15 grand final wins. 14 grand final loses. 15[16now] minor premiers. no other club compare's. SUPER SOWARD Wheels wrote:
It is a shame that, York have played a few touring teams in the past, I'd love to see it happening again.
In England, the Kangaroos won a very close First Test by 15-9 after Fulton contrived two tries for his support players in the final ten minutes. Best for Australia aside from Fulton were Rod Reddy, Craig Young and Graham Olling.
The 2nd Test at Bradford saw Britain square the series with an 18-14 win. Late Australian tries by Ray Price and Steve Rogers flattered the scoreboard for the tourists.
In the deciding Test Australia led early by 4-0 after Cronin kicked two goals. Peponis then burrowed over for a converted try and the Kangaroos were up by 9-0.
In a sign of what lay ahead in future tours, the British team's fitness could not match Australia in the back-end of the first half - two tries to the Kangaroos (Les Boyd and Geoff Gerrard) saw them hold a 19-0 lead at half time. The second half produced no change in fortunes as the Aussies won by 23-6.
The tour was somewhat marred though by the loss of the two French Tests at the end. It was the last time Australia lost a Test series anywhere!
Tour Details:
1978 v Great Britain & France
GREAT BRITAIN
1st Test - 21 October : won 15-9 / Central Park, Wigan (17,644)
2nd Test - 5 November : lost 14-18 / Odsal Stadium, Bradford (26,761)
3rd Test - 18 November : won 23-6 / Headingley, Leeds (30,604)
RECORD: P: 16 W: 13 L:3
TEST SERIES: Won 2-1
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE: 189,961
v Blackpool Borough W 39-1 2,700 Blackpool
v Cumbria W 47-4 5,964 Barrow
v Britain Under-24s W 30-8 6,418 Hull
v Bradford Northern W 21-11 15,755 Bradford
v Warrington L 12-15 10,143 Warrington
v Wales W 8-3 4,250 Swansea
v Leeds W 25-19 9,781 Leeds
v GREAT BRITAIN W 15-9 17,644 Central Park, Wigan
v Widnes L 10-11 12,202 Widnes
v Hull W 34-2 10,723 Hull
v Salford W 14-2 6,155 Salford
v GREAT BRITAIN L 14-18 26,761 Odsal Stadium, Bradford
v Wigan W 28-2 10,645 Wigan
v St Helens W 26-4 16,352 St Helens
v York W 29-2 5,155 York
v GREAT BRITAIN W 23-6 30,604 Headingley, Leeds
FRANCE
1st Test : lost 10-13 / Carcassonne (7,000)
2nd Test : lost 10-11 / Toulouse (7,060)
RECORD: P: 6 W: 3 L:3 FOR: 116 AGST: 73
TEST SERIES: Lost 0-2
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE: 19,642
v FRANCE L 10-13 7,000 Carcassonne
v FRANCE L 10-11 7,060 Toulouse
v Catalan XIII W 26-15 2,270 Perpignan
v Cote d'Azur W 29-7 645 Avignon
v Les Espoirs L 5-20 1,600 Albi
v Midi-Pyrenees W 36-7 1,627 Villeneuve
