Australia vs New Zealand 1991 Series

Game 1

Australia 8 lost to New Zealand 24

Australia vs New Zealand 1991

Australia
8
24
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7943
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 3rd July, 1991
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee John Holdsworth (Kippax)
Venue Olympic Park (Melbourne)
Crowd 26,900
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 2
Penalties 9 6
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Steve WALTERS T Richie BLACKMORE
      Clayton FRIEND
      Jarrod McCRACKEN
      Tawera NIKAU
 
Mal MENINGA 2/3 G 4/6 Frano BOTICA
 
Mal MENINGA BIN Gary FREEMAN
Australia Teams New Zealand
Paul HAUFF
[Brisbane]
1 FB 1 Frano BOTICA
[Wigan]
Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN
[Cronulla]
2 W 2 Jason WILLIAMS
[South Sydney]
Mal MENINGA (c)
[Canberra]
3 C 3 Jarrod McCRACKEN
[Canterbury]
Chris JOHNS
[Brisbane]
4 C 4 Dave WATSON
[Halifax]
Dale SHEARER
[Brisbane]
5 W 5 Richie BLACKMORE
 
Wally LEWIS
[Gold Coast]
6 FE 6 Tony KEMP
[Newcastle]
Allan LANGER
[Brisbane]
7 HB 7 Gary FREEMAN (c)
[Balmain]
 
Martin BELLA
[Manly]
8 FR 8 Peter BROWN
[Halifax]
Steve WALTERS
[Canberra]
9 HK 9 Duane MANN
[Warrington]
Steve ROACH
[Balmain]
10 FR 10 Brent TODD
[Canberra]
Ian ROBERTS
[Manly]
11 2R 11 Emosi KOLOTO
[Widnes]
Bob LINDNER
[Western Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Dean LONERGAN
Bradley CLYDE
[Canberra]
13 L 13 Tawera NIKAU
[Castleford]
 
David GILLESPIE
[Western Suburbs]
14 B 14 Clayton FRIEND
[Carlisle]
John CARTWRIGHT
[Penrith]
15 B 15 George MANN
[St Helens]
    B 16 Gary MERCER
[Warrington]
    B 17 Mike PATTON
 
Bob FULTON   HC   Bob BAILEY
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1989/92 - Game 9 vs. France
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1991 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Gary Belcher (fullback), Greg Alexander (wing), Cliff Lyons (five-eighth), Ricky Stuart (halfback), Glenn Lazarus (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Sironen (second row), Brad Mackay (lock), Des Hasler (bench), Mark Sargent (bench)
In:
Paul Hauff (fullback), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Martin Bella (front row), Steve Walters (hooker), Ian Roberts (second row), Bradley Clyde (lock), John Cartwright (bench)
Changes:
Dale Shearer (centre to wing), Chris Johns (bench to centre)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1989/92 - Game 11 vs. France
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1991 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Sam Panapa (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth)
In:
Jason Williams (wing), Tony Kemp (five-eighth)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson