Lions Tour 1979 Series

Game 1

North Queensland Firsts 5 lost to Great Britain 29

Lions Tour 1979

North Queensland Firsts
5
29
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39696
Status Completed
Date Friday, 25th May, 1979
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
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
R CLARK T 2 John WOODS
      Eric HUGHES
      John JOYNER
      Gary STEPHENS
      David WATKINSON
 
R 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
R CLARK 4 C 4 John WOODS
R 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
B ABBOTT 9 HK 9 David WATKINSON
M MOROKO 10 FR 10 Brian LOCKWOOD
V DAISY 11 2R 11 Trevor SKERRETT
John KYNASTON 12 2R 12 George NICHOLLS
Peter LUPPI 13 L 13 Doug LAUGHTON
 
    B 14 Mike SMITH
    B 15 Mel JAMES
 
    HC   Doug LAUGHTON
   
 

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

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