 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| Bob ABBOTT | 9 | HK | 9 | David WATKINSON | ||||
| Nick MOROKO | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian LOCKWOOD | ||||
| Vern DAISY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Trevor SKERRETT | ||||
| John KYNASTON | 12 | 2R | 12 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Peter LUPPI | 13 | L | 13 | Doug LAUGHTON (c) | ||||
| Bruce BARCLAY | 14 | B | 14 | Mike SMITH | ||||
| Greg DOWLING | 15 | B | 15 | Mel JAMES | ||||
| Peter LUPPI | HC | Doug LAUGHTON | ||||||
Team Info
North Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 13 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1981 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 11 vs. France
- Out:
- Jimmy Moffatt (fullback), Hubie Abbott (wing), Kerry Boustead (centre), Noah Suvuro (wing), Graham Lye (five-eighth), Noel Balderson (halfback), Denis Duell (front row), Phil Gormley (hooker), Kevin Gardiner (front row), John Grew (second row), R Joyce (bench), Arthur Fein (bench)
- In:
- Frank Daisy (fullback), S Bax (wing), Ron Clark (centre), Rob Gallagher (wing), M Aguis (five-eighth), N Appo (halfback), Trevor Deakin (front row), Bob Abbott (hooker), Nick Moroko (front row), Vern Daisy (second row), Bruce Barclay (bench), Greg Dowling (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1978/79 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 2 vs. Central QLD
- Out:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Stuart Wright (wing), John Bevan (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Steve Nash (halfback), Tony Fisher (hooker), Vince Farrar (front row), Phil Lowe (second row), Steve Norton (lock), John Holmes (bench), Paul Rose (bench)
- In:
- Peter Glynn (fullback), Eric Hughes (wing), John Woods (centre), Roy Mathias (wing), Steve Evans (five-eighth), Gary Stephens (halfback), David Watkinson (hooker), Brian Lockwood (front row), Trevor Skerrett (second row), Doug Laughton (lock), Mike Smith (bench), Mel James (bench)
Match Notes
At the start of the tour coach Eric Ashton remained in England as his daughter had been involved in a car accident in the interim captain Doug Laughton also acted as coach.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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