Game 1
Australia 17 def. Great Britain 6
Ashes Series 1988 | ||||||||
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7884 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Saturday, 11th June, 1988 | |||||||
Referee | Francis Desplas | |||||||
Venue | SFS (Sydney) | |||||||
Crowd | 24,480 | |||||||
Match Stats | ||||||||
Halftime Score | 0 | – | 6 | |||||
Scrums | 3 | – | 13 | |||||
Penalties | 13 | – | 12 | |||||
Australia | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
Peter JACKSON | 2 | T | Ellery HANLEY | |||||
Sam BACKO | ||||||||
Michael O'CONNOR | 2/5 | G | 1/5 | Paul LOUGHLIN | ||||
Wally LEWIS | FG | |||||||
Australia | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
Garry JACK [Balmain/Salford] |
1 | FB | 1 | Paul LOUGHLIN [St Helens] |
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Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | Phil FORD [Bradford] |
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Michael O'CONNOR [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Garry SCHOFIELD [Leeds] |
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Peter JACKSON [Canberra/Leeds] |
4 | C | 4 | David STEPHENSON [Leeds] |
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Tony CURRIE [Canterbury] |
5 | W | 5 | Martin OFFIAH [Widnes] |
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Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] |
6 | FE | 6 | David HULME [Widnes] |
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Peter STERLING [Parramatta] |
7 | HB | 7 | Andy GREGORY [Wigan] |
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Phil DALEY [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Ellery HANLEY (c) [Balmain/Wigan] |
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Greg CONESCU [Brisbane] |
9 | HK | 9 | Kevin WARD [Manly/Castleford] |
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Sam BACKO [Canberra] |
10 | FR | 10 | Kevin BEARDMORE [Castleford] |
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Wally FULLERTON-SMITH [St George] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Paul DIXON [Halifax] |
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Paul VAUTIN [Manly] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Mike GREGORY [Warrington] |
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Bob LINDNER [Parramatta/Castleford] |
13 | L | 13 | Andy PLATT [St Helens] |
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Gary BELCHER [Canberra] |
14 | B | 14 | Henderson GILL [Wigan] |
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Steve FOLKES [Canterbury] |
15 | B | 15 | Roy POWELL [Leeds] |
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Don FURNER | HC | Malcolm REILLY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1987 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Ashes Series 1988 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Brett Kenny (centre), Gene Miles (centre), Dale Shearer (wing), Peter Tunks (front row), Royce Simmons (hooker), Greg Dowling (front row), Bryan Niebling (second row), Wayne Pearce (second row), Brian Johnston (bench), Les Davidson (bench)
- In:
- Andrew Ettingshausen (wing), Peter Jackson (centre), Tony Currie (wing), Phil Daley (front row), Greg Conescu (hooker), Sam Backo (front row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row), Paul Vautin (second row), Gary Belcher (bench), Steve Folkes (bench)
- Changes:
- Michael O'Connor (wing to centre)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1988 - Game 6 vs. Manly
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1988 - Game 8 vs. Combined Brisbane
- Out:
- Carl Gibson (wing), Ian Wilkinson (centre), Darren Wright (centre), Hugh Waddell (front row), Paul Groves (hooker), Karl Fairbank (second row), Paul Medley (second row), Roy Haggerty (bench), Lee Crooks (bench)
- In:
- Paul Loughlin (fullback), Garry Schofield (centre), Andy Gregory (halfback), Ellery Hanley (front row), Kevin Ward (hooker), Kevin Beardmore (front row), Paul Dixon (second row), Mike Gregory (second row), Henderson Gill (bench)
- Changes:
- Phil Ford (fullback to wing), David Stephenson (five-eighth to centre), David Hulme (halfback to five-eighth), Roy Powell (front row to bench)
Match Notes
Kevin Ward man of the match
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson