Game 2
Great Britain 11 def. Australia 4
| 1970 World Cup Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14219 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 24th October, 1970 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Fred Lindop (Wakefield) | |||||||
| Venue | Headingley (Leeds) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,169 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 4 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Syd HYNES | T | |||||||
| Ray DUTTON | 3 | G | 0/3 | Eric SIMMS | ||||
| Syd HYNES | FG | Bob FULTON | ||||||
| Eric SIMMS | ||||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Ray DUTTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Eric SIMMS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Alan SMITH | 2 | W | 2 | Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Frank MYLER (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Ray BRANIGHAN [South Sydney] | ||||
| Syd HYNES | 4 | C | 4 | Bob FULTON [Manly] | ||||
| John ATKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Lionel WILLIAMSON [Newtown] | ||||
| Mick SHOEBOTTOM | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] | ||||
| Keith HEPWORTH | 7 | HB | 7 | Billy SMITH (c) [St George] | ||||
| Dennis HARTLEY | 8 | FR | 8 | John O'NEILL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Tony FISHER | 9 | HK | 9 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Cliff WATSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Doug LAUGHTON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | ||||
| Jimmy THOMPSON | 12 | 2R | 12 | Paul SAIT [South Sydney] | ||||
| Malcolm REILLY | 13 | L | 13 | Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] | ||||
| John WHITELEY | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Lions Tour - Game 24 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 4 vs. France
- Out:
- Alan Hardisty (centre), Bob Irving (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Barry Seabourne (halfback), Dave Chisnall (front row), Peter Flanagan (hooker)
- In:
- Alan Smith (wing), Frank Myler (centre), Mick Shoebottom (five-eighth), Keith Hepworth (halfback), Tony Fisher (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1970 World Cup - Game 6 vs. France
- Out:
- John Cootes (centre), Ron Coote (lock), Ron Turner (bench)
- In:
- Mark Harris (wing), Gary Sullivan (lock)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (wing to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Alan Katzmann
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