Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 Series

Game 2

Auckland 6 lost to Australia 17

Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975

Auckland
6
17
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23292
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 30th September, 1975
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Neville Kesha
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 7,251
Match Stats
Scrums 16 7
Penalties 17 9
Auckland Scoresheet Australia
    T Michael CRONIN
      Allan McMAHON
      Tom RAUDONIKIS
 
Warren COLLICOAT 3 G 4 Michael CRONIN
Auckland Teams Australia
Warren COLLICOAT 1 FB 1 Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
Fred AH KUOI 2 W 2 Jim PORTER
[Parramatta]
Paul MATETE 3 C 3 Michael CRONIN
Dennis WILLIAMS 4 C 4 John BRASS (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Bill SORENSEN 5 W 5 Johnny RHODES
 
John SMITH 6 FE 6 John PEARD
[Eastern Suburbs]
Shane DOWSETT 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Wayne ROBERTSON 8 FR 8 Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
Murray WRIGHT 9 HK 9 Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
Alby HANSEN 10 FR 10 Ian MACKAY
[Eastern Suburbs]
Kurt SORENSEN 11 2R 11 Lew PLATZ
Peter GURNICK 12 2R 12 Greg VEIVERS
Mark GRAHAM 13 L 13 Greg PIERCE
[Cronulla]
 
D TAURUA 14 B 14 Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
Barrie DYER 15 B    
   
 

Team Info

Auckland

Previous Game:
AMCO Cup 1975 - Semi Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
Next Game:
AMCO Cup 1976 - Round 1 vs. Redcliffe

Australia

Previous Game:
World Championship Series 1975 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 3 vs. Salford
Out:
Graham Eadie (fullback), Johnny Mayes (halfback), George Piggins (hooker), John Quayle (lock)
In:
Allan McMahon (fullback), Jim Porter (wing), Greg Pierce (lock)
Changes:
Ian Schubert (wing to bench), Greg Veivers (front row to second row), Ray Higgs (second row to hooker), Tom Raudonikis (bench to halfback), Denis Fitzgerald (bench to front row)

Match Notes

Taurua replaced Mark Graham & Barrie Dyer replaced Paul Matete.

Ian Schubert replaced John Brass at halftime.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Bill Bates