Game 3
Australia 22 def. Great Britain 18
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7904 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 20th July, 1974 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Keith Page | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 55,505 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 16 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 8 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Ron COOTE | T | Les DYL | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | Maurice RICHARDS | |||||||
| Bob McCARTHY | ||||||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON | ||||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | 5 | G | 6 | John GRAY | ||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS (c) [St George] |
1 | FB | 1 | Paul CHARLTON | ||||
| Lionel WILLIAMSON [Newtown] |
2 | W | 27 | Maurice RICHARDS | ||||
| Bob FULTON [Manly] |
3 | C | 7 | Les DYL | ||||
| Michael CRONIN | 4 | C | 4 | Chris HESKETH (c) | ||||
| Ray BRANIGHAN [Manly] |
5 | W | 5 | John BEVAN | ||||
| Tim PICKUP [North Sydney] |
6 | FE | 6 | Ken GILL | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Steve NASH | ||||
| Arthur BEETSON [Eastern Suburbs] |
13 | FR | 13 | Jimmy THOMPSON | ||||
| Ron TURNER [Cronulla] |
12 | HK | 12 | John GRAY | ||||
| John O'NEILL [Manly] |
11 | FR | 15 | Terry CLAWSON | ||||
| Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
10 | 2R | 10 | Eric CHISNALL | ||||
| Gary STEVENS [South Sydney] |
9 | 2R | 9 | Colin DIXON | ||||
| Ron COOTE [Eastern Suburbs] |
8 | L | 8 | George NICHOLLS | ||||
| B | 14 | Roger MILLWARD | ||||||
| B | 15 | Paul ROSE | ||||||
| Graeme LANGLANDS | HC | Jim CHALLINOR | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1974 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Round 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), David Waite (wing), Warren Orr (wing), Geoff Richardson (five-eighth), Bob O'Reilly (front row), John Lang (hooker), Paul Sait (second row)
- In:
- Graeme Langlands (fullback), Lionel Williamson (wing), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Ron Turner (hooker), John O'Neill (front row)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (bench to wing), Bob McCarthy (bench to second row)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 18 vs. Newcastle (AU)
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1974 - Game 20 vs. Southern Division
- Out:
- David Eckersley (fullback), David Willicombe (centre), John Butler (five-eighth), Alan Bates (halfback), Bill Ramsey (hooker), Jim Mills (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (bench)
- In:
- Paul Charlton (fullback), Ken Gill (five-eighth), Steve Nash (halfback), John Gray (hooker), Terry Clawson (front row), Eric Chisnall (second row), Roger Millward (bench)
- Changes:
- John Bevan (centre to wing), Les Dyl (wing to centre), Paul Rose (second row to bench), Chris Hesketh (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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