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Ashes Series 1978/79

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>  Australia 15 (K. Boustead, B. Fulton tries; M. Cronin 4 goals; B. Fulton field goal) defeated Great Britain 9 (J. Bevan try; G. Fairbairn 3 goals) at Central Park.
Date: Sat, 21st October.   Halftime: 6-all.   Scrums: Great Britain 9-8.   Penalties: Australia 12-9.   Referee: Ron Campbell.   Crowd: 17,644.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Wright, Hughes, Cunningham, Bevan; Millward, Nash; Thompson, Ward, Rose, Nicholls, Casey, Norton. Int: Holmes, Hogan.
Australia: Eadie, Boustead, Rogers, Cronin, Anderson; Fulton, Raudonikis; Olling, Krilich, Young, Gerard, Reddy, Price.
>  Great Britain 18 (S. Wright 2 tries; G. Fairbairn 6 goals) defeated Australia 14 (R. Price, S. Rogers tries; M. Cronin 2, S. Rogers 2 goals) at Odsal Stadium.
Date: Sun, 5th November.   Halftime: Great Britain 11-4.   Scrums: Great Britain 8-5.   Penalties: Great Britain 14-12.   Referee: Mick Naughton.   Crowd: 26,761.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Wright, Joyner, Dyl, Atkinson; Millward, Nash; Mills, Fisher, Lockwood, Nicholls, Lowe, Norton. Int: Holmes, Rose.
Australia: Eadie, Boustead, Rogers, Cronin, Anderson; Fulton, Raudonikis; Olling, Krilich, Young, Gerard, Reddy, Price. Int: Thompson, Boyd.
>  Australia 23 (L. Boyd, G. Gerard, G. Peponis, T. Raudonikis tries; M. Cronin 5 goals; B. Fulton field goal) defeated Great Britain 6 (J. Bevan, R. Millward tries) at Headingley.
Date: Sat, 18th November.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Australia 19-0.   Scrums: Great Britain 13-7.   Penalties: Great Britain 14-9.   Referee: Mick Naughton.   Crowd: 30,604.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Wright, Joyner, Bevan, Atkinson; Millward, Nash; Mills, Fisher, Farrar, Nicholls, Lowe, Norton. Int: Holmes, Rose.
Australia: Eadie, Boustead, Rogers, Cronin, Anderson; Fulton, Raudonikis; Young, Peponis, Morris, Gerard, Boyd, Price. Int: Thompson, Thomson.