Game 19
New Zealand Maori 13 lost to Great Britain 15
| 1979 Lions Tour Game 19 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39709 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 17th July, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Steel | |||||||
| Venue | Okara Park (Whangarei) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| NZ Maori | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Toa FEPULEAI | 2 | T | David BARENDS | |||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS | Mel JAMES | |||||||
| Graham LIPTROT | ||||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 2 | G | 3 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| NZ Maori | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 1 | FB | 1 | Keith MUMBY | ||||
| Toa FEPULEAI | 2 | W | 2 | David BARENDS | ||||
| Tariana WHAREKURA | 3 | C | 3 | Mike SMITH | ||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS | 4 | C | 4 | Peter GLYNN | ||||
| John HEREMAIA | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Ray HARRIS | 6 | FE | 6 | John HOLMES | ||||
| Dennis KEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary STEPHENS | ||||
| Rick MURU | 8 | FR | 8 | John BURKE | ||||
| Murray NETZLER (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | Graham LIPTROT | ||||
| Pat POASA | 10 | FR | 10 | Mel JAMES | ||||
| Warren RANGI | 11 | 2R | 11 | Charlie STONE | ||||
| Ian BELL | 12 | 2R | 12 | Brian LOCKWOOD (c) | ||||
| Kevin JENKINSON | 13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| HC | Eric ASHTON | |||||||
Team Info
New Zealand Maori
- Previous Game:
- 1977 Pacific Cup - Final vs. WA Firsts
- Next Game:
- 1980 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. Australia
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Steve Evans (wing), John Joyner (centre), John Woods (centre), Eric Hughes (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Alan Redfearn (halfback), George Nicholls (front row), David Ward (hooker), Len Casey (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Phil Hogan (second row), Steve Norton (lock)
- In:
- Keith Mumby (fullback), David Barends (wing), Mike Smith (centre), Peter Glynn (centre), Roy Mathias (wing), Gary Stephens (halfback), John Burke (front row), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Mel James (front row), Charlie Stone (second row), Brian Lockwood (second row)
- Changes:
- John Holmes (bench to five-eighth), Mick Adams (bench to lock)
Match Notes
Auckland reserves Jack Knuckey, Rangi Tiananga, Brendan Power & Victor Bracken no details if any of these players took the field.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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