Game 3
South Island 15 lost to Australia 24
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23267 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 2nd June, 1969 | |||||||
| Referee | Jim Campbell | |||||||
| Venue | Addington (Christchurch) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,376 | |||||||
| South Island | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| B JAGER | T | 2 | John McDONALD | |||||
| John COOTES | ||||||||
| Bob HONAN | ||||||||
| Dennis WARD | ||||||||
| Col WEISS | ||||||||
| E MANN | 3 | G | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||
| R IRVINE | 2 | |||||||
| E MANN | FG | |||||||
| OFF | Graham LYE | |||||||
| South Island | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| C FAGAN | 1 | FB | 1 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| B JAGER | 2 | W | 2 | Bob HONAN [South Sydney] |
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| T TOLEAFOA | 3 | C | 3 | John COOTES | ||||
| W LANGTON | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD [Manly] |
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| K JOHNSON | 5 | W | 5 | Jeff DENMAN | ||||
| Gary CLARKE (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Graham LYE | ||||
| R IRVINE | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD [Manly] |
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| E MANN | 8 | FR | 8 | Dennis MANTEIT | ||||
| Angus THOMPSON | 9 | HK | 9 | Brian FITZSIMMONS | ||||
| Bill HARGREAVES | 10 | FR | 10 | John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
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| R DAVEY | 11 | 2R | 11 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| James FISHER | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| P DENNEHEY | 13 | L | 13 | Col WEISS | ||||
| R KIRK | 14 | B | 14 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] |
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| G GASS | 15 | B | 15 | Ian ROBSON | ||||
| HC | Harry BATH | |||||||
Team Info
South Island
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Australia
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1969 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 4 vs. Wellington
- Out:
- Les Johns (fullback), John Wittenberg (front row), Ron Costello (second row), Ron Coote (lock)
- In:
- Jeff Denman (wing), Graham Lye (five-eighth), Dennis Manteit (front row), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Col Weiss (lock), Ian Robson (bench)
- Changes:
- John Cootes (wing to centre), Graeme Langlands (centre to fullback), Denis Pittard (five-eighth to bench), Elwyn Walters (hooker to second row)
Match Notes
Graham Lye was sent off for punching and was later issued a caution.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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