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Lions Tour 1979 Series

Game 23

Wellington 3 lost to Great Britain 39

Lions Tour 1979

Wellington
3
39
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39712
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 29th July, 1979
Referee Des O'Sullivan
Venue Petone Rec. (Lower Hutt)
Crowd 2,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 0 31
Wellington Scoresheet Great Britain
Mark PETERSEN T David BARENDS
      Len CASEY
      Steve EVANS
      John JOYNER
      Alan REDFEARN
      Mike SMITH
      John WOODS
 
    G 9 John JOYNER
Wellington Teams Great Britain
Warren COLLICOAT 1 FB 1 Keith MUMBY
Alan BROOKS 2 W 2 David BARENDS
Tariana WHAREKURA 3 C 3 Steve EVANS
Arlan TAYLOR 4 C 4 Mike SMITH
Mark PETERSEN 5 W 5 John WOODS
 
Nolan TUPAEA 6 FE 6 David TOPLISS
Gary CAMPBELL 7 HB 7 Alan REDFEARN
 
Whetu HENRY 8 FR 8 John BURKE
Kevin TAMATI (c) 9 HK 9 Graham LIPTROT
Steve BREWSTER 10 FR 10 Trevor SKERRETT
Whare HENRY 11 2R 11 George NICHOLLS
Tamu TUA 12 2R 12 Len CASEY
John WHITTAKER 13 L 13 Phil HOGAN
 
Wayne RUTENE 14 B 14 John JOYNER
James PORTER 15 B 15 David WATKINSON
Bruce TATNELL 16 B    
Lawrence TEKAHIKI 17 B    
 
Clarke TARAWATI   HC   Eric ASHTON
   
 

Team Info

Wellington

Previous Game:
AMCO Cup 1978 - Game 1 vs. Illawarra Firsts
Next Game:
Kumuls Tour 1983 - Game 4 vs. Papua New Guinea
Out:
Jake Jacobson (centre), Don Munro (wing), John O'Sullivan (five-eighth), Wayne Greenland (halfback), Brian Jolley (front row), Tam Mellars (second row), Bruce Murray (lock), Eddie Allbright (bench), Hapi Pukepapu (bench)
In:
Tariana Wharekura (centre), Arlan Taylor (centre), Mark Petersen (wing), Gary Campbell (halfback), Whetu Henry (front row), Steve Brewster (front row), Wayne Rutene (bench), James Porter (bench), Bruce Tatnell (bench), Lawrence Tekahiki (bench)
Changes:
Nolan Tupaea (wing to five-eighth), John Whittaker (centre to lock), Whare Henry (front row to second row), Alan Brooks (bench to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1979 - Game 22 vs. Central Districts
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1979 - Game 24 vs. Canterbury
Out:
George Fairbairn (fullback), Eric Hughes (wing), Roy Mathias (wing), John Holmes (five-eighth), Gary Stephens (halfback), Mel James (front row), David Ward (hooker), Charlie Stone (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Mick Adams (second row), Steve Norton (lock)
In:
Keith Mumby (fullback), David Barends (wing), Steve Evans (centre), John Woods (wing), David Topliss (five-eighth), Alan Redfearn (halfback), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Trevor Skerrett (front row), George Nicholls (second row), Len Casey (second row), Phil Hogan (lock), David Watkinson (bench)
Changes:
John Joyner (centre to bench), John Burke (bench to front row)

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