The 2001 Kangaroo tour was initially cancelled by the Australian Rugby League (ARL) but after strong public opinion in both Great Britain and Australia, it went ahead. However, the only games played were the three tests, marking the first Kangaroo Tour to not play against any British club or provincial teams. The 2001 tour was also the first since 1952-53 not to include a test series against France following The Ashes series.
Touring Squadedit
The team was coached by Chris Anderson who was making his third Kangaroo Tour, and first as coach, after playing in the 1978 and 1982 tours, the second in 1982 as a member of the famed "Invincibles". Team captain was Brad Fittler, the youngest ever Kangaroo tourist in 1990 at the age of 18, was making his third and last Kangaroo Tour after being part of the successful 1990 and 1994 touring teams. Fittler was also the only member of the squad that had previously taken part in a Kangaroo tour.
After trailing 40 nil at half time, Great Britain's two tries in the final ten minutes were too little too late.[7] The main contributors of Australia's victory were scrum half back Andrew Johns, who scored two tries and kicked all but one of the six conversions, and fullback Darren Lockyer.[8]
Great Britain scored the opening try of the match early in the first half, but by the break trailed 12-6 behind Australia.[11] During the first half of the game, Australia's coach Chris Anderson suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital.[12]
^Chowdhury, Saj (24 November 2001). "Kangaroos seal Ashes triumph". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^"Clockwatch: GB 8-28 Australia". BBC News. 24 November 2001. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
^Chowdhury, Saj (25 November 2001). "Aussie coach suffers heart attack". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External linksedit
2001 Kangaroo Tour at rugbyleagueproject.org
2001 Kangaroo Tour at rl1908.com
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Not to be confused with 2001 Wallaby tour The 2001 Kangaroo Tour was the Australia national rugby league team s nineteenth Kangaroo tour of Great Britain The truncated tour featured only the three Ashes series Test matches against Great Britain The 2001 tour was almost abandoned due to military action in the wake of the September 11 attacks 1 Australia continued its dominance winning two of the three tests against Great Britain and retaining The Ashes that they have held since 1973 Contents 1 Background 2 Touring Squad 3 Ashes series 3 1 1st Test 3 2 2nd Test 3 3 3rd Test 4 Statistics 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThe 2001 Kangaroo tour was initially cancelled by the Australian Rugby League ARL but after strong public opinion in both Great Britain and Australia it went ahead However the only games played were the three tests marking the first Kangaroo Tour to not play against any British club or provincial teams The 2001 tour was also the first since 1952 53 not to include a test series against France following The Ashes series Touring Squad editThe team was coached by Chris Anderson who was making his third Kangaroo Tour and first as coach after playing in the 1978 and 1982 tours the second in 1982 as a member of the famed Invincibles Team captain was Brad Fittler the youngest ever Kangaroo tourist in 1990 at the age of 18 was making his third and last Kangaroo Tour after being part of the successful 1990 and 1994 touring teams Fittler was also the only member of the squad that had previously taken part in a Kangaroo tour Player Club Position s Games Tries Goals F Goals Points Braith Anasta nbsp Canterbury Bulldogs Five eighth 3 1 0 0 4 Trent Barrett nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Five eighth Halfback 3 2 0 0 8 Nathan Blacklock nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Wing 1 0 0 0 0 Danny Buderus nbsp Newcastle Knights Hooker 3 0 0 0 0 Dane Carlaw nbsp Brisbane Broncos Prop Second row 3 0 0 0 0 Petero Civoniceva nbsp Brisbane Broncos Prop 3 0 0 0 0 Brad Fittler c nbsp Sydney Roosters Five eighth 3 1 1 0 6 Mark Gasnier nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Centre 0 0 0 0 0 Matthew Gidley nbsp Newcastle Knights Centre 3 1 0 0 4 Andrew Johns nbsp Newcastle Knights Halfback 3 3 11 0 34 Robbie Kearns nbsp Melbourne Storm Prop 3 0 0 0 0 Ben Kennedy nbsp Newcastle Knights Lock 3 1 0 0 4 Darren Lockyer nbsp Brisbane Broncos Fullback 3 2 0 0 8 Jamie Lyon nbsp Parramatta Eels Centre 3 0 0 0 0 Adam MacDougall nbsp Newcastle Knights Centre Wing 3 2 0 0 8 Brad Meyers nbsp Brisbane Broncos Second row Prop 2 1 0 0 4 Jason Ryles nbsp St George Illawarra Dragons Prop 3 0 0 0 0 Jason Stevens nbsp Cronulla Sharks Prop 3 0 0 0 0 Lote Tuqiri nbsp Brisbane Broncos Wing 2 0 0 0 0 Michael Vella nbsp Parramatta Eels Prop 2 0 0 0 0 Daniel Wagon nbsp Parramatta Eels Lock Wing 0 0 0 0 0Ashes series editDate Opponent Score Ground Referee Crowd Report November 11 nbsp Great Britain 20 12 McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield R Connolly GB 21 458 bbc co uk November 17 nbsp Great Britain 12 40 Reebok Stadium Bolton B Harrigan AUS 22 152 bbc co uk November 24 nbsp Great Britain 8 28 JJB Stadium Wigan B Harrigan AUS 25 011 bbc co uk 1st Test edit 11 November 2001 Great Britain nbsp 20 12 nbsp Australia Tries Paul Sculthorpe 2 Jamie Peacock Goals Andy Farrell 3 Paul Sculthorpe 2 2 Tries Adam MacDougall Andrew Johns Goals Andrew Johns 2 McAlpine Stadium HuddersfieldAttendance 21 758Referee Robert Connolly nbsp Player of the Match Paul Sculthorpe nbsp 3 Great Britain Position Australia Kris Radlinski FB Darren Lockyer Leon Pryce WG Lote Tuqiri Gary Connolly CE Matthew Gidley Paul Johnson CE Jamie Lyon Keith Senior WG Adam MacDougall Paul Sculthorpe SO Trent Barrett Mike Forshaw SH Andrew Johns Terry O Connor PR Jason Stevens Kevin Sinfield HK Danny Buderus Barrie McDermott PR Robbie Kearns Chris Joynt SR Dane Carlaw Jamie Peacock SR Ben Kennedy Andy Farrell c LF Brad Fittler c Paul Wellens Int Braith Anasta Richard Horne Int Michael Vella Paul Anderson Int Petero Civoniceva Stuart Fielden Int Jason Ryles David Waite Coach Chris Anderson Great Britain led 12 nil at half time but after the break Australia came back strongly The home side were able to get the upset in the end 4 2nd Test edit 17 November 2001 Great Britain nbsp 12 40 nbsp Australia Tries Leon Pryce Paul Sculthorpe Goals Andy Farrell 2 5 Tries Andrew Johns 2 Braith Anasta Brad Fittler Ben Kennedy Darren Lockyer Adam MacDougall Goals Andrew Johns 6 Reebok Stadium BoltonAttendance 22 152Referee Bill Harrigan nbsp Player of the Match Andrew Johns nbsp 6 Great Britain Position Australia Kris Radlinski FB Darren Lockyer Leon Pryce WG Lote Tuqiri Gary Connolly CE Matthew Gidley Keith Senior CE Jamie Lyon Paul Johnson WG Adam MacDougall Paul Sculthorpe SO Trent Barrett Kevin Sinfield SH Andrew Johns Terry O Connor PR Jason Stevens Mike Forshaw HK Danny Buderus Barrie McDermott PR Robbie Kearns Chris Joynt SR Dane Carlaw Jamie Peacock SR Ben Kennedy Andy Farrell c LF Brad Fittler c Paul Wellens Int Braith Anasta Richard Horne Int Michael Vella Paul Anderson Int Petero Civoniceva Stuart Fielden Int Brad Meyers David Waite Coach Chris Anderson After trailing 40 nil at half time Great Britain s two tries in the final ten minutes were too little too late 7 The main contributors of Australia s victory were scrum half back Andrew Johns who scored two tries and kicked all but one of the six conversions and fullback Darren Lockyer 8 3rd Test edit For the first time since the 1986 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France the Lions and Kangaroos had met in Wigan 24 November 2001 Great Britain nbsp 8 28 nbsp Australia Tries Paul Johnson Goals Andy Farrell 2 9 Tries Trent Barrett 2 Matthew Gidley Darren Lockyer Brad Meyers Goals Andrew Johns 3 Brad Fittler JJB Stadium WiganAttendance 25 011Referee Bill Harrigan nbsp Player of the Match Trent Barrett nbsp 10 Great Britain Position Australia Paul Wellens FB Darren Lockyer Leon Pryce WG Nathan Blacklock Gary Connolly CE Matthew Gidley Keith Senior CE Jamie Lyon Paul Johnson WG Adam MacDougall Paul Sculthorpe SO Trent Barrett Paul Deacon SH Andrew Johns Stuart Fielden PR Jason Stevens Mike Forshaw HK Danny Buderus Barrie McDermott PR Robbie Kearns Chris Joynt SR Dane Carlaw Terry O Connor SR Ben Kennedy Andy Farrell c LF Brad Fittler c Kevin Sinfield Int Braith Anasta David Hodgson Int Brad Meyers Paul Anderson Int Petero Civoniceva Jamie Peacock Int Jason Ryles David Waite Coach Chris Anderson Great Britain scored the opening try of the match early in the first half but by the break trailed 12 6 behind Australia 11 During the first half of the game Australia s coach Chris Anderson suffered a heart attack and was taken to hospital 12 Statistics editLeading Try Scorer 3 by Andrew Johns Leading Point Scorer 34 by Andrew Johns 3 tries 11 goals Largest Attendance 25 011 Third test vs Great Britain at JJB StadiumReferences edit Ashes tour back on BBC News 16 October 2001 Retrieved 29 December 2013 1st Test Report Gordos Phil 11 November 2001 Great Britain stun Aussies BBC Sport Retrieved 30 December 2013 Clockwatch GB 20 12 Australia BBC News 11 November 2001 Retrieved 30 December 2013 2nd Test Report Johns warns against complacency BBC News 17 November 2001 Retrieved 30 December 2013 Clockwatch GB 12 40 Australia BBC News 17 November 2001 Retrieved 30 December 2013 Chowdhury Saj 17 November 2001 Australia humiliate Lions BBC Sport Retrieved 30 December 2013 3rd Test Report Chowdhury Saj 24 November 2001 Kangaroos seal Ashes triumph BBC Sport Retrieved 30 December 2013 Clockwatch GB 8 28 Australia BBC News 24 November 2001 Retrieved 30 December 2013 Chowdhury Saj 25 November 2001 Aussie coach suffers heart attack BBC Sport Retrieved 30 December 2013 External links edit2001 Kangaroo Tour at rugbyleagueproject org 2001 Kangaroo Tour at rl1908 com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2001 Kangaroo tour amp oldid 1223178323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
