Game 2
Great Britain 27 def. Australia 21
World Cup 1972 Game 2 |
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14226 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Sunday, 29th October, 1972 | |||||||
Referee | Claude Teisseire (Carcassonne) | |||||||
Venue | Gilbert Brutus (Perpignan) | |||||||
Crowd | 6,324 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 17 | – | 12 | |||||
Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
John ATKINSON | T | 3 | Bob FULTON | |||||
Phil LOWE | Tom RAUDONIKIS | |||||||
Dennis O'NEILL | ||||||||
Mike STEPHENSON | ||||||||
Clive SULLIVAN | ||||||||
Terry CLAWSON | 6/6 | G | 4 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
FG | Bob McCARTHY | |||||||
Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
Paul CHARLTON | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
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Clive SULLIVAN (c) | 2 | W | 2 | Stephen KNIGHT [Western Suburbs] |
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Chris HESKETH | 3 | C | 3 | Geoff STARLING [Balmain] |
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John WALSH | 4 | C | 4 | Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
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John ATKINSON | 5 | W | 5 | Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
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Dennis O'NEILL | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON [Manly] |
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Steve NASH | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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Terry CLAWSON | 8 | FR | 8 | John O'NEILL [Manly] |
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Mike STEPHENSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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David JEANES | 10 | FR | 10 | Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
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Brian LOCKWOOD | 11 | 2R | 11 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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Phil LOWE | 12 | 2R | 12 | John ELFORD [Western Suburbs] |
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George NICHOLLS | 13 | L | 13 | Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] |
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John HOLMES | 14 | B | 14 | Dennis WARD [Manly] |
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B | 15 | Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
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Jim CHALLINOR | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Billy Benyon (centre), Ken Kelly (five-eighth), Mick Harrison (front row), Bill Ashurst (second row), Bob Irving (bench)
- In:
- Chris Hesketh (centre), Dennis O'Neill (five-eighth), Terry Clawson (front row), Brian Lockwood (second row)
- Changes:
- John Holmes (centre to bench), John Walsh (bench to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1972 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 4 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Wayne Stewart (wing), George Ambrum (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Ted Goodwin (bench), Jim Murphy (bench)
- In:
- Stephen Knight (wing), Ray Branighan (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John O'Neill (front row), Dennis Ward (bench), Paul Sait (bench)
- Changes:
- Bob Fulton (centre to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson