Game 1
Eastern Suburbs Tigers 38 def. Canterbury (NZ) 7
Team Info
Easts
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Canterbury (NZ)
- Previous Game:
- Dragons World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 6 vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- AMCO Cup 1977 - Round 1 vs. Southern Suburbs
- Out:
- J Clarke (fullback), Bruce Dickison (centre), Graeme Cooksley (five-eighth), D Brown (hooker), Mark Broadhurst (second row), Noel Turner (bench)
- In:
- Kevin Williams (fullback), Bruce Dickinson (centre), Michael O'Donnell (centre), Ken Tait (five-eighth), Barry Edkins (second row), Wayne Bunn (second row), Leon Paskell (bench), Rex Dalziel (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Taie (wing to bench), Francis Lawrence (centre to bench), Alan Rushton (front row to hooker), Mark Fuller (second row to front row), Maurice Brereton (bench to wing)
Match Notes
John Greengrass withdrew prior to the team leaving NZ and was replaced by Michael O'Donnell with Fuller moving from 2nd row to prop, Edkins from reserve to 2nd row, Taie to the reserves and McDonnell into the centre.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
AJ Lucantonio, Greg Fiveash, Shawn Dollin