Kangaroos Tour 1989 Series

Game 1

New Zealand XIII 18 lost to Australia 50

Kangaroos Tour 1989

New Zealand XIII
18
50
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23356
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 4th July, 1989
Referee Jim Stokes
Venue Palmerston North (Palmerston North)
Crowd 5,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 4 22
New Zealand XIII Scoresheet Australia
Duane MANN T 3 Greg ALEXANDER
Kelly SHELFORD   3 Gary BELCHER
Dave WATSON   Sam BACKO
      Des HASLER
      Michael O'CONNOR
 
Phil BANCROFT 3 G 7 Michael O'CONNOR
New Zealand XIII Teams Australia
Morvin EDWARDS
[Swinton]
1 FB 1 Gary BELCHER
[Canberra]
Sam PANAPA 2 W 2 Michael O'CONNOR
[Manly/St Helens]
Dave WATSON
[Whitehaven]
3 C 3 Peter JACKSON
[Brisbane]
Tea ROPATI 4 C 4 Tony CURRIE
[Brisbane]
David EWE 5 W 5 Michael HANCOCK
[Brisbane]
 
Kelly SHELFORD 6 FE 6 Des HASLER
[Manly]
Phil BANCROFT 7 HB 7 Greg ALEXANDER
[Penrith]
 
George MANN
[Leigh]
8 FR 8 Sam BACKO
[Brisbane/Leeds]
Duane MANN 9 HK 9 David TREWHELLA
[Eastern Suburbs]
Russell TUUTA 10 FR 10 Steve ROACH
[Balmain/Warrington]
Shane HANSEN 11 2R 11 Bruce McGUIRE
[Balmain]
Francis LEOTA 12 2R 12 Dan STAINS
[Cronulla/Halifax]
Mike KUITI (c)
[Swinton]
13 L 13 Paul VAUTIN (c)
[Manly/St Helens]
 
Gary MERCER
[Bradford]
14 B 14 Kerrod WALTERS
[Brisbane]
Peter BROWN
[Salford]
15 B 15 Martin BELLA
[North Sydney]
 
    HC   Bob FULTON
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand XIII

Previous Game:
n/a
Next Game:
n/a

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1985/88 - Final vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Garry Jack (fullback), Dale Shearer (wing), Andrew Farrar (centre), Mark McGaw (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Paul Dunn (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Sironen (second row), Gavin Miller (second row), Wayne Pearce (lock), Terry Lamb (bench), David Gillespie (bench)
In:
Gary Belcher (fullback), Peter Jackson (centre), Tony Currie (centre), Michael Hancock (wing), Des Hasler (five-eighth), Greg Alexander (halfback), Sam Backo (front row), David Trewhella (hooker), Bruce McGuire (second row), Dan Stains (second row), Paul Vautin (lock), Kerrod Walters (bench), Martin Bella (bench)

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Contributions: Bill Bates, Andrew Ferguson