Game 4
Australia 9 def. New Zealand 5
| World Cup 1972 Game 4 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14228 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 1st November, 1972 | |||||||
| Referee | Mick Naughton | |||||||
| Venue | Princes (Paris) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,000 | |||||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | T | John WHITTAKER | ||||||
| Dennis WARD | ||||||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN | G | John WILSON | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | FG | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | John WILSON | ||||
| John GRANT | 2 | W | 2 | Phil ORCHARD | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Maurice BRERETON | ||||
| Geoff STARLING [Balmain] |
4 | C | 4 | Roy CHRISTIAN (c) | ||||
| Stephen KNIGHT [Western Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | John WHITTAKER | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | Dennis WILLIAMS | ||||
| Dennis WARD [Manly] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brian TRACEY | ||||
| John O'NEILL [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Don MANN | ||||
| Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
9 | HK | 9 | William BURGOYNE | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
10 | FR | 10 | Doug GAILEY | ||||
| Gary SULLIVAN [Newtown] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Murray EADE | ||||
| John ELFORD [Western Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Robert PAUL | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Peter GURNICK | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
14 | B | 14 | Rodney WALKER | ||||
| Harry BATH | HC | |||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 6 vs. France
- Out:
- Mark Harris (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Arthur Beetson (front row), Bob McCarthy (second row)
- In:
- John Grant (wing), Bob O'Reilly (front row), Gary Stevens (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Sullivan (lock to second row), Dennis Ward (bench to halfback), Paul Sait (bench to lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1972 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- John O'Sullivan (centre), Mita Mohi (front row), Graeme Cooksley (bench), Tony Coll (bench)
- In:
- John Wilson (fullback), Don Mann (front row), Rodney Walker (bench)
- Changes:
- John Whittaker (fullback to wing), Maurice Brereton (wing to centre), Robert Paul (front row to second row), Doug Gailey (second row to front row), Peter Gurnick (second row to lock), Murray Eade (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann