Round 3
England 16 def. Australia 13
| World Championship Series 1975 Round 3 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14250 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st November, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,393 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Roger Millward | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 14 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 7 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Jeff GRAYSHON | T | 3 | Ian SCHUBERT | |||||
| John HOLMES | ||||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 5 | G | 2 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| England | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| George FAIRBAIRN | 1 | FB | 1 | Graham EADIE [Manly] |
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| Ged DUNN | 2 | W | 2 | Johnny RHODES | ||||
| John HOLMES | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Les DYL | 4 | C | 4 | John BRASS [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| David REDFEARN | 5 | W | 5 | Ian SCHUBERT [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Ken GILL | 6 | FE | 6 | John PEARD [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Roger MILLWARD (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Johnny MAYES [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Brian HOGAN | 8 | FR | 8 | Arthur BEETSON (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| John BRIDGES | 9 | HK | 9 | George PIGGINS [South Sydney] |
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| Jimmy THOMPSON | 10 | FR | 10 | Ian MACKAY [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Jeff GRAYSHON | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] |
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| Bob IRVING | 12 | 2R | 12 | Terry RANDALL [Manly] |
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| Steve NORTON | 13 | L | 13 | Greg PIERCE [Cronulla] |
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| Eric HUGHES | 14 | B | 14 | Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
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| Mick ADAMS [Canterbury] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Alex MURPHY | HC | Graeme LANGLANDS | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- England vs Australia Challenge 1975 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Stuart Wright (wing), Colin Forsyth (front row), George Nicholls (bench)
- In:
- David Redfearn (wing), Jimmy Thompson (front row), Bob Irving (second row)
- Changes:
- Eric Hughes (centre to bench), Mick Adams (second row to bench), Les Dyl (bench to centre)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Championship Series 1975 - Game 3 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 9 vs. Oldham
- Out:
- Jim Porter (wing), Tom Raudonikis (halfback), John Lang (hooker), Lew Platz (second row)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), Johnny Mayes (halfback), George Piggins (hooker), Ian Mackay (front row)
- Changes:
- Steve Rogers (centre to bench), Terry Randall (front row to second row), Ian Schubert (bench to wing)
Match Notes
For England Hughes replaced Redfearn at halftime & Adams replaced Bridges just before fulltime.
Rogers replaced Peard after 68 mins, Lew Platz was a non-playing reserve for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Shawn Dollin
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