Game 1
New Zealand XIII 14 lost to Australia 35
Team Info
New Zealand XIII
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- n/a
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1970 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 7 vs. France XIII
- Next Game:
- 1971 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Eric Simms (fullback), John Cootes (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John Brown (halfback), Barry McTaggart (front row), Elwyn Walters (hooker), Ron Coote (second row), Billy Smith (lock)
- In:
- Geoff Starling (centre), Wayne Bennett (wing), Tom Raudonikis (five-eighth), Bob Grant (halfback), Brian Fitzsimmons (hooker), Jim Murphy (front row), Barry Beath (second row), Keith Campbell (lock), Ron Costello (bench)
- Changes:
- Ray Branighan (centre to fullback), Bob Fulton (five-eighth to centre)
Match Notes
Ron Costello replaced Brian Fitzsimmons with 10 mins remaining.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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