Game 6
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 18 lost to Great Britain 28
| 1984 Lions Tour Game 6 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39756 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 2nd June, 1984 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Barry Priest | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,000 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 18 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 20 | – | 10 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Craig HIGGINS | T | Garry CLARK | ||||||
| Gary MARTINE | Terry FLANAGAN | |||||||
| Ellery HANLEY | ||||||||
| Neil HOLDING | ||||||||
| Garry SCHOFIELD | ||||||||
| Neville ELWIN | 5 | G | 4/6 | Mick BURKE | ||||
| Robert TAYLOR | BIN | Joe LYDON | ||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Neville ELWIN | 1 | FB | 1 | Mick BURKE [Widnes] |
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| Mark BATES | 2 | W | 2 | Garry CLARK [Hull KR] |
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| Kyle CONNOR | 3 | C | 3 | Ellery HANLEY [Bradford] |
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| Craig DEDMAN | 4 | C | 4 | Mike SMITH [Hull KR] |
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| Glenn MURRAY | 5 | W | 5 | John BASNETT [Widnes] |
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| Greg EAGAR | 6 | FE | 6 | Garry SCHOFIELD [Hull] |
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| Craig HIGGINS | 7 | HB | 7 | Neil HOLDING [St Helens] |
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| Milton BURROWS | 13 | FR | 8 | Mike O'NEILL [Widnes] |
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| Rex WRIGHT | 12 | HK | 9 | Brian NOBLE (c) [Bradford] |
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| John FARRAR | 11 | FR | 10 | Lee CROOKS [Hull] |
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| Mal GRAHAM | 10 | 2R | 11 | David HOBBS [Featherstone] |
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| Mick PITMAN | 9 | 2R | 12 | Mick WORRALL [Oldham] |
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| Gary MARTINE (c) | 8 | L | 13 | Terry FLANAGAN [Oldham] |
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| Robert TAYLOR | 14 | B | 14 | Joe LYDON [Widnes] |
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| Peter GARBUTT | 15 | B | 15 | Harry PINNER [St Helens] |
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| Terry PANNOWITZ | HC | Frank MYLER | ||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1981 Les Chanticleers Tour - Game 8 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1986 Kiwis Tour - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Mark Scobie (fullback), Phil Carey (centre), Robert Finch (centre), Doug Tanna (wing), Peter Walsh (five-eighth), Rick Patrick (halfback), Greg Heddles (front row), Peter Alexander (hooker), Michael Donnelly (front row), Dave Edwards (second row), Ken Groves (second row), Peter Brady (lock), Dean Lance (bench), Terry Regan (bench)
- In:
- Neville Elwin (fullback), Mark Bates (wing), Kyle Connor (centre), Craig Dedman (centre), Glenn Murray (wing), Greg Eagar (five-eighth), Craig Higgins (halfback), Milton Burrows (front row), Rex Wright (hooker), John Farrar (front row), Mick Pitman (second row), Gary Martine (lock), Robert Taylor (bench), Peter Garbutt (bench)
- Changes:
- Mal Graham (wing to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1984 Lions Tour - Game 5 vs. North Sydney
- Next Game:
- 1984 Ashes Series - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Des Drummond (wing), Keith Mumby (centre), Des Foy (wing), Steve Donlan (five-eighth), Andy Gregory (halfback), Keith Rayne (front row), Kevin Beardmore (hooker), Chris Burton (second row), Andy Goodway (second row), Mick Adams (lock), Brian Case (bench)
- In:
- Garry Clark (wing), Ellery Hanley (centre), Mike Smith (centre), John Basnett (wing), Neil Holding (halfback), Mike O'Neill (front row), Brian Noble (hooker), David Hobbs (second row), Terry Flanagan (lock), Joe Lydon (bench), Harry Pinner (bench)
- Changes:
- Garry Schofield (centre to five-eighth), Mick Worrall (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Robert Taylor & Joe Lydon were both sent to the sin-bin in the 2nd half for separate incidents.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio

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