Game 1
Australia 36 def. New Zealand 8
| World Championship Series 1975 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14235 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 1st June, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Francois Escande | |||||||
| Venue | Lang Park (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 12 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 2 | T | Ken STIRLING | |||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 2 | John WHITTAKER | ||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | ||||||||
| Bob FULTON | ||||||||
| Lew PLATZ | ||||||||
| Terry RANDALL | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 6/9 | G | 1/3 | Warren COLLICOAT | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Warren COLLICOAT | ||||
| Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 2 | Phil ORCHARD | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | John O'SULLIVAN | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | John WHITTAKER | ||||
| Terry FAHEY | 5 | W | 5 | Maurice BRERETON | ||||
| Tim PICKUP [Canterbury] |
6 | FE | 6 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| Ross STRUDWICK [Fortitude Valley] |
7 | HB | 7 | Ken STIRLING (c) | ||||
| Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Graeme WEST | ||||
| John LANG | 9 | HK | 9 | Tom CONROY | ||||
| David WRIGHT [Past Christian Bros] |
10 | FR | 10 | John HIBBS | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Ray BAXENDALE | ||||
| Lew PLATZ | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tony COLL | ||||
| Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | Murray EADE | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
14 | B | 14 | Kurt SORENSEN | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | George MENZIES | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. Wales
- Out:
- Lionel Williamson (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Arthur Beetson (front row), Ron Turner (hooker), John O'Neill (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row)
- In:
- Chris Anderson (wing), Terry Fahey (wing), Ross Strudwick (halfback), Terry Randall (front row), John Lang (hooker), David Wright (front row), Lew Platz (second row), Paul Sait (bench)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 5 vs. North Coast
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Don Munro (wing), Robert Jarvis (five-eighth), Kevin Barry (halfback), John Wright (front row), Murray Wright (hooker), Lyndsay Proctor (front row), Josh Liavaa (second row), Barrie Dyer (lock)
- In:
- Maurice Brereton (wing), Dennis Williams (five-eighth), John Hibbs (front row), Ray Baxendale (second row), Tony Coll (second row), Murray Eade (lock), Kurt Sorensen (bench)
- Changes:
- Graeme West (second row to front row), Ken Stirling (bench to halfback), Tom Conroy (bench to hooker)
Match Notes
Paul Sait replaced David Wright at halftime due to a hip injury & Ray Branighan replaced Terry Fahey during the 2nd half.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash