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Test Matches - Australia - New Zealand - Australia and New Zealand 1970
Details from The Vault and Roland Davis "Great Britain Rugby League Tours"
Frank Myler captained the most successful of all Lions tours, with the side losing just one game in Australia (the First Test), drawing with New South Wales, and winning every other game in the tour including a whitewash of the Kiwis. An outstanding performance by Roger Millward in the second Test saw him equal the record of 20 points, and in the third Test scored five tries to one in a victory far more convincing than the four point margin indicated. The side id remembered for the heroics of Myler, Millward, Malcolm Reilly and others, but all 26 players appeared in Tests during the tour, and both Sydney and Auckland crowds gave the side a tremendous ovation at the end of the final Tests. The Tests were the first played under the new limited tackle (four tackle) rule. Top scorer was Terry Price with 177 points (51 goals and 5 tries). Syd Hynes was top try scorer with 19. Hynes' Leeds colleague John Atkinson made the most appearances (18).
First Test, Saturday 6th June 1970. Back to top Australia 37 Great Britain 15 Australia: Langlands (9g); King (2t), McDonald (t), Brass, Cootes; Hawthorne (2g), Smith; Wittenberg, Walters, Morgan (2t), Lynch, Beetson, Coote. Sub: Weiss for Lynch Great Britain: T Price (3g); C Sullivan, F Myler, M Shoebottom, J Atkinson; A Hardisty, K Hepworth; D Chisnall, P Flanagan (t), C Watson (t), D Laughton, D Robinson, M Reilly. Sub: R Irving for Robinson Second Test, Saturday 20th June 1970. Back to top Australia 7 Great Britain 28 Australia: Laird; King (t), McDonald (g), Brass, Cootes; Hawthorne (g), Smith; Wittenberg, Fitzsimmons, Sattler, Coote, Beetson, Weiss Great Britain: D Edwards; A Smith, S Hynes (g), F Myler, J Atkinson (t); R Millward (2t,7g), K Hepworth; D Hartley, A Fisher (t), C Watson, D Laughton, J Thompson, M Reilly. Sub: M Shoebottom for Edwards Third Test, Saturday 4th July 1970. Back to top Australia 17 Great Britain 21 Australia: McKean (7g); McDonald, Fulton, Brass, King; Hawthorne, Grant; Morgan, Walters, Beetson, McCarthy (t), Costello, Coote Great Britain: M Shoebottom; A Smith, S Hynes (t), F Myler, J Atkinson (2t); R Millward (t,3g), K Hepworth; D Hartley (t), A Fisher, C Watson, D Laughton, J Thompson, M Reilly
First New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 15 Great Britain 19 New Zealand: Ladner (6g); P Orchard (t), Brereton, Christian, Lowther; Bailey, Patrick; Gailey, O'Neil, R Orchard, Hibbs, Deacon, Kriletich. Sub: Walker for Patrick Great Britain: M Shoebottom; A Smith, S Hynes (t,2g), F Myler, J Atkinson (t); R Millward (t), B Seabourne; D Hartley, A Fisher, C Watson, D Laughton (2t), J Thompson, M Reilly Second New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 9 Great Britain 23 New Zealand: Ladner (3g); P Orchard, Christian (t), Bailey, Brereton; Schuster, Carson; Gailey, O'Neil, R Orchard, Hibbs, Deacon, Kriletich Great Britain: R Dutton (4g); A Smith, S Hynes, F Myler (t), J Atkinson; R Millward (2t), K Hepworth; D Hartley, A Fisher, C Watson, D Laughton (t), J Thompson, M Reilly (t) Third New Zealand Test. Back to top New Zealand 16 Great Britain 33 New Zealand: Ladner (5g); Lowther, Christian, Redmond, Brereton; Bailey (t), Carson; Gailey, O'Neil, R Orchard (t), Deacon, Dixon, Kriletich. Sub: Williams for Dixon Great Britain: R Dutton (5g); A Smith (t), C Hesketh (t), F Myler, J Atkinson; R Millward (g), K Hepworth (t); J Ward, A Fisher, C Watson (t), R Irving, P Lowe (2t), M Reilly. Sub: S Hynes (t) for Hesketh |
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