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Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 Series

Game 3

Salford 6 lost to Australia 44

Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975
Game 3

Salford
6
44
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23293
Status Completed
Date Friday, 10th October, 1975
Kick Off 7:30pm (local time)
Referee Mick Naughton
Venue The Willows (Salford)
Crowd 5,357
Match Stats
Halftime Score 3 11
Scrums 7 12
Penalties 6 8
Salford Scoresheet Australia
Jim FIDDLER T 3 Johnny RHODES
Graham MAYOR   2 John QUAYLE
      John BRASS
      Michael CRONIN
      Johnny MAYES
      Allan McMAHON
      Lew PLATZ
 
    G 7 Michael CRONIN
Salford Teams Australia
Frank STEAD 1 FB 1 Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
John KNIGHTON 2 W 2 Johnny RHODES
Gordon GRAHAM 3 C 3 Michael CRONIN
Graham MAYOR 4 C 4 John BRASS
[Eastern Suburbs]
Maurice RICHARDS 5 W 5 Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
 
Chris HESKETH (c) 6 FE 6 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
John BUTLER 7 HB 7 Johnny MAYES
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Mike COULMAN 8 FR 8 Greg VEIVERS
Roy HAWKSLEY 9 HK 9 John LANG
Jim FIDDLER 10 FR 10 Arthur BEETSON (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Sam TURNBULL 11 2R 11 Lew PLATZ
Colin DIXON 12 2R 12 Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
Eric PRESCOTT 13 L 13 John QUAYLE
[Parramatta]
 
Alan GRICE 14 B 14 Jim PORTER
[Parramatta]
    B 15 Ian MACKAY
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Les BETTISON   HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

Salford

Previous Game:
BBC Floodlit Trophy 1975/76 - Prelim Round vs. Wigan
Next Game:
Match Day 7 vs. Castleford

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 2 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 4 vs. St Helens
Out:
John Peard (five-eighth), Denis Fitzgerald (front row), Greg Pierce (lock)
In:
Johnny Mayes (halfback), John Lang (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), John Quayle (lock)
Changes:
Allan McMahon (fullback to wing), Jim Porter (wing to bench), Tom Raudonikis (halfback to five-eighth), Ray Higgs (hooker to second row), Ian Mackay (front row to bench), Greg Veivers (second row to front row), Ian Schubert (bench to fullback)

Match Notes

David Watkins and Steve Nash were originally selected for Salford but withdrew Watkins was replaced at fullback by Stead and Nash who only withdrew on the morning of the game was replaced at halfback by Butler.

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