Game 1
Great Britain 14 lost to Australia (SL) 38
| Great Britain vs Australia SL 1997 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3074 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st November, 1997 | |||||||
| Referee | Phil Houston | |||||||
| Venue | Wembley (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 41,135 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 22 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia (SL) | ||||||
| James LOWES | T | 3 | Laurie DALEY | |||||
| Jason ROBINSON | 2 | Brett MULLINS | ||||||
| Craig GOWER | ||||||||
| Darren SMITH | ||||||||
| Andy FARRELL | 3/4 | G | 5/8 | Ryan GIRDLER | ||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia (SL) | ||||||
| Jason ROBINSON [Wigan] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] |
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| Alan HUNTE [St Helens] |
2 | W | 2 | Brett MULLINS [Canberra] |
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| Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] |
3 | C | 3 | Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
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| Paul NEWLOVE [St Helens] |
4 | C | 4 | Ryan GIRDLER [Penrith] |
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| Anthony SULLIVAN [St Helens] |
5 | W | 5 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] |
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| Andy FARRELL (c) [Wigan] |
6 | FE | 6 | Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] |
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| Bobbie GOULDING [St Helens] |
7 | HB | 7 | Craig GOWER [Penrith] |
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| Brian McDERMOTT [Bradford] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jason STEVENS [Cronulla] |
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| James LOWES [Bradford] |
9 | HK | 9 | Steve WALTERS [North Qld] |
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| Paul BROADBENT [Sheffield] |
10 | FR | 10 | Brad THORN [Brisbane] |
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| Chris JOYNT [St Helens] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Matt ADAMSON [Penrith] |
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| Mick CASSIDY [Wigan] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Gorden TALLIS [Brisbane] |
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| Paul SCULTHORPE [Warrington] |
13 | L | 13 | Darren SMITH [Brisbane] |
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| Steve McNAMARA [Bradford] |
14 | B | 14 | Robbie KEARNS [Perth] |
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| Paul ATCHESON [Oldham] |
15 | B | 15 | Craig GREENHILL [Cronulla] |
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| Adrian MORLEY [Leeds] |
16 | B | 16 | Ken NAGAS [Canberra] |
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| Dean SAMPSON [Castleford] |
17 | B | 17 | Brett KIMMORLEY [Hunter] |
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| Andy GOODWAY | HC | John LANG | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Great Britain vs Australia SL 1997 - Game 2 vs. Australia (SL)
- Out:
- Stuart Spruce (fullback), Daryl Powell (centre), Barrie-Jon Mather (wing), Karle Hammond (five-eighth), Keiron Cunningham (hooker), Terry O'Connor (front row), Denis Betts (second row), Iestyn Harris (bench), Bernard Dwyer (bench)
- In:
- Jason Robinson (fullback), Paul Newlove (centre), Anthony Sullivan (wing), Brian McDermott (front row), James Lowes (hooker), Mick Cassidy (second row), Steve McNamara (bench), Paul Atcheson (bench), Dean Sampson (bench)
- Changes:
- Paul Sculthorpe (second row to lock), Andy Farrell (lock to five-eighth), Chris Joynt (bench to second row)
Australia (SL)
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia SL 1997 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Great Britain vs Australia SL 1997 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Steve Renouf (centre), Paul Green (halfback), Bradley Clyde (second row), Shane Webcke (bench), Luke Priddis (bench)
- In:
- Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Steve Walters (hooker), Gorden Tallis (second row), Robbie Kearns (bench), Brett Kimmorley (bench)
- Changes:
- Ken Nagas (wing to bench), Craig Gower (hooker to halfback), Brett Mullins (bench to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin

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