Ashes Series 1979 Series

Game 1

Australia 35 def. Great Britain 0

Ashes Series 1979

Australia
35
0
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7896
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 16th June, 1979
Kick Off 6:00 PM (local time)
Referee Eddie Ward
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 23,051
Official Player of the Match Ray Price
Match Stats
Halftime Score 16 0
Scrums 9 7
Penalties 11 9
Australia Scoresheet Great Britain
Kerry BOUSTEAD 2 T    
Ray PRICE 2      
Larry COROWA      
 
Michael CRONIN 10/11 G    
 
    OFF Trevor SKERRETT
Australia Teams Great Britain
Graham EADIE
[Manly]
1 FB 1 John WOODS
Larry COROWA
[Balmain]
2 W 2 David BARENDS
Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
3 C 3 John JOYNER
Michael CRONIN
[Parramatta]
4 C 4 Eric HUGHES
Kerry BOUSTEAD
[Eastern Suburbs]
5 W 5 Roy MATHIAS
 
Alan THOMPSON
[Manly]
6 FE 6 John HOLMES
Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
7 HB 7 Gary STEPHENS
 
Rod MORRIS
[Balmain]
8 FR 8 Trevor SKERRETT
George PEPONIS (c)
[Canterbury]
9 HK 9 David WARD
Craig YOUNG
[St George]
10 FR 10 Jim MILLS
Rod REDDY
[St George]
11 2R 11 Doug LAUGHTON (c)
Les BOYD
[Western Suburbs]
12 2R 12 George NICHOLLS
Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
13 L 13 Steve NORTON
 
    B 14 Steve EVANS
    B 15 Phil HOGAN
 
Frank STANTON   HC   Eric ASHTON
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
1978/79 France vs. Australia - Game 2 vs. France
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Chris Anderson (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Ian Thomson (front row), Ron Hilditch (hooker), Geoff Gerard (second row), Graham Olling (bench)
In:
Larry Corowa (wing), Rod Morris (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Les Boyd (second row)
Changes:
Alan Thompson (bench to five-eighth)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1979 - Game 7 vs. Toowoomba
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1979 - Game 9 vs. Brisbane Firsts
Out:
Keith Mumby (fullback), Peter Glynn (centre), Steve Nash (halfback), Mel James (front row), David Watkinson (hooker), Brian Lockwood (front row), Len Casey (second row), Tommy Martyn (second row), Mick Adams (lock)
In:
John Woods (fullback), John Joyner (centre), Eric Hughes (centre), Gary Stephens (halfback), Trevor Skerrett (front row), David Ward (hooker), Jim Mills (front row), Doug Laughton (second row), George Nicholls (second row), Steve Norton (lock), Steve Evans (bench)
Changes:
Phil Hogan (centre to bench)

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin