Game 2
Australia 11 lost to Great Britain 16
| Ashes Series 1974 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7903 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 6th July, 1974 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 48,006 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 3 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | T | Eric CHISNALL | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | Colin DIXON | |||||||
| John LANG | Ken GILL | |||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 1/3 | G | 3 | John GRAY | ||||
| Graham EADIE | 0/2 | |||||||
| FG | John GRAY | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
| David WAITE [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | Les DYL | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | David ECKERSLEY | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Chris HESKETH (c) | ||||
| Warren ORR | 5 | W | 5 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||
| Geoff RICHARDSON | 6 | FE | 6 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Bob O'REILLY [Parramatta] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jim MILLS | ||||
| John LANG | 9 | HK | 9 | John GRAY | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
10 | FR | 10 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Paul SAIT [South Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
14 | B | 15 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ray Higgs (second row)
- In:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), John Lang (hooker), Gary Stevens (second row), Ray Branighan (bench), Bob McCarthy (bench)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 14 vs. Illawarra Firsts
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 16 vs. Monaro
- Out:
- John Butler (wing), David Redfearn (wing), Alan Bates (halfback), Paul Rose (second row), John Bevan (bench)
- In:
- Les Dyl (wing), Chris Hesketh (centre), George Nicholls (lock), Steve Norton (bench)
- Changes:
- Ken Gill (centre to five-eighth), Roger Millward (five-eighth to wing), Colin Dixon (lock to second row), Steve Nash (bench to halfback)
Match Notes
Ray Branighan replaced Graham Eadie in the 1st half & Bob McCarthy replaced Bob O'Reilly in the 2nd half.
Steve Norton replaced John Gray in the 2nd half.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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