Game 1
New Zealand 8 lost to Great Britain 16
| 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14375 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st July, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 13 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 5 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Fred AH KUOI | T | Steve EVANS | ||||||
| Dick ULUAVE | George FAIRBAIRN | |||||||
| Eric HUGHES | ||||||||
| Mike SMITH | ||||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | G | 2 | George FAIRBAIRN | |||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | 1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| Dick ULUAVE | 2 | W | 2 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| James LEULUAI | 3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Olsen FILIPAINA | 4 | C | 4 | Mike SMITH | ||||
| Dane O'HARA | 5 | W | 5 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
| Fred AH KUOI | 6 | FE | 6 | John HOLMES | ||||
| Gordon SMITH | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary STEPHENS | ||||
| Mark BROADHURST | 8 | FR | 8 | Len CASEY | ||||
| Howie TAMATI | 9 | HK | 9 | David WARD | ||||
| Dane SORENSEN [Cronulla] | 10 | FR | 10 | George NICHOLLS (c) | ||||
| Graeme WEST (c) | 11 | 2R | 11 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Kevin TAMATI | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jeff GRAYSHON | ||||
| Tony COLL | 13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| B | 14 | Brian LOCKWOOD | ||||||
| Cecil MOUNTFORD | HC | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Nick Wright (fullback), John Smith (centre), Warren Winter (wing), Dennis Williams (five-eighth), Ken Stirling (halfback), Lyndsay Proctor (front row), Alan Rushton (hooker), Ian Bell (front row), Mark Graham (second row), Ray Baxendale (second row), Gary Prohm (bench)
- In:
- Warren Collicoat (fullback), Dick Uluave (wing), James Leuluai (centre), Fred Ah Kuoi (five-eighth), Gordon Smith (halfback), Mark Broadhurst (front row), Howie Tamati (hooker), Dane Sorensen (front row), Graeme West (second row), Kevin Tamati (second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 19 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 21 vs. Northern Districts
- Out:
- Keith Mumby (fullback), David Barends (wing), Peter Glynn (centre), Roy Mathias (wing), John Burke (front row), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Mel James (front row), Charlie Stone (second row)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Steve Evans (wing), John Joyner (centre), Eric Hughes (wing), Len Casey (front row), David Ward (hooker), George Nicholls (front row), Phil Hogan (second row), Jeff Grayshon (second row)
- Changes:
- Brian Lockwood (second row to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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