Game 1
Australia 35 def. Great Britain 0
Ashes Series 1979 | ||||||||
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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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin