World Cup 1970 Final
Attendance: 18,776
Headingley, Leeds, England
Referee: Fred Lindop
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
24 Oct 1970Great Britain11 - 4Australia1970-71
4 Jul 1970Australia17 - 21Great Britain1970
20 Jun 1970Australia7 - 28Great Britain1970
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Eric Simms   2 1 6
2 Lionel Williamson 1     3
3 John Cootes 1     3
4 Paul Sait        
5 Mark Harris        
6 Bob Fulton        
7 Billy Smith        
8 John O'Neill        
9 Ron Turner        
10 Bob O'Reilly        
11 Bob McCarthy        
12 Ron Costello        
13 Ron Coote        
14 Ray Branighan        
15 Elwyn Walters        
Total:        
 2 2 1 12
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Ray Dutton25   1   2
2 Alan Smith        
3 Syd Hynes   1   2
4 Frank Myler31        
5 John Atkinson 1     3
6 Mick Shoebottom        
7 Keith Hepworth        
8 Dennis Hartley        
9 Tony Fisher        
10 Cliff Watson        
11 Jimmy Thompson        
12 Doug Laughton26        
13 Malcolm Reilly        
14 Chris Hesketh        
15 Bob Haigh        
Total:        
 1 2 0 7



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.