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Lions Tour 1979 Series

Game 12

Riverina 10 lost to Great Britain 37

Lions Tour 1979

Riverina		 10
–
37
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39705
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 26th June, 1979
Kick Off 3:00pm (local time)
Referee Noel Bissett
Venue Eric Weissel (Wagga Wagga)
Crowd 8,403
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 – 15
Scrums 13 – 11
Penalties 6 – 4
Riverina Scoresheet Great Britain
Phil BISHOP 2 T Len CASEY
      Steve EVANS
      George FAIRBAIRN
      John HOLMES
      Steve NASH
      David WATKINSON
      John WOODS
 
Robert STYLES 2 G 5/5 George FAIRBAIRN
      3 John WOODS
Riverina Teams Great Britain
Robert STYLES 1 FB 1 George FAIRBAIRN
Scott HARGRAVE 2 W 2 David BARENDS
Anthony WEALAND 3 C 3 Steve EVANS
Peter RANDS (c) 4 C 4 John WOODS
Brian ROSETTO 5 W 5 Eric HUGHES
 
Ernie BENTON 6 FE 6 John HOLMES
Phil BISHOP 7 HB 7 Steve NASH
 
Len BERTOLDO 8 FR 8 John BURKE
Larry DIMISTROVSKI 9 HK 9 David WATKINSON
Brendon LINDSAY 10 FR 10 Trevor SKERRETT
Greg LONGHURST 11 2R 11 George NICHOLLS
Steven MacDONALD 12 2R 12 Phil HOGAN
Ian O'CONNELL 13 L 13 Mick ADAMS
 
Greg WATT 14 B 14 Roy MATHIAS
Kerry HEMSLEY 15 B 15 Len CASEY
 
Ron CROWE   HC   Eric ASHTON
   
 

Team Info

Riverina

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1978 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1982 - Game 7 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Neil Eppelstun (fullback), Adrian Fury (wing), Shane McKellar (centre), John Shea (centre), Pat Smith (five-eighth), Ray Brown (hooker), John Sanson (front row), Don Prior (second row), Wayne Ross (bench), Colin Scott (bench)
In:
Robert Styles (fullback), Scott Hargrave (wing), Anthony Wealand (centre), Peter Rands (centre), Ernie Benton (five-eighth), Larry Dimistrovski (hooker), Brendon Lindsay (front row), Greg Longhurst (second row), Greg Watt (bench), Kerry Hemsley (bench)
Changes:
Ian O'Connell (second row to lock), Steven MacDonald (lock to second row)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1979 - Game 11 vs. Newcastle (AU)
Next Game:
Ashes Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Keith Mumby (fullback), John Joyner (centre), Peter Glynn (centre), Gary Stephens (halfback), Charlie Stone (front row), David Ward (hooker), Brian Lockwood (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Steve Norton (lock)
In:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Steve Evans (centre), John Woods (centre), John Burke (front row), David Watkinson (hooker), Trevor Skerrett (front row), George Nicholls (second row), Phil Hogan (second row), Roy Mathias (bench)
Changes:
Mick Adams (second row to lock), Steve Nash (bench to halfback)

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