The Kangaroos led 16-2 at half time in front of 30,622 fans (the record for a Wigan vs Australia match on a Kangaroo Tour) in the tour opener at Wigan (10,000 more than would attend the dead rubber 3rd test at the same ground some 6 weeks later). A fightback in the second half by the home side saw them close the game to just 8 points at full time.[4]
The attendance at this game (30,622) was the largest crowd the Kangaroos had played in front of in England since 30,604 attended the 3rd Ashes Test at Headingley on the 1978 Kangaroo tour. It was also the highest ever tour game attendance against Wigan beating the 28,554 who attended the match at Central Park between Wigan and the 1948-49 Kangaroos captained by Clive Churchill.
WIGAN..
FB 1 Steve Hampson
RW 2 Dean Bell
CE 3 David Stephenson
CE 4 Joe Lydon
LW 5 Henderson Gill
SO 6 Shaun Edwards
SH 7 Mike Ford
PR 8 Graeme West (c)
HK 9 Martin Dermott
PR 10 Brian Case
SR 11 Ian Roberts
SR 12 Ian Potter
LF 13 Andy Goodway
Substitutions:
IC 14 Nick Du Toit
IC 15 Rob Louw
Coach:
New Zealand Graham Lowe
Australia
FB 1 Garry Jack
LW 2 Michael O'Connor
CE 3 Gene Miles
CE 4 Brett Kenny
RW 5 Les Kiss
FE 6 Wally Lewis (c)
HB 7 Peter Sterling
PR 8 Steve Roach
HK 9 Royce Simmons
PR 10 Bryan Niebling
SR 11 Paul Sironen
SR 12 Noel Cleal
LK 13 Bob Lindner
Substitutions:
IC 14 Terry Lamb
IC 15 Les Davidson
Coach:
Australia Don Furner
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