1994 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France

1994 rugby league tour 1994 Kangaroos tour 2 October 1994 – 4 December 1994 Geoff Carr, Ron Wilkinson Bob Fulton Mal Meninga Rod Wishart (174) Andrew Ettingshausen (15) 18 17 0 1 4 3 0 1 GBR 3 2 0 1 FRA 1 1 0 0 1990 2001 The 1994 Kangaroo Tour was the 18th and last Kangaroo Tour played in the conventional format, where the Australia national rugby league team (known as the XXXX Kangaroos due to sponsorship reasons) played a number of matches against British and French clubs or provincial outfits, in additions to the Test matches. The outbreak of the Super League war in early 1995 meant that the next Kangaroo tour, set for 1998, never eventuated, although shortened, test only tours were staged in 2001 and 2003. Australia continued its dominance, winning both Test series against Great Britain and France, suffering only one loss (against Great Britain in the First Test at Wembley, just as they had done in 1990), and remained undefeated against British club outfits in a streak stretching back to the 1978 tour. The team was coached by Bob Fulton who was making his fourth Kangaroo tour (1973 and 1978 as a player, the latter as captain, and 1990 as coach). Team captain Mal Meninga created history by becoming the first and so far only player to make four tours as a player. He also became the first player to captain consecutive tours. His four tours included being a member of two undefeated teams, first as a member of "The Invincibles" in 1982, and the second with "The Unbeatables" in 1986. Meninga also had the remarkable record of playing in every test match during each of his 4 tours meaning that 21 of his eventual 46 tests for Australia were playing on a Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France. Fulton and Meninga also became the first pair to be the coach and captain on consecutive Kangaroo tours. Laurie Daley, the New South Wales State of Origin captain who had captained the Australian team to a 14–all draw with New Zealand in Auckland in 1993 with Meninga missing due to suspension, was named as the tour's vice-captain. Balmain Tigers SRer Paul Sironen became just the fourth forward to be selected for three Kangaroo tours, having previously toured in 1986 and 1990. This was the last full strength Australian side to take the field until after the resolution of the Super League war (1998) with all Australian teams from 1995–1997 being made up exclusively of either Australian Rugby League (ARL) loyal or Super League (SL) aligned players. The Kangaroo tour was televised back to Australia on the Nine Network with commentary provided by Nine's rugby league commentary team of Ray Warren (making a rare appearance overseas due to a fear of flying),https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/calling-it-as-he-sees-it--ray-warren-20140719-zur2i.html Ray Warren calling it as he sees it www.smh.com.au 1982 and 1986 Kangaroo tourist Peter Sterling, and 13 test veteran for Australia Paul Vautin. Following the second test Vautin was forced to return to Australia for medical reasons. February 2016 He was replaced in the commentary box by former Great Britain halfback Alex Murphy who had provided sideline comments for Nine during the first two tests. Touring squad * Sub total included in games totals. Player Club Position(s) Games (sub) Tests (sub) Tries Goals/attempts F/goals Points Tim Brasher Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers FB WG 13 (4) 2 (2) 6 11/12 - 46 Bradley Clyde Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders SR 7 3 5 - - 20 Laurie Daley (vc) Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders FE 9 4 5 1/2 - 22 Andrew Ettingshausen Cronulla 16 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks WG CE 10 (1) 4 15 - - 60 David Fairleigh North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears SR PR 13 (7) 2 (2) 5 - - 20 Brad Fittler Penrith 16 Penrith Panthers LK 12 (1) 4 2 - - 8 Greg Florimo North Sydney 16 North Sydney Bears FE LK CE 12 (5) 2 (2) 8 0/1 - 32 David Furner Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders SR 10 (3) 2 (1) 2 24/31 - 56 Michael Hancock Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos WG 7 (1) 0 2 - - 8 Paul Harragon Newcastle 16 Newcastle Knights PR 7 (2) 2 (1) 3 - - 12 Terry Hill Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles CE 8 0 7 - - 28 Allan Langer Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos HB HK 12 (4) 4 (3) 5 - - 20 Glenn Lazarus Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos PR 11 (1) 3 - - - - Paul McGregor Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers CE 3 0 2 - - 8 Mal Meninga (c) Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders CE 10 4 4 4/8 - 24 Steven Menzies Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles SR 10 (4) 0 9 - - 36 Brett Mullins Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders FB 11 4 11 - - 44 Dean Pay Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs PR SR 11 (3) 3 (1) 4 - - 16 Steve Renouf Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos CE 9 4 12 - - 48 Ian Roberts Manly 16 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles PR 9 (2) 4 1 - - 4 Wendell Sailor Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos WG 12 (3) 1 9 - - 36 Jim Serdaris Western Suburbs 16 Western Suburbs Magpies HK 8 0 3 - - 12 Paul Sironen Balmain 16 Balmain Tigers SR PR 9 (1) 3 (1) - - - - Jason Smith Canterbury 16 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs SR LK PR 9 0 4 - - 12 Ricky Stuart Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders HB 12 (4) 4 (1) 1 - 1 5 Kevin Walters Brisbane 16 Brisbane Broncos FE HB 9 (3) 0 2 - - 8 Steve Walters Canberra 16 Canberra Raiders HK 11 (3) 4 3 - - 12 Rod Wishart Illawarra 16 Illawarra Steelers WG 11 (1) 3 8 71/88 - 174 By club The touring side was represented by 20 New South Welshmen (N) and 8 Queenslanders (Q). With captain Mal Meninga and vice-captain Laurie Daley both coming from the Canberra Raiders, this was the first time the Kangaroos captain and vice-captain had come from the same club since Reg Gasnier had captain-coached the 1967–68 Kangaroo tour with his St George teammate Johnny Raper as the nominated vice-captain. During the tour in games where neither Meninga or Daley played (or they were on the bench), Bob Fulton handed the team captaincy to Paul Sironen (x1), Allan Langer (x3), Ricky Stuart (x1), Kevin Walters (x1) and Glenn Lazarus (x1). Tour vice-captain Daley never actually got to captain a run-on side during the tour. Canberra Raiders (7): Mal Meninga (captain) (Q), Laurie Daley (N) (vice-captain), Bradley Clyde (N), David Furner (N), Brett Mullins (N), Ricky Stuart (N), Steve Walters (Q) Brisbane Broncos (6): Michael Hancock (Q), Allan Langer (Q), Glenn Lazarus (N), Steve Renouf, (Q), Wendell Sailor (Q), Kevin Walters (Q) Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles (3): Terry Hill (N), Steven Menzies (N), Ian Roberts (N) Balmain Tigers (2): Tim Brasher (N), Paul Sironen (N) Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (2): Dean Pay (N) Jason Smith (Q) Illawarra Steelers (2): Paul McGregor (N), Rod Wishart (N) North Sydney Bears (2): David Fairleigh (N), Greg Florimo (N) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (1): Andrew Ettingshausen (N) Newcastle Knights (1): Paul Harragon (N) Penrith Panthers (1): Brad Fittler (N) Western Suburbs Magpies (1): Jim Serdaris (N) Great Britain The first match against Great Britain at London's Wembley Stadium featured pre-match entertainment by Cliff Richard. The best ever Australian Sports Writing Moore Andrew Andrew Moore (historian) 2001 Black Inc. Australia 1-86395-266-7 366 https://books.google.com/books?id=66OBschGE_YC 19 February 2011 The 1994 Ashes series again broke the record aggregate crowd for the series in Great Britain with 140,430 attending the three Tests, beating the record of 133,684 set on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour. As with the 1982, 1986 and 1990 tours, the game against Wigan at Central Park drew the biggest club game attendance of the Kangaroo Tour attracting 20,057 fans. The larger test attendances had been made possible by the use of England's 82,000 capacity national stadium (Wembley) as well as the use of larger capacity soccer stadiums Old Trafford and Elland Road rather than the traditional use of the larger club grounds such as Central Park, Headingley (Leeds) and Odsal Stadium (Bradford). The Kangaroos played an international tour match against Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff on 30 October wearing their non-Test Australian jumpers for the game (for the first time in Kangaroo Tour history, the Kangaroos non-Test jumpers included yellow hoops around the waist leaving the traditional jumper to be used only in the Tests). In the first meeting of the two nations since the 1982 Kangaroo tour, the Australians ran in eight tries to one in a 46–4 win, played on a heavy ground and in driving rain before 8,729 fans. The match proved to be spiteful and produced two dark spots. Welsh dual international John Devereux suffered a badly broken jaw after he accidentally collided with Mal Meninga's left shoulder when attempting to tackle the Australian captain. Later an all-in-brawl erupted after Kangaroos second-rower Paul Sironen reacted to a high tackle from Welsh halfback Kevin Ellis on Kangaroo halfback Allan Langer. The 1994 Kangaroos scored 535 points on the British leg of the tour (96 tries, 75 goals, 1 field goal), while conceding only 108 points (17 tries, 20 goals). Test venues The three Ashes series tests took place at the following venues. London Manchester Leeds Wembley Stadium Old Trafford Elland Road Capacity: 82,000 Capacity: 44,000 Capacity: 40,000 200px 200px 200px Sunday 2 October Cumbria Cumbria 8 – 52 Cumbria vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Paul Burns Goals: Dean Marwood (2) Tries: David Fairleigh (2), Wendell Sailor (2), Paul McGregor, Tim Brasher, Steve Menzies, Ian Roberts, Jim Serdaris Goals: Rod Wishart (8) Derwent Park, Workington 4,277 John Connolly Steve Menzies _blueborder _Cumbria1994 _blueborder _2 black stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Cumbria _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 John RoutledgeRW 2 David SeedsRC 3 Kevin Pape (c)LC 4 Paul BurnsLW 5 Jon RoperSO 6 Martin BirkettSH 7 Dean MarwoodPR 8 Jon NeillHK 9 Steve McCurriePR 10 Russ WalkerSR 11 David ElliotSR 12 Colin ArmstrongLF 13 Simon KnoxSubstitutions:IC 14 Lee AndersonIC 15 Stephen HolgateIC 16 Neil ShawIC 17 Leigh SmithCoach: FB 1 Tim BrasherRW 2 Wendell SailorRC 3 Paul McGregorLC 4 Terry HillLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Greg FlorimoHB 7 Kevin WaltersPR 8 Ian RobertsHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 10 Glenn LazarusSR 11 Paul Sironen (c)SR 12 Steve MenziesLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 David FairleighIC 15 Allan LangerIC 16 Jason SmithIC 17 Bradley ClydeCoach:AUS Bob Fulton With the NSWRL Grand Final having been played only a week earlier, Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton rested the Canberra and Canterbury-Bankstown players for what would be Australia's only tour match against a full English county side (though both Jason Smith (Bulldogs) and Bradley Clyde (Canberra) were selected on the bench, but like Allan Langer, wasn't used by coach Fulton). Making their debuts in Australian colours were Wendell Sailor, Terry Hill, Greg Florimo, Jim Serdaris and Steve Menzies who was awarded the Man of the Match. Second rower Paul Sironen and making his 3rd Kangaroo Tour as a player (the record for a forward), captained the Kangaroos in the absence of Mal Meninga and Laurie Daley. Workington Town centre Kevin Pape was given the honour of captaining Cumbria in front of his home crowd in what was his Testimonial year. Wednesday 5 October Leeds Leeds 16 6 – 48 Leeds vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Alan Tait Goals: Francis Cummins (1) Tries: Andrew Ettingshausen (3), Allan Langer (3), Steve Renouf, Mal Meninga, Steve Menzies Goals: David Furner (6) Headingley, Leeds 18,581 Russell Smith Brad Fittler _yellowbluehoops _Leeds2012WCC _yellowbluehoops _yellowbottom _yellowtop 00008B 00008B 00008B 00008B 00008B Leeds _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Alan TaitRW 2Jim FallonRC 3Kevin IroLC 4Craig InnesLW 5Francis CumminsSO 6Garry Schofield (c)SH 7Patrick EntatPR 8Neil HarmonHK 9James LowesPR 10Esene FaimaloSR 11George MannSR 12Richie EyresLF 13Gary MercerSubstitutions:IC 14Graham HolroydIC 15Nick FozzardIC 16Marcus VassilakopoulosIC 17Coach:ENG Doug Laughton FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Michael HancockFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Allan LangerPR 8 Dean PayHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 10 Paul SironenSR 11 David FurnerSR 12 Jason SmithLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Kevin WaltersIC 15 Wendell SailorIC 16 David FairleighIC 17 Steve MenziesCoach:AUS Bob Fulton The Kangaroos produced a powerhouse performance against Leeds with a 48–6 win at Headingley. As he had done during his first game on the 1990 Kangaroo tour, former Leeds player Andrew Ettingshausen crossed for a hat trick of tries, as did Allan Langer. Dean Pay, David Furner and Jason Smith made their green and gold debuts.Australia vs Leeds, Kangaroo Tour 1994 Saturday 8 October Wigan Wigan 16 20 – 30 Wigan vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Jason Robinson, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Gary Connolly, Martin Offiah Goals: Frano Botica (1) Andy Farrell (1) Tries: Bradley Clyde, Dean Pay, Laurie Daley, Steve Renouf, Michael Hancock, Brett Mullins Goals: Mal Meninga (2) Laurie Daley (1) Central Park, Wigan 20,057 David Campbell Dean Pay _redlower _Wigan94 _redlower _blackbottom _band_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF Wigan _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Gary ConnollyRW 2Jason RobinsonRC 3Henry PaulLC 4Va'aiga TuigamalaLW 5Martin OffiahSO 6Frano BoticaSH 7Shaun Edwards (c)PR 8Kelvin SkerrettHK 9Martin HallPR 10Neil CowieSR 11Denis BettsSR 12Andy FarrellLF 13Phil ClarkeSubstitutions:IC 14Paul AtchesonIC 15Barrie McDermottIC 16Mick CassidyIC 17Terry O'ConnorCoach:NZL Graeme West FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Wendell SailorRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Michael HancockFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Dean PayHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Ian RobertsSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Kevin WaltersIC 15 Tim BrasherIC 16 David FairleighIC 17 Steve MenziesCoach:AUS Bob Fulton The Kangaroos controlled the first half against Wigan, leading 26–6 at half time with tries to Clyde, Pay, Daley (off what looked to be a forward pass from former Wigan import Ian Roberts), Renouf (a dazzling 52 metre run with neither Robinson nor Gary Connolly making any ground) and Hancock with only Jason Robinson scoring for the cherry and whites. Great Britain prop Kelvin Skerrett was sin-binned midway through the half for backchat after the use of a forearm on Paul Sironen who was attempting to tackle him. Following the restart after Hancock's try, Sironen, taking the hit up, was felled by an elbow to the head from Barrie McDermott who was put on report (and later suspended). Due to stoppages, the first half went almost 10 minutes longer than the regulation 40 minutes. Former All Black Va'aiga Tuigamala scored a brilliant solo try soon after half time that brought the 20,057 crowd to its feet when he beat Meninga's attempted tackle and chipped ahead along the sideline and beat Sailor, Clyde and Mullins to the ball, but the Kangaroos hit straight back with a solo try to Brett Mullins from a poor Henry Paul kick and poor defence which allowed him to race 75 metres to score next to the posts and take the score to 30–10. But from there Wigan fought back with a try to Gary Connolly from a quick penalty tap and a late try to Martin Offiah to bring some respectability for the home side. After receiving a cut to the head in the first half fans were treated to the rare sight of Australian captain Mal Meninga wearing headgear for most of the game.Wigan vs Australia highlights Wednesday 12 October Castleford Castleford 16 12 – 38 Castleford vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Phil Eden, Richie Blackmore, Chris Smith Goals: Lee Crooks (0/3) Tries: Rod Wishart (2), Allan Langer, Andrew Ettingshausen, Paul McGregor, Kevin Walters, Jim Serdaris Goals: Rod Wishart (5) Wheldon Road, Castleford 11,073 John Connolly Greg Florimo _thickblackthinwhitehoops _Castleford1994 _thickblackthinwhitehoops _hoops_black FFBF00 FFBF00 FFBF00 000000 FFBF00 Castleford _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Richard GoddardRW 2Chris SmithRC 3Richie BlackmoreLC 4Phil EdenLW 5Jon WraySO 6Tony KempSH 7Tony SmithPR 8Lee Crooks (c)HK 9Richard RussellPR 10Dean SampsonSR 11Martin KetteridgeSR 12Andy HayLF 13Ian SmalesSubstitutions:IC 14Paul DarleyIC 15Nathan SykesIC 16Lynton MorrisIC 17Terry McAllisterCoach:ENG John Joyner FB 1 Tim BrasherRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Terry HillLC 4 Paul McGregorLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Kevin WaltersHB 7 Allan Langer (c)PR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 10 Paul HarragonSR 11 Jason SmithSR 12 David FurnerLK 13 Greg FlorimoSubstitutions:IC 14 Ricky StuartIC 15 Wendell SailorIC 16 David FairleighIC 17 Steve MenziesCoach:AUS Bob Fulton With 38 points, the Kangaroos put on their biggest score against Castleford since defeating them 39–6 on the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour. Playing in the unfamiliar position of lock forward, Greg Florimo was judged as the Man of the Match. Sunday 16 October Halifax Halifax 16 12 – 26 Halifax vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: John Bentley, Richard Smith Goals: John Schuster (2/2) Tries: Wendell Sailor (2), Bradley Clyde, Greg Florimo, Andrew Ettingshausen Goals: Mal Meninga (2/4) Tim Brasher (1/2) Thrum Hall, Halifax 8,352 John Holdsworth Laurie Daley _white_hoops _whitehoops __white_hoops _band_white ADD8E6 ADD8E6 ADD8E6 ADD8E6 ADD8E6 Halifax _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Steve HampsonRW 2John BentleyRC 3John SchusterLC 4Graeme HallasLW 5Mark PrestonSO 6Michael HaganSH 7Wayne ParkerPR 8Karl Harrison (c)HK 9Roy SouthernwoodPR 10John FieldhouseSR 11Paul MoriartySR 12Mark PerrettLF 13Gary DivortySubstitutions:IC 14Richard SmithIC 15Steve GreenwoodIC 16Lee HarlandIC 17Johnny LawlessCoach:ENG Steve Simms FB 1 Brett MullinsLW 2 Tim BrasherRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Andrew EttingshausenRW 5 Wendell SailorFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Allan LangerPR 10 Paul HarragonSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Kevin WaltersIC 15 Greg FlorimoIC 16 Ian RobertsIC 17 Dean PayCoach:AUS Bob Fulton With Kangaroos hooker Steve Walters being rested before the first test due to a back injury and his understudy Jim Serdaris unavailable due to a cracked rib suffered 4 days earlier against Castleford that sidelined him for two weeks, coach Bob Fulton had Ricky Stuart and Allan Langer playing halfback and hooker respectively in the first half before having them swap positions in the second. Australia led Halifax 10–6 at half time thanks to tries from Wendell Sailor and Bradley Clyde and a Tim Brasher goal with Halifax's only score coming from a John Bentley try which was converted from the sideline by former All Blacks and Newcastle Knights centre John Schuster. However, second half tries to Greg Florimo, Andrew Ettingshausen and a second to Sailor saw the score blow out to 26–6 before a late try to replacement winger Richard Smith (converted by Schuster) saw the final score read 26–12 in Australia's favour. The day prior to the game, the Kangaroos had a training session at Thrum Hall to get used to the ground which had a distinctive 3.6 metre slope from the grandstand wing to the outer side of the ground due to being built on the side of a hill. During this session Michael Hancock suffered an AC joint injury which would keep him out of action for 3 weeks and effectively end his test career. He was replaced in the run-on side by Tim Brasher who had originally been named on the bench. Coming into the side on the bench was Greg Florimo.Australia vs Halifax, Kangaroo Tour 1994 Hancock's injury opened the door for his Brisbane Broncos teammate Wendell Sailor to make his test debut at Wembley 6 days later. The Ashes series 1st Test The first Test of the 1994 Kangaroo Tour was again played at London's Wembley Stadium, and attracted 57,034 fans, a record Test Match crowd in England breaking the previous record of 54,569 who had attended the opening Ashes test at Wembley in 1990.1990 Ashes series 1st Test - Great Britain vs Australia This remained England's largest non-World Cup international rugby league attendance until the first test of the 2025 Kangaroo tour of England at Wembley.England v Australia Match Report First Test at Wembley ABK Beer Ashes Series https://www.rugby-league.com/article/64336/england-v-australia-match-report-%7C-first-test-at-wembley-%7C-abk-beer-ashes-series#:~:text=The%20first%20Rugby%20League%20Ashes,match%20at%20Wembley%20in%201994. Rugby-League.com 25 October 2025 New Lions coach Ellery Hanley, who had captained the team in the 1988 and 1990 Ashes series under the coach he replaced Mal Reilly, and was at the time still playing for Leeds, became the first black person to coach or manage a major national team of any sport in Great Britain.February 2016 Australian coach Bob Fulton was in charge for his 25th test with a prior record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw. Five of the Australians (Mullins, Sailor, Daley, Roberts and Harragon) plus Pay and Furner on the bench had not previously played at Wembley. #eeeeee GBR AUS 8 – 4 1st Ashes Test Tries Jonathan Davies Goals Jonathan Davies (1/2) Bobby Goulding (1/1) Tries Steve Renouf Goals David Furner (0/1) Saturday, 22 October Wembley Stadium, London 57,034 Graham Annesley Australia 16 Jonathan Davies _redborder _GBR1994a _redborder _redbottom _band_red FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Great Britain _kangaroos _kangaroos1992 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Jonathan DaviesRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Gary ConnollyLC 4 Alan HunteLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Daryl PowellSH 7 Shaun Edwards (c)PR 8 Karl HarrisonHK 9 Lee JacksonPR 10 Chris JoyntSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Andy FarrellLF 13 Phil ClarkeSubstitutions:IC 14 Bobby GouldingIC 15 Barrie McDermottIC 16 Allan BatemanIC 17 Mick CassidyCoach:ENG Ellery Hanley FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Wendell SailorFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Allan LangerPR 8 Ian RobertsHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Paul HarragonSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Ricky StuartIC 15 Tim BrasherIC 16 Dean PayIC 17 David FurnerCoach:AUS Bob Fulton Despite Great Britain captain and halfback Shaun Edwards being sent off after 25 minutes for a high tackle on Australian second rower Bradley Clyde, the Lions put in another brilliant performance at Wembley and, as they had done in the first Test of the 1990 Kangaroo Tour, defeated the Kangaroos 8–4. Lions fullback Jonathan Davies put in a Man of the Match performance, including a 50-metre solo try in the first half after being put into a gap by Denis Betts then outpacing Australian fullback Brett Mullins to score in the corner. Davies was also a solid last line of defence, repelling many breaks by the Kangaroos, until he dived on a loose ball close to his line and was fallen on by teammate Barrie McDermott, resulting a dislocated shoulder midway through the second half. This saw him leave the field and later be ruled out for the rest of the series as well as Wales' game against the Kangaroos before the second Ashes test. Typical of Davies' play on the day, midway through the second half Kangaroos lock Brad Fittler made a break down the middle of the field only 25 metres out with Allan Langer in support and only the Lions fullback to beat. Fittler passed to Langer who should have had a clear 15 metre run to the line, however Davies had anticipated that Fittler would pass and made the decision to go for Langer, bringing the Australian halfback down in a try saving tackle. As Langer was tackled, Fittler threw his arms up in disbelief, realising that if he had thrown a dummy he would likely have scored untouched under the posts with the closest defender being Chris Joynt who was over 3 metres behind. Davies wasn't the only star defender for the Lions though as the entire team made up for only having 12 players and repelled all but one of the Kangaroos many attacking raids. Most of the play in the second half saw Australia virtually camped inside the Lions 30 metre zone, but the commitment on the day shown by the 12 man line was what won the day for the home side. As he did at Wembley in the 1992 World Cup final, Steve Renouf crossed for Australia's only try of the game late in the second half. Replacement forward David Furner, making his test debut, had a sideline conversion to tie the game at 6–all but his kick sailed wide of the posts. Replacement halfback Bobbie Goulding, who had come on to replace Andy Farrell after Edwards' send-off, then kicked penalty goal in injury time to give the Lions a well deserved 8–4 win.Great Britain vs Australia, First Test highlights After coming off following the hit by Edwards, Bradley Clyde returned to the game in the first half, but did not return to the game in the second half. While walking with Canberra Raiders teammate Ricky Stuart in the Wembley tunnel to the change rooms at half time, Clyde collapsed and was taken to hospital for a precautionary CT scan. He was given the all-clear by the doctors but required a second scan the next morning after waking up still slightly dazed.Sky Sports - Rugby League Boots 'n' All 1994 Wednesday 26 October Sheffield Eagles Sheffield 16 2 – 80 Sheffield Eagles vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Goals: David Mycoe (1/1) Tries: Andrew Ettingshausen (3), Steve Menzies (2), Brett Mullins (2), Steve Walters (2), Greg Florimo, Tim Brasher, Dean Pay, Rod Wishart, Kevin Walters Goals: Rod Wishart (12/14) Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield 7,423 Ray Tennant Ricky Stuart _whiteborder _arsenaltula1617h _whiteborder _2 gold stripes FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 Sheffield _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Brad HayesRW 2Lynton StottRC 3Richard PriceLC 4Mark GamsonLW 5Richard PicksleySO 6David MycoeSH 7Ryan SheridanPR 8Paul BroadbentHK 9Darren TurnerPR 10Alex ThompsonSR 11Paul CarrSR 12Ian HughesLF 13Anthony Farrell (c)Substitutions:IC 14Karl RandallIC 15Bright SodjeIC 16Carl BriggsIC 17Alan BoothroydCoach:ENG Gary Hetherington FB 1 Brett MullinsLW 2 Tim BrasherLC 3 Paul McGregorRC 4 Terry HillRW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Kevin WaltersHB 7 Ricky Stuart (c)PR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Dean PaySR 11 David FairleighSR 12 Steve MenziesLK 13 Jason SmithSubstitutions:IC 14 Andrew EttingshausenIC 15 Greg FlorimoIC 16IC 17 Wendell SailorCoach:AUS Bob Fulton The Kangaroos took out their frustration at having lost the first test at Wembley on the hapless Sheffield Eagles at the Don Valley Stadium. In their highest score since defeating Bramley 92–7 at the Barley Mow ground during the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour, the Aussies ran in 14 tries to nil in humiliating the home side 80–2.1921–22 Kangaroo Tour - Bramley vs Australia Sheffield's only score came early in the first half from a penalty goal by David Mycoe. Australian centre Paul McGregor suffered a hamstring injury unfortunately which ended his tour. His replacement Andrew Ettingshausen would cross for 3 of Australia's 14 tries, his last being a 90-metre run where Eagles winger Lynton Stott failed to make any ground on him.Australia vs Sheffield, Kangaroo Tour 1994 After having defeated the Eagles 52–22 at Don Valley during their mini 1992 Rugby League World Cup final tour, this gave Australia a 132–24 for and against record in the only 2 games they would ever play against Sheffield. Wales The Kangaroos played a fully recognised senior international match against Wales at Ninian Park in Cardiff in what was the first meeting of the two countries since the 1982 Kangaroo tour when Australia won 37–7 at the same venue. #eeeeee WAL AUS 4 – 46 Wales vs Australia Tries: Daio Powell Goals: Tries: Steve Renouf (2) Brett Mullins Rod Wishart Mal Meninga Greg Florimo Brad Fittler David Furner Goals: Rod Wishart (7/9) Sunday, 30 October Ninian Park, Cardiff 8,729 John Connolly England 16 Brad Fittler _blackborder _Wales1995a _blackborder _blackbottom _whitehorizontal FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Wales _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Phil FordLW 2 Anthony SullivanRC 3 Scott GibbsLC 4 John DevereuxRW 5 Adrian HadleySO 6 Iestyn HarrisSH 7 Kevin EllisPR 8 Dai Young (c)HK 9 Jonathan GriffithsPR 10 Ian MarlowSR 11 Paul MoriartySR 12 Rowland PhillipsLF 13 Mark PerrettSubstitutions:IC 14 Gerald CordleIC 15 Jason LeeIC 16 Richard WebsterIC 17 Daio PowellCoach:WAL Clive Griffiths250px FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Rod WishartRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Wendell SailorFE 6 Kevin WaltersHB 7 Allan LangerPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Ian RobertsSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 David FurnerLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Greg FlorimoIC 15 Ricky StuartIC 16 David FairleighIC 17 Paul HarragonCoach:AUS Bob Fulton Although the Kangaroos were facing another country in Wales, the match was not given test status. Indeed, the Kangaroos wore their tour jumpers for the game and not their test jumpers. The match, played in wet and muddy conditions in Cardiff, saw the Kangaroos lead by 30–0 at half time which virtually destroyed the match as a contest.1994 Kangaroo Tour - Wales vs Australia highlights In the second half the game descended into a spiteful affair with several all-in brawls. For Welsh dual rugby international centre John Devereux the match was largely forgettable. Nine minutes into the game he attempted to tackle Australian captain Mal Meninga but unfortunately came into contact with Meninga's shoulder. All agreed that the contact was accidental, but the impact broke Devereux's jaw in two places.1994 Walves vs Australia - fights Although they were also without their superstar and inspirational captain Jonathan Davies who had dislocated his right shoulder in the first Ashes Test just 8 days earlier at Wembley, the Welsh team still boasted plenty of international rugby league experience with players like Phil Ford, Anthony Sullivan, John Devereux, Kevin Ellis, Jonathan Griffiths, Paul Moriarty and Rowland Phillips. In Davies' absence, the Dragons were captained by front row forward Dai Young. For the Australian's, only Greg Florimo had yet to play test football. Tuesday 1 November St. Helens St Helens 16 14 – 32 St Helens vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Andy Haigh, Bernard Dwyer Goals: Tommy Martyn (3/4) Tries: Jason Smith, Andrew Ettingshausen, Tim Brasher, Wendell Sailor, Rod Wishart Goals: Rod Wishart (6/7) Knowsley Road, St. Helens 13,911 Colin Morris Tim Brasher _red_hoops _Vwidered _red_hoops _2 red stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FF0000 FFFFFF St Helens _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Steve PrescottRW 2Andy HaighRC 3Scott GibbsLC 4Chris ArkwrightLW 5Anthony SullivanSO 6Tommy MartynSH 7Shane Cooper (c)PR 8Jon NeillHK 9Phil VeiversPR 10Adam FogertySR 11Ian PickavanceSR 12Sonny NickleLF 13Apollo PereliniSubstitutions:IC 14Bernard DwyerIC 15Andy DannattIC 16Jonathan GriffithsIC 17Coach:ENG Eric Hughes FB 1 Tim BrasherRW 2 Rod WishartLC 3 Andrew EttingshausenRC 4 Terry HillLW 5 Wendell SailorFE 6 Greg FlorimoHB 7 Kevin Walters (c)PR 8 Paul SironenHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 10 Paul HarragonSR 11 Steve MenziesSR 12 David FairleighLK 13 Jason SmithSubstitutions:IC 14 Dean PayIC 15 David FurnerIC 16 Mal MeningaIC 17 Ricky StuartCoach:AUS Bob Fulton Although Kevin Walters captained the Kangaroos against St Helens, tour captain Mal Meninga (a former St Helens player) was part of Australia's bench for the game, though both he and Ricky Stuart were not used by coach Fulton.Australia vs St Helens, Kangaroo Tour 1994 While Rod Wishart was lining up to convert Andrew Ettingshausen's first half try (and his 9th tour try in just 6 games. The only game he'd played and hadn't scored in was the 1st Test), Kevin Walters was sin-binned by referee Colin Morris during the first half for persistent backchat. Paul Sironen, playing in the front row for this match, was sent off midway through the second half for doing a hit-up with a raised elbow as he hit the Saints defensive line. Although eventually well beaten on the scoreboard, St Helens pushed the midweek Kangaroos hard and actually led 8–6 midway through the first half thanks to Andy Haigh's try and two penalty goals from stand-off Tommy Martyn. 2nd Test With Lions captain Shaun Edwards out suspended for his high tackle on Bradley Clyde in the first Test, the captaincy was handed to his Wigan teammate Phil Clarke. On the morning of the match, reserve Australian forward David Fairleigh was forced to withdraw from the team with a virus that had swept through the Kangaroos squad in the days leading up to the game. He was replaced on the bench by veteran Paul Sironen (who had been cleared by the RFL Judiciary after his send-off against St Helens. Even players from international touring teams were required to face the judiciary if they had been sent-off in a game) in what would prove to be his 20th test for Australia and his 8th and last against Great Britain. In defense of The Ashes, the Kangaroos came out firing, scoring seven tries to one, kick-started by captain Mal Meninga's 70 metre intercept run off a Bobby Goulding pass. Meninga put Andrew Ettingshausen, who beat the cover of Denis Betts and Graham Steadman, in for his 10th try of the tour with a perfectly timed pass just as flying Lions winger Martin Offiah was about to tackle him. From there, the floodgates opened and the only question was how much would the Kangaroos win by. Rod Wishart made a welcome return to the Test team for the first time since the 10–33 loss to the Lions in Melbourne in the 2nd Ashes Test of the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour. Wishart's goal kicking proving invaluable as he booted seven goals from nine attempts, while he also justified selection on form by also making a number of line breaks. Kangaroos front row forward Ian Roberts was forced from the field midway through the first half with a deep gash above his right eye. Roberts had gone low to tackle Denis Betts who in the process of trying to break the tackle, accidentally stepped on the Australian prop's head. The injury would keep Roberts from playing again until the 3rd Test in Leeds. #eeeeee GBR AUS 8 – 38 2nd Ashes Test Tries Paul Newlove Goals Bobby Goulding (2/3) Tries Brett Mullins (2) Andrew Ettingshausen Bradley Clyde Laurie Daley Steve Renouf Goals Rod Wishart (7/9) Saturday, 5 November Old Trafford, Manchester 43,930 Graham Annesley Australia 16 Brad Fittler _redborder _GBR1994a _redborder _redbottom _band_red FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Great Britain _kangaroos _kangaroos1992 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Graham SteadmanRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Gary ConnollyLC 4 Alan HunteLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Daryl PowellSH 7 Bobby GouldingPR 8 Karl HarrisonHK 9 Lee JacksonPR 10 Chris JoyntSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Andy FarrellLF 13 Phil Clarke (c)Substitutions:IC 14 Garry SchofieldIC 15 Barrie McDermottIC 16 Paul NewloveIC 17 Mick CassidyCoach:ENG Ellery Hanley FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Ian RobertsSR 11 Dean PaySR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Tim BrasherIC 15 Allan LangerIC 16 Greg FlorimoIC 17 Paul SironenCoach:AUS Bob Fulton Before Ettingshausen's opening try, Goulding and Wishart (2 each) traded penalty goals. Following the try, the Kangaroos began to cut loose in defence of The Ashes. Bradley Clyde powered his way over after a Ricky Stuart mid-field bomb had been left alone by the Lions defence with some quick hands keeping the ball alive before Clyde powered over despite the attentions of Chris Joynt and Gary Connolly on the line. And minutes later a 60-metre break by Wishart before being brought down by a desperate Connolly had the British defence in tatters allowing Stuart and Man of the Match Brad Fittler to combined to send Brett Mullins under the posts for his first try of the series and to give Australia a match winning 18–4 half time lead. Great Britain's only score in the first half came from those two penalty goals by Bobbie Goulding. Soon after half time and with Australia attacking the Great Britain line, Laurie Daley raced through a huge gap between Lee Jackson and Karl Harrison to score next to the posts and further Australia's lead to 24–4. The Lions then began to come alive thanks to enterprising play by veteran replacement pivot Garry Schofield who sent fellow replacement back Paul Newlove over for the Lions only try of the game. However, the fightback was short-lived as 10 minutes later Connolly sprinted out of the Lions defensive line trying to shut down Daley but only created a gap exploited by an on debut Greg Florimo who sent the ball back inside to Steve Renouf who jogged in for an easy try. Wishart's conversion, his 5th goal of the game, brought up his 100th point on tour in just his 6th game. Daley then put a scare in the Australian camp when he hurt his knee sliding over an exposed sprinkler head behind the dead ball line while attempting to score at the Stretford End of Old Trafford (the injury prompted questions over his decision to slide as he was almost 5 metres behind the ball and no chance of scoring), but just moments later Mal Meninga capped off a welcome return to form after a poor game at Wembley with a perfectly placed over the shoulder pass that sent Brett Mullins on a 65-metre run to score his second try of the game under the posts giving Australia a comprehensive 38–8 win and keeping the series alive going to Elland Road in Leeds for the deciding test.Great Britain vs Australia, Second Test 1994 Wednesday 9 November Warrington Warrington 16 0 – 24 Warrington vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Goals: Tries: Wendell Sailor (2), Steve Menzies, Tim Brasher, Terry Hill Goals: David Furner (2) Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington 11,244 Robert Connolly Jason Smith _yellow_stripes _yellow_stripes _yellow_stripes _yellowtop 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Warrington _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Lee PennyRW 2Mark ForsterRC 3Iestyn HarrisLC 4Jon RoperLW 5Jason LeeSO 6Francis MaloneySH 7Greg Mackey (c)PR 8Gary TeesHK 9Tukere BarlowPR 10Bruce McGuireSR 11Paul CullenSR 12Gary SandersonLF 13Paul DerbyshireSubstitutions:IC 14Chris RuddIC 15Andrew BennettIC 16Mark HiltonIC 17Phil SumnerCoach:AUS Brian Johnson FB 1 Tim BrasherLW 2 Wendell SailorLC 3 Terry HillRC 4 Greg FlorimoRW 5 Michael HancockFE 6 Kevin WaltersHB 7 Allan Langer (c)PR 8 Paul SironenHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 15 David FairleighSR 11 David FurnerSR 12 Steve MenziesLK 13 Jason SmithSubstitutions:IC 10 Glenn LazarusIC 14IC 16IC 17Coach:AUS Bob Fulton This was the first time the Kangaroos had kept their opposition scoreless on tour and the first time the Kangaroos had kept an English club or county side scoreless since defeating Leeds 40–0 on the 1986 Kangaroo tour. Terry Hill scored his first try in Australian colours, a 40-metre solo effort, in a match played in light rain. Midway through the second half with the game lost, several Warrington players began to put swinging arms into their tackles, a tactic that went unpunished by referee Robert Connolly and his touch judges.Australia vs Warrington, Kangaroo Tour 1994 Sunday 13 November Bradford Northern Bradford 16 0 – 40 Bradford Northern vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Goals: Tries: Jason Smith (2), Steve Renouf, Bradley Clyde, Andrew Ettingshausen, Michael Hancock, Rod Wishart, David Fairleigh Goals: Rod Wishart (4/8) Odsal Stadium, Bradford 9,080 Stuart Cummings Bradley Clyde _blackborder_trim _Bradford94 _blackborder_trim _2 black stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF Bradford Northern _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1Roger SimpsonRW 2Carl HallRC 3David FraisseLC 4Paul NewloveLW 5David MyersSO 6Neil SummersSH 7Deryck Fox (c)PR 8Roy PowellHK 9Phil RussellPR 10Jason CleggSR 11Adam GreenwoodSR 12Brian McDermottLF 13Paul MedleySubstitutions:IC 14John DonohueIC 15David HeronIC 16John HamerIC 17Carl WinterburnCoach:ENG Peter Fox FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenLC 3 Mal Meninga (c)RC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Dean PaySR 11 Jason SmithSR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Allan LangerIC 15 Michael HancockIC 16 David FurnerIC 17 David FairleighCoach:AUS Bob Fulton This was the second 'clean sheet' in a row for the Kangaroos who defeated Bradford Northern 40–0. It was also the second game in succession against Bradford at Odsal Stadium where they had kept the home side scoreless having also achieved this during the 1986 tour when the Kangaroos won 38–0 (the 1990 Kangaroos had not played Bradford as part of their tour itinerary). Team captain Mal Meninga was the only member of the 1986 side that had won at Odsal to also play in 1994. Kangaroos second row forward Paul Sironen (making his 3rd Kangaroo Tour) had also played in the 1986 win, but wasn't in the side for the 1994 game. In the wet and muddy conditions at Odsal (and largely thanks to most of the Kangaroos tries being scored in the corners of the ground), Rod Wishart had his worst kicking game of the Kangaroo Tour landing only 4 of his 8 kicks at goal.Australia vs Bradford Northern, Kangaroo Tour 1994 This match marked the Kangaroos 50th consecutive wins against English club and county teams. The Kangaroos last loss to an English club or county side had been when they went down 11–10 to Widnes on 25 October 1978, the 9th game of the 1978 Kangaroo tour. Tuesday 15 November Great Britain U/21 Great Britain 16 10 – 54 Great Britain U/21 vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Steve Prescott Goals: Steve Prescott (3/3) Tries: Greg Florimo (2), Terry Hill (2), Allan Langer, David Fairleigh, Steve Menzies, Tim Brasher, Andrew Ettingshausen Goals: David Furner (9/9) Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead 4,118 Steve Presley David Fairleigh _redborder _GBR1994a _redborder _redbottom _band_red FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Great Britain U/21 _Kangaroos1994 _kangaroos1994 _Kangaroos1994 _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Steve PrescottRW 2 Chris SmithRC 3 Richard GoddardLC 4 Karle HammondLW 5 Francis CumminsSO 6 Nigel WrightSH 7 Ryan SheridanPR 8 Alex Thompson (c)HK 9 John ClarkePR 10 Mark HiltonSR 11 Mark PerrettSR 12 Lee HarlandLF 13 Scott MartinSubstitutions:IC 14 Mark HewittIC 15 Nathan McAvoyIC 16 Jez CassidyIC 17 Nathan SykesCoach:ENG Gary Hetherington FB 1 Tim BrasherRW 2 Wendell SailorLC 3 Terry HillRC 14 Andrew EttingshausenLW 5 Michael HancockFE 6 Kevin WaltersHB 7 Allan Langer (c)PR 11 Jason SmithHK 9 Jim SerdarisPR 10 David FairleighSR 4 Steve MenziesSR 12 David FurnerLK 13 Greg FlorimoSubstitutions:IC 8 Brad FittlerIC 15 Rod WishartIC 16IC 17Coach:AUS Bob Fulton Bob Fulton tinkered with the side on the last midweek game of the British part of the tour. Steve Menzies was to start in the centres with Brad Fittler picked in the front row!! However, before kick-off Fulton changed his mind with Andrew Ettingshausen coming off the bench to start at centre, Jason Smith was moved to the front row to accommodate Menzies moving to the back row while Fittler was moved to the bench. Against the best of Britain's young players, the Kangaroos ran in nine tries to one to defeat the Great Britain Under-21 side 54–10 at the Gateshead International Stadium. Second rower David Furner, the son of 1956–57 Kangaroo tourist and the 1986 tour head coach Don Furner, kicked 9 goals from 9 attempts on the night. 20 year old St Helens fullback Steve Prescott scored all of the points for the Lions U/21's with a try and 3 goals. Kangaroos fullback Tim Brasher was sent to the sin-bin twice by referee Steve Presley, once in each half . This was the first time that the Kangaroos had faced a "Junior" Great Britain team since defeating the Great Britain U/24's 30–8 at Craven Park in Hull on the third game of the 1978 Kangaroo tour. 1994 Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton had been the Kangaroos captain that day in 1978. 3rd Test Great Britain coach Ellery Hanley made a number of changes for the third test. In the press before the game there was speculation that Hanley would actually play Phil Clarke at five-eighth and himself at lock, though most were questioning why the man who sparked the Lions in the second test, former captain Garry Schofield, wasn't in the starting side (it was rumoured that personal differences between Leeds teammates Hanley and Schofield dating back to Schofield retaining the Lions captaincy over Hanley for the 1992 World Cup final is what kept Schofield not only out of the first test team, but on the Lions bench for the final two games). The Lions changes for the decider were: Graham Steadman was dropped and Gary Connolly moved from the centres to his preferred fullback with Paul Newlove moving from the bench to replace Connolly in the centres. Shaun Edwards returned from suspension to captain the side, demoting Bobby Goulding to the bench. Phil Clarke did play 5/8 with Darryl Powell moved to the bench, Chris Joynt from the front row to lock with prop Barrie McDermott coming into the run on side, while pacey St. Helens back rower Sonny Nickle came into the team on the bench replacing Mick Cassidy. Kangaroos coach Bob Fulton made just one change to the side that had comprehensively won the second test with David Fairleigh coming onto the bench for his second test to replace 20 test veteran Paul Sironen. Fairleigh had originally been chosen over Sironen for the second test but had fallen ill on the day of the game which saw the giant Balmain forward brought back into the side. #eeeeee GBR AUS 4 – 23 3rd Ashes Test Tries Goals Andy Farrell (2/2) Tries Laurie Daley Rod Wishart Steve Walters Dean Pay Goals Rod Wishart (3/4) Field Goals Ricky Stuart (1) Sunday 20 November Elland Road, Leeds 39,468 Bill Harrigan Australia 16 Steve Walters _redborder _GBR1994a _redborder _redbottom _band_red FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF 0000FF FFFFFF Great Britain _kangaroos _kangaroos1992 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Gary ConnollyRW 2 Jason RobinsonRC 3 Alan HunteLC 4 Paul NewloveLW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Phil ClarkeSH 7 Shaun Edwards (c)PR 8 Karl HarrisonHK 9 Lee JacksonPR 10 Barrie McDermottSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Andy FarrellLF 13 Chris JoyntSubstitutions:IC 14 Bobby GouldingIC 15 Daryl PowellIC 16 Garry SchofieldIC 17 Sonny NickleCoach:ENG Ellery Hanley FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Ian RobertsSR 11 Dean PaySR 12 Bradley ClydeLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Allan LangerIC 15 Tim BrasherIC 16 Greg FlorimoIC 17 David FairleighCoach:AUS Bob Fulton Ironically, Ellery Hanley's plan to use Phil Clarke as Great Britain's stand-off came to naught when Clarke suffered a bad ankle injury and was forced off about 10 minutes into the game. This saw Garry Schofield come on for his 46th and final test for Great Britain. Although the Australian's kept the Lions tryless for the game, the third test was a genuine contest and the 23–4 scoreline didn't tell the whole story and it wasn't until late in the game that Australia put the result beyond doubt. Laurie Daley opened the scoring midway through the first half with a try from his own kick. Near the Great Britain line he chip kicked over Paul Newlove who got a hand to the ball but it deflected up perfectly for the Australian vice-captain who caught the ball and stepped past a wrong footed Gary Connolly, putting it down untouched next to the posts. Wishart's easy conversion gave the Australian's a 6–0 lead before a 40-metre Andy Farrell penalty goal saw the score 6–2. Ricky Stuart then slotted a 39th minute field goal to see the Kangaroos go into half time with a 7–2 lead. Wishart was next to score following a long pass by Daley. The Illawarra winger took the pass flat footed, but was able to step inside Paul Newlove to score in the corner. He missed converting his own try and Australia led 11–2. Farrell then kicked a second penalty goal to bring the score to 11–4, but that was as close as the Lions would get. Play then went back and forth with both sides making breaks but were unable to capitalise. Sonny Nickle made a long break but was eventually brought down by Mullins and Ettingshausen. This left Channel 9 Australia guest commentator, former Lions great Alex Murphy, wondering "What if?" that had been Martin Offiah who to his credit had been actively looking to get more involved in the game after heavy criticism of his poor performance at Old Trafford. Steve Walters, who had made 2 of the Kangaroos line breaks including one that led to Wishart's try, then confirmed himself as Man of the Match when he ran from dummy half and pushed through 3 defenders to score beside the posts with Wishart's conversion giving the Kangaroos a match winning 17–4 lead. Dean Pay then scored his first test try to put the result beyond doubt and ensure Australia kept alive its streak of winning every Ashes series in England since 1963–64. Stuart looked like scoring his first try but was tackled short of the line. However he was able to get a flick pass away to Pay who scored under the posts giving Wishart an easy conversion to give the Australian's a match winning 23–4 lead.Great Britain vs Australia, Third Test 1994 Midway through the second half, Kangaroos centre Steve Renouf had a golden opportunity to join a select band of Australians who had scored a try in each test of an Ashes series, but inexplicably dropped a simple inside pass from Bradley Clyde less than 2 metres from the line with no one near him. Had he scored he would have joined legendary winger Ken Irvine (1962 and 1963), Sam Backo (1988) and Mal Meninga (1990) on that list of players. The attendance of 39,468 remains (as of 2024) the record for a rugby league international and a rugby league match played at Elland Road. It is also the record attendance for either rugby league or Rugby Union at Elland Road. As he had announced his retirement prior to the end of the 1994 NSWRL season, this was Australian captain Mal Meninga's last game in England. Meninga had made a record four Kangaroo Tours in his career, the only player to do so, and had captained the squad twice, also the only player to do so. Meninga had played 49 games over the four tours (winning 47), including all 12 Ashes tests (winning 10), and scored a total of 304 points (31 tries*, 95 goals) and was the leading point scorer on the 1982 Kangaroo tour with 166 points (10 tries, 68 goals). Note: Meninga's 10 tries scored on the 1982 tour were when they were worth 3 points. With points adjusted to 4 points per try, Meninga scored a total of 314 points. The Australian captain also had a short, but successful stint in English club football with St Helens in 1984-85, helping Saints to a 36–16 Premiership Final win over Hull Kingston Rovers at Elland Road, and a 26–18 win over Wigan in the Lancashire Cup Final at Central Park. Meninga scored try doubles in both Finals including a memorable length of the field try in the Premiership Final. French leg Thursday 24 November President's XIII France 16 17 – 42 Australia 16 Australia Tries: S. Mullins, F. Banquet Goals: F. Banquet (4) Field Goal: S. Mullins Tries: Terry Hill (2), Greg Florimo (2), Brett Mullins, Jim Serdaris, David Furner Goals: David Furner (7) Stade Robert Bobin, Bondoufle 1,500 M. Chanfreau Sunday 27 November Catalans Selection Catalans 16 16 – 60 Catalans Selection vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Eric Van Brussel, F. Serret, F. Gomez, Goals: Patrick Torreilles (2) Tries: Steve Renouf (3), Brett Mullins (2), Mal Meninga, Laurie Daley, Jason Smith, Bradley Clyde, Steve Menzies, Brad Fittler Goals: Rod Wishart (8) Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 4,000 C. Alba Australia: Brett Mullins, Michael Hancock, Steve Renouf, Mal Meninga (c), Rod Wishart, Laurie Daley, Ricky Stuart, Glenn Lazarus, Allan Langer, Dean Pay, Jason Smith, Bradley Clyde, Brad Fittler. Res - Steve Walters, Ian Roberts, Steve Menzies, Tim Brasher Wednesday 30 November France XIII France 16 9 – 64 France XIII vs Australia Australia 16 Australia Tries: Goals: S. Millet (4) Field Goal: Pascal Mons Tries: Steve Menzies (2), Wendell Sailor (2), Terry Hill (2), Paul Harragon (2), Greg Florimo, Dean Pay, Tim Brasher Goals: Tim Brasher (10) Stade de Fargues, Avignon 1,500 G. Vigouroux Australia: Tim Brasher, Wendell Sailor, Steve Menzies, Terry Hill, Michael Hancock, Greg Florimo, Kevin Walters, Glenn Lazarus (c), Jim Serdaris, Paul Harragon, David Fairleigh, Dean Pay, Jason Smith. Res - Ricky Stuart, Steve Walters Test match This would be the last time Australia played France in a test match until 21 November 2004. #eeeeee FRA AUS 0 – 74 France vs Australia Tries Goals Tries Andrew Ettingshausen (3) Brett Mullins (2) Steve Renouf (2) Rod Wishart Laurie Daley Ricky Stuart Paul Harragon David Fairleigh Mal Meninga Goals Rod Wishart (11/13) Sunday 4 December Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers 6,000 Bill Harrigan (Australia) Ricky Stuart (Australia) _francerl95 _francerl95 _francerl95 _frarlclassic _whitetop 0000CD 0000CD 0000CD FFFFFF FF0000 France _kangaroos _kangaroos1992 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _hoops_gold 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Frantz MartialRW 2 Frederic BanquetRC 3 David DespinLC 4 Pierre ChamorinLW 5 David FraisseSO 6 Jean-Marc GarciaSH 7 Patrick Entat (c)PR 8 Frédéric TeixidoHK 9 Thierry ValeroPR 10 Hadji BoudebzaSR 11 Daniel DivetSR 12 Didier CabestanyLF 13 Pascal JampySubstitutions:IC 14 Mathieu KhedemiIC 15 Jacques PechIC 16 Claude SirventIC 17 Karl JaavuoCoach:FRA Ivan Grésèque FB 1 Brett MullinsRW 2 Andrew EttingshausenRC 3 Mal Meninga (c)LC 4 Steve RenoufLW 5 Rod WishartFE 6 Laurie DaleyHB 7 Ricky StuartPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Ian RobertsSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 David FurnerLK 13 Brad FittlerSubstitutions:IC 14 Tim BrasherIC 15 Allan LangerIC 16 Paul HarragonIC 17 David FairleighCoach:AUS Bob Fulton In what was Australian captain Mal Meninga's last game of rugby league, the Kangaroos ran in 13 tries at the Stade de la Méditerranée in Béziers to destroy the hapless French team 74–0, easily surpassing their then world record win of 58–0 over France earlier in the year at Parramatta Stadium in Sydney. Winger Andrew Ettingshausen crossed for a hat-trick while fullback Brett Mullins and centre Steve Renough both crossed for two tries. Other try scorers for the Kangaroos were Laurie Daley, David Fairleigh, Paul Harragon (who had replaced Greg Florimo on the bench), Ricky Stuart who got his first test try, Rod Wishart and Mal Meninga who fittingly scored the final try of the game (Meninga himself later admitted his try had been a clear cut double movement but referee Bill Harrigan had awarded it anyway). Rod wishart also had a good day with the boot landing 11 of his 13-goal attempts to take his point scoring tally to a Kangaroo Tour record of 174 (from 11 games), breaking the post-war record of 170 set by dual rugby international Michael O'Connor on the 1986 Kangaroo Tour (the all-time record remained at 285 points (19 tries and 114 goals) set by Dave Brown during the 1933–34 Kangaroo tour). This was Australia's 11th straight win over France dating back to the French tour of Australasia in 1981. Andrew Ettingshausen's hat trick of tries took his tally to 15 for the tour equaling his score from the 1990 tour and ensuring he became the second player to be the leading try scorer on two (consecutive) Kangaroo tours. The other player was his 1990 and 1994 coach Bob Fulton who had led the try scoring in 1973 and 1978. Statistics Leading Try Scorer 15 by Andrew Ettingshausen* Leading Point Scorer 174 by Rod Wishart (8 tries, 71 goals) Largest Attendance 57,034 - First test vs Great Britain at Wembley Stadium** Largest Club Game Attendance 20,057 - Wigan vs Australia at Central Park * Andrew Ettingshausen became the second player to be the leading try scorer on consecutive Kangaroo Tours having also topped the list with 15 in 1990 (team coach Bob Fulton had been the leading try scorer on the 1973 and 1978 tours).** The First test attendance of 57,034 remains the largest ever recorded Kangaroo Tour crowd and the largest ever non World Cup test attendance in England References 40em Further reading Stuart Ricky Ricky Stuart Ashes to ashes: Ricky Stuart's Kangaroo tour diary Ironbark 1995 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZjBVAAAACAAJ 9780330356510 External links 1994 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at rlhalloffame.org.uk 1994 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at rl1908.com Kangaroo Tour Kangaroo Tour Kan Category:Rugby league tours of France Category:Rugby league tours of Great Britain Category:1994 in French rugby league Category:Australia national rugby league team tours