Australia vs New Zealand 1998

Australia 30 def. New Zealand 12

Australia vs New Zealand 1998

Australia
30
12
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7955
Status Completed
Date Friday, 9th October, 1998
Referee Russell Smith (Castleford)
Venue Suncorp (Brisbane)
Crowd 18,501
Match Stats
Halftime Score 14 0
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Gorden TALLIS 2 T Sean HOPPE
Darren LOCKYER   Ruben WIKI
Brad THORN      
Kevin WALTERS      
 
Darren LOCKYER 4 G Gene NGAMU
Andrew JOHNS   Matthew RIDGE
Australia Teams New Zealand
Darren LOCKYER
[Brisbane]
1 FB 1 Matthew RIDGE (c)
[Auckland]
Wendell SAILOR
[Brisbane]
2 W 2 Richie BARNETT
[Sydney City]
Steve RENOUF
[Brisbane]
3 C 3 Ruben WIKI
[Canberra]
Darren SMITH
[Brisbane]
4 C 4 Kevin IRO
[Auckland]
Tim BRASHER
[Souths]
5 W 5 Sean HOPPE
[Auckland]
 
Kevin WALTERS
[Brisbane]
6 FE 6 Robbie HUNTER-PAUL
[Bradford]
Allan LANGER (c)
[Brisbane]
7 HB 7 Stacey JONES
[Auckland]
 
Darren BRITT
[Canterbury]
8 FR 8 Quentin PONGIA
[Auckland]
Andrew JOHNS
[Newcastle]
9 HK 9 Syd ERU
[Auckland]
Shane WEBCKE
[Brisbane]
10 FR 10 Joe VAGANA
[Auckland]
Robbie KEARNS
[Melbourne]
11 2R 11 Jarrod McCRACKEN
[Parramatta]
Gorden TALLIS
[Brisbane]
12 2R 12 Stephen KEARNEY
[Auckland]
Jason SMITH
[Parramatta]
13 L 13 Logan SWANN
[Auckland]
 
Ben IKIN
[North Sydney]
14 B 14 Gene NGAMU
[Auckland]
Brad THORN
[Brisbane]
15 B 15 Tony IRO
[Adelaide]
Steve PRICE
[Canterbury]
16 B 16 Tony PULETUA
[Penrith]
Steve MENZIES
[Manly]
17 B 17 Nathan CAYLESS
[Parramatta]
 
Wayne BENNETT   HC   Frank ENDACOTT
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Anzac Test Match 1998 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1998 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Robbie O'Davis (fullback), Terry Hill (centre), Mat Rogers (wing), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Paul Harragon (front row), Geoff Toovey (hooker), Rodney Howe (front row), Brad Fittler (lock), Glenn Lazarus (bench), Nik Kosef (bench), Dean Pay (bench)
In:
Darren Smith (centre), Tim Brasher (wing), Kevin Walters (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Darren Britt (front row), Shane Webcke (front row), Robbie Kearns (second row), Gorden Tallis (second row), Jason Smith (lock), Ben Ikin (bench), Steve Price (bench)
Changes:
Andrew Johns (halfback to hooker), Steve Menzies (second row to bench), Brad Thorn (second row to bench), Darren Lockyer (bench to fullback)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Anzac Test Match 1998 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1998 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Richie Blackmore (centre), John Lomax (front row), Henry Paul (hooker), Nigel Vagana (bench), Terry Hermansson (bench)
In:
Syd Eru (hooker), Stephen Kearney (second row), Gene Ngamu (bench), Tony Puletua (bench), Nathan Cayless (bench)
Changes:
Tony Iro (second row to bench), Kevin Iro (bench to centre), Joe Vagana (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson