Game 2
Australia 24 def. Great Britain 16
Ashes Series 1979 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7897 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 30th June, 1979 | |||||||
Kick Off | 3:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Greg Hartley (Sydney) | |||||||
Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 26,857 | |||||||
Official Player of the Match | Rod Reddy | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 17 | – | 4 | |||||
Scrums | 9 | – | 7 | |||||
Penalties | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
Michael CRONIN | 2 | T | Eric HUGHES | |||||
Rod REDDY | John JOYNER | |||||||
Steve ROGERS | ||||||||
Michael CRONIN | 6/9 | G | 5/5 | John WOODS | ||||
Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
Larry COROWA [Balmain] |
2 | W | 2 | David BARENDS | ||||
Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
4 | C | 4 | John WOODS | ||||
Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] |
5 | W | 5 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
Alan THOMPSON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | John HOLMES | ||||
Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Gary STEPHENS | ||||
Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
8 | FR | 8 | Trevor SKERRETT | ||||
George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] |
9 | HK | 9 | David WARD | ||||
Craig YOUNG [St George] |
10 | FR | 10 | George NICHOLLS (c) | ||||
Rod REDDY [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Jeff GRAYSHON | ||||
Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Len CASEY | ||||
Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
13 | L | 13 | Mick ADAMS | ||||
B | 14 | Steve EVANS | ||||||
B | 15 | David WATKINSON | ||||||
Frank STANTON | HC | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1979 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1979 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
No changes.
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 12 vs. Riverina
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 14 vs. Illawarra Firsts
- Out:
- Steve Nash (halfback), John Burke (front row), Phil Hogan (second row), Roy Mathias (bench)
- In:
- John Joyner (centre), Gary Stephens (halfback), David Ward (hooker), Jeff Grayshon (second row)
- Changes:
- Steve Evans (centre to bench), David Watkinson (hooker to bench), George Nicholls (second row to front row), Len Casey (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash