Game 3
Australia 28 def. Great Britain 2
| Ashes Series 1979 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7898 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 14th July, 1979 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Eddie Ward | |||||||
| Venue | SCG (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,844 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Ray Price | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 9 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 18 | – | 11 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| Les BOYD | T | |||||||
| Graham EADIE | ||||||||
| Ray PRICE | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Michael CRONIN | 8/13 | G | 1/1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| OFF | Steve NORTON | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Graham EADIE [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | George FAIRBAIRN | ||||
| Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] |
2 | W | 2 | Eric HUGHES | ||||
| Steve ROGERS [Cronulla] |
3 | C | 3 | John JOYNER | ||||
| Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
4 | C | 4 | John WOODS | ||||
| Terry FAHEY [South Sydney] |
5 | W | 5 | Steve EVANS | ||||
| Alan THOMPSON [Manly] |
6 | FE | 6 | David TOPLISS | ||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] |
7 | HB | 7 | Alan REDFEARN | ||||
| Craig YOUNG [St George] |
8 | FR | 8 | George NICHOLLS (c) | ||||
| George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] |
9 | HK | 9 | David WARD | ||||
| Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
10 | FR | 10 | Len CASEY | ||||
| Rod REDDY [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Jeff GRAYSHON | ||||
| Les BOYD [Western Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Phil HOGAN | ||||
| Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
13 | L | 13 | Steve NORTON | ||||
| B | 14 | John HOLMES | ||||||
| B | 15 | Mick ADAMS | ||||||
| Frank STANTON | HC | Eric ASHTON | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Ashes Series 1979 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1980 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Larry Corowa (wing), Kerry Boustead (wing)
- In:
- Chris Anderson (wing), Terry Fahey (wing)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 17 vs. Monaro
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1979 - Game 19 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Keith Mumby (fullback), Peter Glynn (centre), Mike Smith (wing), Gary Stephens (halfback), Jim Mills (front row), Graham Liptrot (hooker), Charlie Stone (front row), Brian Lockwood (second row)
- In:
- George Fairbairn (fullback), Eric Hughes (wing), John Joyner (centre), David Topliss (five-eighth), Alan Redfearn (halfback), George Nicholls (front row), David Ward (hooker), Len Casey (front row), Jeff Grayshon (second row), Phil Hogan (second row)
- Changes:
- John Holmes (five-eighth to bench), Mick Adams (second row to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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