Round 1
England 20 def. Australia 16
| 1995 World Cup Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7964 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 7th October, 1995 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 41,271 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Andy Farrell | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Andy FARRELL | T | 2 | Steve MENZIES | |||||
| Chris JOYNT | Mark COYNE | |||||||
| Paul NEWLOVE | ||||||||
| Jason ROBINSON | ||||||||
| Andy FARRELL | 2/4 | G | 2/3 | Rod WISHART | ||||
| England | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] |
1 | FB | 1 | Tim BRASHER [Sydney Tigers] |
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| Jason ROBINSON [Wigan] |
2 | W | 2 | Rod WISHART [Illawarra] |
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| Barrie-Jon MATHER [Western Reds/Wigan] |
3 | C | 3 | Mark COYNE [St George] |
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| Paul NEWLOVE [St Helens] |
4 | C | 4 | Terry HILL [Manly] |
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| John BENTLEY [Halifax] |
5 | W | 5 | John HOPOATE [Manly] |
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| Daryl POWELL [Keighley] |
6 | FE | 6 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Penrith] |
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| Shaun EDWARDS (c) [Wigan] |
7 | HB | 7 | Geoff TOOVEY [Manly] |
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| Karl HARRISON [Halifax] |
8 | FR | 8 | David GILLESPIE [Manly] |
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| Lee JACKSON [South Sydney/Sheffield] |
9 | HK | 9 | Wayne BARTRIM [St George] |
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| Andy PLATT [Auckland/Widnes] |
10 | FR | 10 | Mark CARROLL [Manly] |
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| Denis BETTS [Auckland/Wigan] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Steve MENZIES [Manly] |
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| Phil CLARKE [Sydney City/Wigan] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Dean PAY [Sydney Bulldogs] |
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| Andy FARRELL [Wigan] |
13 | L | 13 | Jim DYMOCK [Sydney Bulldogs] |
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| Chris JOYNT [Newcastle/St Helens] |
16 | B | 15 | Matthew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
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| Simon HAUGHTON [Wigan] |
17 | B | 16 | Jason SMITH [Sydney Bulldogs] |
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| B | 17 | Paul HARRAGON [Newcastle] |
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| Phil LARDER | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 1994/95 European Championship - Game 2 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1995 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Richard Gay (fullback), Nick Pinkney (centre), Richard Goddard (centre), Francis Cummins (wing), Nigel Wright (five-eighth), Deryck Fox (halfback), Paul Broadbent (front row), Steve McNamara (front row), Simon Baldwin (second row), Stephen Holgate (second row), Tony Smith (bench), Steve McCurrie (bench), Roger Simpson (bench), Mark Hilton (bench)
- In:
- Kris Radlinski (fullback), Jason Robinson (wing), Barrie-Jon Mather (centre), Paul Newlove (centre), Shaun Edwards (halfback), Karl Harrison (front row), Andy Platt (front row), Denis Betts (second row), Phil Clarke (second row), Andy Farrell (lock), Chris Joynt (bench), Simon Haughton (bench)
- Changes:
- Daryl Powell (lock to five-eighth)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1995 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1995 World Cup - Round 2 vs. South Africa
- Out:
- Robbie O'Davis (wing), Greg Florimo (centre), Danny Moore (centre), Jim Serdaris (hooker), Gary Larson (second row), Jamie Ainscough (bench), Trevor Gillmeister (bench)
- In:
- Mark Coyne (centre), Terry Hill (centre), John Hopoate (wing), Wayne Bartrim (hooker), Dean Pay (second row), Jim Dymock (lock)
- Changes:
- Jason Smith (lock to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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