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Lions Tour 1970 Series

Game 1

Northern Territory 12 lost to Great Britain 35

Lions Tour 1970
Game 1

Northern Territory		 12
–
35
Lions
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39589
Status Completed
Date Friday, 22nd May, 1970
Kick Off 8:30pm (local time)
Referee Ray Pittey
Venue Richardson (Darwin)
Crowd 3,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 – 17
Scrums 16 – 8
Penalties 18 – 2
Northern Territory Scoresheet Great Britain
Geoff CRAWFORD T 2 Chris HESKETH
Sam NAGAS   2 Frank MYLER
      Alan HARDISTY
      Keith HEPWORTH
      Clive SULLIVAN
 
John MASTERS G 7 Terry PRICE
Ken WALTERS      
 
Stewie THOMPSON FG    
Northern Territory Teams Great Britain
Kevin ROBINSON 1 FB 2 Terry PRICE
Barry SYMONS 11 W 4 Alan SMITH
Carl PEDERSEN 9 C 8 Frank MYLER (c)
John MASTERS 7 C 9 Chris HESKETH
Sam NAGAS 5 W 5 John ATKINSON
 
Mick PALMER 15 FE 14 Roger MILLWARD
Kevin JUREK 4 HB 13 Keith HEPWORTH
 
Noel HODGES 18 FR 15 Dave CHISNALL
Ken WALTERS 17 HK 20 Tony FISHER
Steve ELARDE 16 FR 17 Johnny WARD
Dave McCONACHIE 12 2R 21 Jimmy THOMPSON
Ron NOBBS 8 2R 23 Phil LOWE
Geoff CRAWFORD 13 L 25 Malcolm REILLY
 
Stewie THOMPSON 6 B 6 Clive SULLIVAN
    B 24 Bob IRVING
    B 11 Alan HARDISTY
    B 22 Dave ROBINSON
 
Alan SEARLE   HC   John WHITELEY
   
 

Team Info

Northern Territory

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1966 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
n/a
Out:
C Boustead (wing), G Johnson (centre), A Wise (centre), D Cocks (wing), R Martin (five-eighth), N Delacruz (halfback), V Card (front row), J Mayley (hooker), P Wilson (second row), J Lincoln (second row), B Kepars (lock)
In:
Carl Pedersen (centre), John Masters (centre), Sam Nagas (wing), Mick Palmer (five-eighth), Kevin Jurek (halfback), Noel Hodges (front row), Ken Walters (hooker), Steve Elarde (front row), Dave McConachie (second row), Ron Nobbs (second row), Geoff Crawford (lock), Stewie Thompson (bench)
Changes:
Barry Symons (front row to wing)

Great Britain

Previous Game:
Test Matches 1969 - Standalone vs. France
Next Game:
Lions Tour 1970 - Game 2 vs. North QLD
Out:
Arthur Keegan (fullback), William Burgess (wing), Neil Fox (centre), Dick Gemmell (centre), Alan Burwell (wing), Mick Shoebottom (five-eighth), Tommy Bishop (halfback), Dennis Hartley (front row), Kevin Ashcroft (hooker), Cliff Watson (front row), Colin Dixon (second row), John Mantle (second row), Ray Batten (lock)
In:
Terry Price (fullback), Alan Smith (wing), Frank Myler (centre), Chris Hesketh (centre), John Atkinson (wing), Roger Millward (five-eighth), Keith Hepworth (halfback), Dave Chisnall (front row), Tony Fisher (hooker), Johnny Ward (front row), Jimmy Thompson (second row), Phil Lowe (second row), Malcolm Reilly (lock), Clive Sullivan (bench), Bob Irving (bench), Alan Hardisty (bench), Dave Robinson (bench)

Match Notes

NT team also billed as Darwin.

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson