Great Britain 1972 World Cup reunion

[@saanzacs]

We just lost Phil Lowe and Brian Lockwood recently too

[@wobblertv8083]

One of the great brtish sporting moments ...as good as the union one in 2003 .

[@Holden308]

Regardless of any try that never was, what can't be denied is that this team won over a team which included two of Australia's original Rugby League Immortals in Langlands and Fulton. Not to mention other class players in the Aussie line up. The Final in Lyon on 11 November 1972 might ended in a 10-all draw in the end, but Great Britain's form through the tournament was undeniable, winning all 3 of their matches: Great Britain def. Australia 27-21 @ Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpingnan (29 October) Great Britain def. France 13-4 @ Stade Lesdiguières in Grenoble (1 November) Great Britain def. New Zealand 53-19 @ Stade du Hameau in Pau (4 November) I'm an Aussie, but Great Britain were deserved 1972 World Cup Champions.

[@ianatkins1213]

Sullivan was a fantastic winger. Terry Clawson played a couple of seasons in the Newcastle, 🇦🇺 competition. A pity they didn’t show Langlands’ chip kick to Ward which was incorrectly disallowed. In those days we had strong international competition.

[@Holden308]

It was actually a bomb from Dennis Ward that Graeme Langlands chased through and caught. The sad thing is that the replay showed him to be about a metre onside. After the game, referee Georges Jameau happened to see a replay while he was getting changed and realising his error in disallowing the try, went to the Australian change room to personally apologize to Langlands. But then, how do you really apologize knowing that your mistake cost a team the World Cup?

[@rikiwikeepa4684]

4 countries wtf still do it today

[@bobbytreetop1701]

If they played rah rah , they would have been worshiped by the Union loving media .