England tour
- Sydney, 12 July 1997, 20:00 local, 10:00 GMT
Australia
(8)
25 - 6
(3)
England
(FT)
Teams
Australia
England
Tries
Burke, Gregan, Horan, Tune
Tries
none
Cons
Burke
Cons
none
Pens
Eales
Pens
Stimpson
Drops
none
Drops
Catt
Team
15
FB
Matt Burke
14
W
Ben Tune
13
C
Jason Little
12
C
James Holbeck
11
W
Joe Roff
10
FH
Tim Horan
9
SH
George Gregan
1
P
Cameron Blades
2
H
Michael Foley
3
P
Ewen McKenzie
4
L
Garrick Morgan
5
L
John Eales
(c)
6
F
Daniel Manu
7
F
Brett Robinson
8
N8
Troy Coker
Replacements
16
F
David Wilson
17
P
Andrew Blades
18
Mitch Hardy
19
Stephen Larkham
20
Sam Payne
21
Marco Caputo
Team
15
FB
Tim Stimpson
14
W
John Bentley
13
C
Phil de Glanville
(c)
12
C
Nick Greenstock
11
W
Nick Beal
10
FH
Mike Catt
9
SH
Matt Dawson
1
P
Graham Rowntree
2
H
Mark Regan
3
P
Darren Garforth
4
L
Nigel Redman
5
L
Simon Shaw
6
F
Lawrence Dallaglio
7
F
Richard Hill
8
N8
Tim Rodber
Replacements
16
SH
Austin Healey
17
F
Ben Clarke
18
Jon Sleightholme
19
Alex King
20
Kevin Yates
21
Richard Cockerill
Notes
Result
Australia won by a margin of 19 points
Ground name
Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance
40132
Referee
PD O'Brien
(New Zealand)
Australia Test debuts
CD Blades
England Test debuts
none
Other scores
Wales tour
USA
23 - 28
Wales
San Francisco