Game 4
North Coast 6 lost to Great Britain 33
| 1979 Lions Tour Game 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39699 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd June, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Noel Blewitt | |||||||
| Venue | Les Burger Field (Tweed Heads) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,871 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 13 | |||||
| North Coast | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Phil AMIDY | T | 2 | Steve EVANS | |||||
| Errol RUPRECHT | 2 | Phil HOGAN | ||||||
| 2 | Roy MATHIAS | |||||||
| Trevor SKERRETT | ||||||||
| G | 6 | John WOODS | ||||||
| North Coast | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Garry CHAPMAN | 1 | FB | 1 | John WOODS | ||||
| Steve BARTIER | 2 | W | 2 | Mike SMITH | ||||
| Lance RANDALL | 3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Greg PENSINI | 4 | C | 4 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Gary PAXTON | 5 | W | 5 | Roy MATHIAS | ||||
| Phil AMIDY | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| Tony KENNEDY | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Tony PRICE | 8 | FR | 8 | Mel JAMES | ||||
| Errol RUPRECHT | 9 | HK | 9 | Graham LIPTROT | ||||
| Gary McQUILLAN | 10 | FR | 10 | Brian LOCKWOOD | ||||
| Rod PATTISON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
| David CLAY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Trevor SKERRETT | ||||
| Greg WARWICK | 13 | L | 13 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Gary DONNELLY | 14 | B | 14 | Alan REDFEARN | ||||
| David WELSH | 15 | B | 15 | Jeff GRAYSHON | ||||
| HC | Eric ASHTON | |||||||
Team Info
North Coast
- Previous Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 9 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1984 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Eric Fuller (fullback), Steve Piper (wing), Les Cleal (centre), Terry McCartney (centre), Terry Mullins (wing), Barry Ferguson (five-eighth), Lindsay Burtonwood (halfback), Kevin Sherloch (hooker), Jim Murphy (front row), Wayne Rhodes (second row), John McKeough (lock), Steve Bartlett (bench), Geoff McKenzie (bench)
- In:
- Garry Chapman (fullback), Steve Bartier (wing), Lance Randall (centre), Greg Pensini (centre), Gary Paxton (wing), Phil Amidy (five-eighth), Tony Kennedy (halfback), Tony Price (front row), Errol Ruprecht (hooker), David Clay (second row), Greg Warwick (lock), Gary Donnelly (bench), David Welsh (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 3 vs. Wide Bay
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. Northern Division
- Out:
- Roger Millward (fullback), Eric Hughes (centre), Peter Glynn (wing), Gary Stephens (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), David Watkinson (hooker), Charlie Stone (front row), George Nicholls (second row), Tommy Martyn (second row), Doug Laughton (lock)
- In:
- Mike Smith (wing), John Joyner (centre), Steve Nash (halfback), Mel James (front row), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Brian Lockwood (front row), Mick Adams (second row), Trevor Skerrett (second row), Steve Norton (lock), Alan Redfearn (bench), Jeff Grayshon (bench)
- Changes:
- John Woods (centre to fullback), Phil Hogan (bench to centre)
Match Notes
English coach Eric Ashton along with 7 players had arrived from England following the Wide Bay game.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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