Game 1
Great Britain 9 lost to Australia 15
| Ashes Series 1978/79 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7899 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 21st October, 1978 | |||||||
| Referee | Ron Campbell | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,644 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Rod Reddy | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 12 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| John BEVAN | T | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | ||||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 3/6 | G | 4/8 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| FG | Bob FULTON | |||||||
| Steve NASH | OFF | Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] |
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| Stuart WRIGHT | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||
| Eric HUGHES | 3 | C | 3 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
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| Eddie CUNNINGHAM | 4 | C | 4 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
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| John BEVAN | 5 | W | 5 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] |
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| Roger MILLWARD (c) | 6 | FE | 6 | Bob FULTON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Steve NASH | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
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| Jimmy THOMPSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Graham OLLING [Parramatta] |
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| David WARD | 9 | HK | 9 | Max KRILICH [Manly] |
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| Paul ROSE | 10 | FR | 10 | Craig YOUNG [St George] |
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| George NICHOLLS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Geoff GERARD [Parramatta] |
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| Len CASEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | Rod REDDY [St George] |
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| Steve NORTON | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
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| John HOLMES | 14 | B | ||||||
| Phil HOGAN | 15 | B | ||||||
| Peter FOX | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions World Cup Tour 1977 - Game 11 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1978/79 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- David Watkins (fullback), Keith Fielding (wing), Les Dyl (centre), Bill Francis (centre), Eddie Bowman (front row), Peter Smith (second row), Sammy Lloyd (second row)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Stuart Wright (wing), Eric Hughes (centre), Eddie Cunningham (centre), John Bevan (wing), Paul Rose (front row), George Nicholls (second row), Steve Norton (lock), Phil Hogan (bench)
- Changes:
- John Holmes (wing to bench), Len Casey (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 7 vs. Leeds
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1978 - Game 9 vs. Widnes
- Out:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Larry Corowa (wing), Alan Thompson (centre), John Gibbs (halfback), Rod Morris (front row), Ron Hilditch (front row), Les Boyd (second row), Steve Kneen (second row), Steve Martin (bench), Bruce Walker (bench)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Michael Cronin (centre), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), Craig Young (front row), Geoff Gerard (second row), Ray Price (lock)
- Changes:
- Rod Reddy (lock to second row)
Match Notes
Steve Kneen was on the Bench for Australia but did not take the field.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin
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