Game 1
New Zealand 6 lost to Australia 27
| 1980 New Zealand vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6818 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 1st June, 1980 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Steel | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,321 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 20 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 10 | |||||
| Penalties | 15 | – | 9 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Alan THOMPSON | ||||||
| Kerry BOUSTEAD | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Craig YOUNG | ||||||||
| Michael O'DONNELL | 3 | G | 6/8 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Michael O'DONNELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry DOWLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Kevin FISHER | 2 | W | 2 | Kerry BOUSTEAD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Olsen FILIPAINA [Balmain] | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| James LEULUAI | 4 | C | 4 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | ||||
| Dane O'HARA (c) | 5 | W | 5 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | ||||
| Gordon SMITH | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] | ||||
| Shane VARLEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Newtown] | ||||
| Mark BROADHURST | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| Howie TAMATI | 9 | HK | 9 | George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] | ||||
| Paul TE ARIKI | 10 | FR | 10 | Rod MORRIS [Balmain] | ||||
| Kevin TAMATI | 11 | 2R | 11 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Barry EDKINS | 12 | 2R | 14 | Les BOYD [Manly] | ||||
| Mark GRAHAM | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Lewis HUDSON | 14 | B | ||||||
| Graeme WEST | 15 | B | ||||||
| Cecil MOUNTFORD | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1980 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Fred Ah Kuoi (five-eighth), Tony Coll (second row), John Smith (bench), Paul Ravlich (bench)
- In:
- Michael O'Donnell (fullback), Gordon Smith (five-eighth), Paul Te Ariki (front row), Graeme West (bench)
- Changes:
- James Leuluai (fullback to centre), Lewis Hudson (centre to bench), Kevin Tamati (front row to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1980 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Terry Fahey (wing), Steve Rogers (centre)
- In:
- Garry Dowling (fullback), Kerry Boustead (wing), Greg Brentnall (centre)
Match Notes
"The ABC Of Rugby League" incorrectly lists the same team for this game as the following test. According to the Sydney Morning Herald (May 31, 1980), the team was (sic):
Dowling, Anderson, Cronin, Brentnall, Boustead, Thompson, Raudonokis; Price, Boyd, Reddy, Young, Peponis (c), Morris. Reserves: Steve Martin, Graeme Wynn.
The article also noted that selectors preferred "proven test player" Les Boyd over newcomer Graeme Wynn for the match.
Also the Monday edition of the Herald confirmed there were no substitutions during the match. Kevin Tamati and Les Boyd were at loggerheads and were "lucky not to be sent off".
It also declared Garry Dowling as the best on ground.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner
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