Game 6
Wales 3 lost to Australia 8
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14966 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 15th October, 1978 | |||||||
| Referee | Ron Campbell | |||||||
| Venue | Swansea (Swansea) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,250 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 5 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 16 | – | 11 | |||||
| Wales | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Bob FULTON | |||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| David WATKINS | G | Michael CRONIN | ||||||
| David WATKINS | FG | |||||||
| Wales | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| David WATKINS (c) | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] |
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| Clive SULLIVAN | 2 | W | 2 | Ian SCHUBERT [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| David WILLICOMBE | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
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| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
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| John BEVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||
| Bill FRANCIS | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Paul WOODS | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Jim MILLS | 8 | FR | 8 | Graham OLLING [Parramatta] |
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| Tony FISHER | 9 | HK | 9 | George PEPONIS [Canterbury] |
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| Mel JAMES | 10 | FR | 10 | Ian THOMSON [Manly] |
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| Glyn SHAW | 11 | 2R | 11 | Greg PIERCE [Cronulla] |
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| Trevor SKERRETT | 12 | 2R | 12 | Rod REDDY [St George] |
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| Roy MATHIAS | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
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| B | 14 | Craig YOUNG [St George] |
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| Kel COSLETT | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Wales
- Previous Game:
- European Championship 1977/78 - Game 3 vs. England
- Next Game:
- European Championship 1978/79 - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Glyn Turner (centre), Dick Evans (hooker), Frank Davies (second row), John Mantle (second row), Gordon Pritchard (bench), Clive Jones (bench)
- In:
- John Bevan (wing), Tony Fisher (hooker), Glyn Shaw (second row), Trevor Skerrett (second row)
- Changes:
- Roy Mathias (wing to lock), Eddie Cunningham (lock to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 5 vs. Warrington
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 7 vs. Leeds
- Out:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Chris Anderson (wing), Alan Thompson (centre), Max Krilich (hooker), Geoff Gerard (second row), Steve Kneen (second row), Bruce Walker (bench)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Ian Schubert (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Graham Olling (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Greg Pierce (second row), Ray Price (lock)
- Changes:
- Craig Young (front row to bench), Rod Reddy (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Young replaced Pierce who had damaged his knee in the 1st half, Alan Thompson was a non-playing reserve.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
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