Game 1
North Queensland Firsts 5 lost to Great Britain 29
Team Info
North Queensland Firsts
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1978 - Game 13 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Les Chanticleers Tour 1981 - 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:
- Lions Tour 1979 - 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:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson