Final
Australia 13 def. Great Britain 12
| World Cup 1977 Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14261 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th June, 1977 | |||||||
| Referee | Billy Thompson (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,457 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Greg Pierce | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 7 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 16 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Russel GARTNER | T | Ken GILL | ||||||
| John KOLC | Steve PITCHFORD | |||||||
| Allan McMAHON | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 2 | G | 3 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| Allan McMAHON [Balmain] |
2 | W | 2 | Stuart WRIGHT | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
3 | C | 3 | John HOLMES | ||||
| Russel GARTNER [Manly] |
4 | C | 4 | Les DYL | ||||
| Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Bill FRANCIS | ||||
| John PEARD [Parramatta] |
6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD (c) | ||||
| John KOLC [Parramatta] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Greg VEIVERS | 8 | FR | 8 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Nick GEIGER | 9 | HK | 9 | Keith ELWELL | ||||
| Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Steve PITCHFORD | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Len CASEY | ||||
| Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Eddie BOWMAN | ||||
| Greg PIERCE [Cronulla] |
13 | L | 13 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Denis FITZGERALD [Parramatta] |
18 | B | 14 | Ken GILL | ||||
| B | 15 | Peter SMITH | ||||||
| Terry FEARNLEY | HC | David WATKINS | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1977 - Game 5 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1978 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Mark Thomas (centre), Terry Fahey (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback)
- In:
- Russel Gartner (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John Kolc (halfback)
- Changes:
- Denis Fitzgerald (front row to bench), Terry Randall (second row to front row), Ray Higgs (bench to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1977 - Game 5 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 7 vs. Monaro
- Out:
- Keith Fielding (wing), David Ward (hooker), George Nicholls (second row)
- In:
- Keith Elwell (hooker), Len Casey (second row), Ken Gill (bench)
- Changes:
- Bill Francis (centre to wing), John Holmes (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash