To his credit, after seeing the replay shown on TV in the dressing rooms after the game ... French referee Georges Jameau immediately went to the Aussie rooms to seek out Langlands to apologize for getting it wrong. Back in 1972, there was no video referee, no bunker. For better or worse, Jameau had to make a split second decision and given that Changa wasn't known as the fastest runner around its easy to see how the ref would think in the moment that he was offside.
The French public simply were not interested in an international game, even the World Cup Final, that did not involve France. The official attendance was 4,231 which was actually the lowest attendance of the 1972 Rugby League World Cup tournament. The Stade de Gerland's capacity back then was about 49,000.
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Chang scored a fair try that was denied, replay shows wasn't off side
To his credit, after seeing the replay shown on TV in the dressing rooms after the game ... French referee Georges Jameau immediately went to the Aussie rooms to seek out Langlands to apologize for getting it wrong.
Back in 1972, there was no video referee, no bunker. For better or worse, Jameau had to make a split second decision and given that Changa wasn't known as the fastest runner around its easy to see how the ref would think in the moment that he was offside.
Commentator is Eddie Waring
If I had a "Mount Rushmore" of rugby league commentators, it would have Rex Mossop, Ray Warren, Frank Hyde ... and Eddie Waring.
Do you have any footage of the 1970 World Cup final? Sounds like an 80 minute brawl.
@@alistairbanks6595 yes, coming up in a couple of days.
@@eagleeric2598 Brilliant. Been looking for that for ages.
@@alistairbanks6595 ok, I will watch it and upload tonight, Aust time.
@alistairbanks6595, it will take a few days. No sound on my copy and I need find out why.
was the pandemic on then?
I think this game was played in Lyon , France. Wherever that is.
The French public simply were not interested in an international game, even the World Cup Final, that did not involve France.
The official attendance was 4,231 which was actually the lowest attendance of the 1972 Rugby League World Cup tournament. The Stade de Gerland's capacity back then was about 49,000.