New Zealand vs Australia 1969 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 10 lost to Australia 20

New Zealand vs Australia 1969

New Zealand
10
20
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6810
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 1st June, 1969
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee John Percival (Auckland)
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 13,459
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 15
Scrums 13 8
Penalties 21 6
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
    T 2 Ron COOTE
      John COOTES
      Denis PITTARD
 
Don LADNER 5 G 4 Les JOHNS
New Zealand Teams Australia
Don LADNER 1 FB 1 Les JOHNS
[Canterbury]
Dennis KEY 2 W 2 John COOTES
John WILSON 3 C 3 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Sam ROLLESTON 4 C 4 John McDONALD
[Manly]
Maurice BRERETON 5 W 5 Bob HONAN
[Souths]
 
Trevor PATRICK 6 FE 6 Denis PITTARD
[Souths]
Graeme COOKSLEY 7 HB 7 Dennis WARD
[Manly]
 
Oscar DANIELSON 8 FR 8 John WITTENBERG
[St George]
Colin O'NEIL (c) 9 HK 9 Elwyn WALTERS
[Souths]
Bill NOONAN 10 FR 10 John SATTLER (c)
[Souths]
John HIBBS 11 2R 11 Ron COSTELLO
Anthony KRILETICH 12 2R 12 Bob McCARTHY
[Souths]
Rodney WALKER 13 L 13 Ron COOTE
[Souths]
 
Lory BLANCHARD   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1969 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Doug Ellwood (fullback), Robert Mincham (wing), Spencer Dunn (centre), Paul Schultz (centre), Ernie Wiggs (wing), Roger Tait (five-eighth), Eric Carson (halfback), Colin McMaster (front row), Garry Smith (front row), Ray Sinel (second row), Brian Lee (second row), Kevin Dixon (bench)
In:
Don Ladner (fullback), Dennis Key (wing), John Wilson (centre), Sam Rolleston (centre), Maurice Brereton (wing), Trevor Patrick (five-eighth), Graeme Cooksley (halfback), Oscar Danielson (front row), Bill Noonan (front row), John Hibbs (second row), Rodney Walker (lock)
Changes:
Anthony Kriletich (lock to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 1 vs. North Island Colts
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 3 vs. South Island
Out:
Michael Cleary (wing), Jeff Denman (centre), Ian Robson (second row), Col Weiss (bench)
In:
John Cootes (wing), Bob McCarthy (second row)
Changes:
John McDonald (wing to centre), Bob Honan (bench to wing)

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Contributions: Paul Carter, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash