Game 1
New Zealand 13 def. Great Britain 8
| 1974 New Zealand vs Great Britain Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14372 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 27th July, 1974 | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,466 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 15 | |||||
| Penalties | 22 | – | 10 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ken STIRLING | T | John BEVAN | ||||||
| Steve NASH | ||||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | 5 | G | Terry CLAWSON | |||||
| OFF | Colin DIXON | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | 1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
| Maurice BRERETON | 2 | W | 2 | David REDFEARN | ||||
| Bill JOHNSEN | 3 | C | 3 | Les DYL | ||||
| Eddie KERRIGAN | 4 | C | 4 | Chris HESKETH (c) | ||||
| John O'SULLIVAN | 5 | W | 5 | John BEVAN | ||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS | 6 | FE | 6 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Ken STIRLING (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Lyndsay PROCTOR | 8 | FR | 8 | Terry CLAWSON | ||||
| William BURGOYNE | 9 | HK | 9 | John GRAY | ||||
| Doug GAILEY | 10 | FR | 10 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Tony COLL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| John GREENGRASS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Murray EADE | 13 | L | 13 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Wayne ROBERTSON | 14 | B | 14 | Kevin ASHCROFT | ||||
| George MENZIES | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1972 Kiwis World Cup Tour - Game 6 vs. Salford
- Next Game:
- 1974 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 21 vs. North Island
- Next Game:
- 1974 Lions Tour - Game 23 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- David Watkins (fullback), Maurice Richards (wing), John Butler (five-eighth), Alan Bates (halfback), Paul Rose (front row), Keith Bridges (front row), Bill Ramsey (bench)
- In:
- Paul Charlton (fullback), Chris Hesketh (centre), Steve Nash (halfback), Terry Clawson (front row), Jimmy Thompson (front row), George Nicholls (lock)
- Changes:
- David Redfearn (centre to wing), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker to bench), John Gray (second row to hooker), Steve Norton (lock to second row), Ken Gill (bench to five-eighth)
Match Notes
Colin Dixon was send off 16 mins into the 2nd half for a high tackle on John Greengrass, several members of the British team were incensed by the refereeing of Mr Percival and threatens to walk off in protest. Management later described the refereeing as disgraceful.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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