World Cup 1972 Final
Attendance: 4,231
Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France
Referee: Georges Jameau
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
29 Oct 1972Great Britain27 - 21Australia1972-73
7 Nov 1970Australia12 - 7Great Britain1970-71
24 Oct 1970Great Britain11 - 4Australia1970-71
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Graeme Langlands        
2 John Grant        
3 Mark Harris        
4 Geoff Starling        
5 Ray Branighan   2   4
6 Bob Fulton        
7 Dennis Ward        
8 John O'Neill 1     3
9 Elwyn Walters        
10 Bob O'Reilly        
11 Arthur Beetson 1     3
12 Gary Stevens        
13 Gary Sullivan        
(14) Fred Jones        
(15) Steve Knight        
Total:        
 2 2 0 10
Great Britain Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Paul Charlton        
2 Clive Sullivan 1     3
3 Chris Hesketh        
4 John Walsh        
5 John Atkinson        
6 John Holmes        
7 Steve Nash        
8 Terry Clawson   2   4
9 Mick Stephenson 1     3
10 David Jeanes        
11 Phil Lowe        
12 Brian Lockwood        
13 George Nicholls28        
(14) Dennis O'Neill        
15 Bob Irving        
Total:        
 2 2 0 10



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