Match details
The game received a poor attendance of only 4,231 spectators with the French public seemingly uninterested in a final that did not involve French, as evident by the fact only games involving France drew crowds of over 10,000. In fact, the final drew the lowest attendance of the tournament. [3]
The game, however, proved a memorable one for both Great Britain and Australia; seeing Great Britain captain Clive Sullivan's long distance try, [4] [5] and Australia's "greatest try never scored", by fullback Graeme Langlands. [6] The try was disallowed by French referee Georges Jameau for offside but was later proved to be onside. [7] Great Britain hooker Mike Stephenson scored the 73rd-minute try that helped level the scores and secure the World Cup. [8]
Australia winger Ray Branighan missed his 79th-minute penalty, Bob Fulton failed three drop goal attempts in the last five minutes, resulting in a 10–10 scoreline at full time. Scores were again level after extra time. [9]
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