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TEN BIGGEST CROWDS AT GB vAUSTRALIA RUGBY LEAGUE TESTS

1 6/6/1932 W 8-6 Sydney 70,204

2 9/6/1962 W 31-12 Sydney 70,174

3 14/6/1958 L 8-25 Sydney 68,777

4 19/7/1958 W 40-17 Sydney 68,720

5 17/7/1954 L 16-20 Sydney 67,577

6 12/6/1954 L 12-37 Sydney 65,884

7 17/6/1946 D 8-8 Sydney 64,527

8 29/6/1936 L 8-24 Sydney 63,920

9 23/7/1966 L 14-19 Sydney 63,503

10 4/7/1970 W 21-17 Sydney 61,258

GB scores first

PERFORMANCE OF PROMOTED

CHAMPIONS IN TOP DIVISION

1992/93 Newcastle United 3rd

1991/92 Ipswich Town 16th

1990/91 Oldham Athletic 17th

1989/90 Leeds United 4th

1988/89 Chelsea 5th

1987/88 Millwall 10th

1986/87 Derby County 15th

1985/86 Norwich City 5th

1984/85 Oxford United 18th

1983/84 Chelsea 6th

Stamp's Sporting Statistics

GOLF'S DUNHILL CUP FINALS

1993 USA 2 England 1

1992 England 2 1/2 Scotland 1/2

1991 Sweden 2 South Africa 1

1990 Ireland 3 1/2 England 2 1/2

1989 USA 3 Japan 2

1988 Ireland 2 Australia 1

1987 England 2 Scotland 1

1986 Australia 3 Japan 0

1985 Australia 3 USA 0

ANNIVERSARIES

Today Birth of Steve Ovett (1955).

Monday Birth of Arsenal and England defender Tony Adams (1966); the XVIIIth Olympics opened in Tokyo (1964).

Tuesday Births of Bobby Charlton (1937); and British hurdler Alan Pascoe (1947); Henry Morris of East Fife scored the first goal by a British player in a World Cup match (1949).

Wednesday At the Sunrise Golf Club, Las Vegas, Chip Beck equalled the US PGA Tour record for 18 holes by shooting a 59 (1991).

Thursday Chris Chataway knocked five seconds off the world 5,000 metres record at White City, London (1954).

Friday Birth of athlete Steve Cram (1960); the first football match under floodlights was played at Bramall Lane, Sheffield (1878).

Saturday Birth of heavyweight boxing champion John L Sullivan (1858).

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