Game 1
Australia 10 drew with England 10
World Championship Series 1975 Game 1 |
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14241 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 28th June, 1975 | |||||||
Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 33,858 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
Scrums | 9 | – | 14 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | England | ||||||
Chris ANDERSON | T | Ged DUNN | ||||||
Ron COOTE | Ken GILL | |||||||
Michael CRONIN | 2 | G | 2 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
Australia | Teams | England | ||||||
Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
Mark HARRIS [Eastern Suburbs] |
2 | W | 2 | Keith FIELDING | ||||
Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | John WALSH | ||||
Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Les DYL | ||||
Johnny RHODES | 5 | W | 5 | Ged DUNN | ||||
Tim PICKUP [Canterbury] |
6 | FE | 6 | Roger MILLWARD (c) | ||||
Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
13 | FR | 13 | Mike COULMAN | ||||
John LANG | 12 | HK | 12 | John BRIDGES | ||||
Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | FR | 11 | Mick MORGAN | ||||
Lew PLATZ | 10 | 2R | 10 | Phil COOKSON | ||||
Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | Steve NORTON | ||||
Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] |
14 | B | 14 | Ken GILL | ||||
John DONNELLY [Western Suburbs] |
15 | B | 15 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Alex MURPHY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- In:
- Gary Stevens (second row), Chris Anderson (bench)
- Changes:
- John Donnelly (front row to bench), Terry Randall (second row to front row)
England
- Previous Game:
- England World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 7 vs. Illawarra Firsts
- Next Game:
- England World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 9 vs. Brisbane Firsts
- Out:
- Derek Noonan (centre), Parry Gordon (halfback), Keith Bridges (hooker), Dave Chisnall (front row)
- In:
- Roger Millward (five-eighth), John Bridges (hooker), Phil Cookson (second row), George Nicholls (second row)
- Changes:
- John Walsh (fullback to centre), George Fairbairn (wing to fullback), Ken Gill (five-eighth to bench), Eric Chisnall (second row to bench), Mick Morgan (second row to front row), Steve Nash (bench to halfback), Ged Dunn (bench to wing)
Match Notes
Chris Anderson replaced Mark Harris in the 1st half & John Donnelly replaced Tim Pickup in the 2nd half.
Ken Gill replaced Roger Millward & Eric Chisnall Phil Cookson for the 2nd half.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann