World Cup 1977

Game 4

New Zealand 12 lost to Great Britain 30

World Cup 1977
Game 4

New Zealand		 12
–
30
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14257
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 12th June, 1977
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Marcel Caillol
Venue Addington (Christchurch)
Crowd 7,000
Official Player of the Match Roger Millward
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 – 10
Scrums 10 – 11
New Zealand Scoresheet Great Britain
Kevin FISHER T 2 Stuart WRIGHT
John WHITTAKER   Eddie BOWMAN
      Phil HOGAN
      Roger MILLWARD
      George NICHOLLS
 
Warren COLLICOAT 3 G 6/8 George FAIRBAIRN
New Zealand Teams Great Britain
Warren COLLICOAT 1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN
Kevin FISHER 2 W 2 Stuart WRIGHT
Fred AH KUOI 3 C 3 John HOLMES
Olsen FILIPAINA 4 C 4 Les DYL
John WHITTAKER 5 W 5 Bill FRANCIS
 
Dennis WILLIAMS 6 FE 6 Roger MILLWARD (c)
John SMITH 7 HB 7 Steve NASH
 
Lyndsay PROCTOR 8 FR 8 Jimmy THOMPSON
Alan RUSHTON 9 HK 9 David WARD
Whetu HENRY 10 FR 10 Steve PITCHFORD
Kurt SORENSEN 11 2R 11 George NICHOLLS
Tony COLL (c) 12 2R 12 Eddie BOWMAN
Whare HENRY 13 L 13 Phil HOGAN
 
Mark GRAHAM 14 B 14 Len CASEY
 
Ron ACKLAND   HC   David WATKINS
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1977 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
World Cup 1977 - Game 6 vs. France
Out:
Dane O'Hara (wing), Chris Jordan (centre), Dane Sorensen (front row), Ray Baxendale (bench)
In:
Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Lyndsay Proctor (front row), Mark Graham (bench)
Changes:
John Whittaker (bench to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 2 vs. Northern Maori
Next Game:
Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 4 vs. Auckland
Out:
David Watkins (fullback), Keith Fielding (wing), Ken Gill (five-eighth), Alan Hodkinson (front row), Keith Elwell (hooker), Peter Smith (second row), Sammy Lloyd (second row)
In:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Les Dyl (centre), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Jimmy Thompson (front row), David Ward (hooker), George Nicholls (second row), Phil Hogan (lock)
Changes:
Bill Francis (centre to wing), Len Casey (lock to bench), Eddie Bowman (bench to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann