1989 Kangaroos Tour Series

Team Info

New Zealand XIII

Previous Game:

1987 QLD Tour - Game 1 vs. QLD Firsts

Next Game:

n/a

Out:

George Lajpold (fullback), Warren Mann (wing), Kevin Iro (centre), Gary Freeman (halfback), Adrian Shelford (front row), Barry Harvey (hooker), Peter Ropati (second row), Sam Stewart (second row), Mark Horo (lock), Paddy Tuimavave (bench), Wayne Wallace (bench)

In:

Morvin Edwards (fullback), Dave Watson (centre), David Ewe (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth), Phil Bancroft (halfback), George Mann (front row), Duane Mann (hooker), Russell Tuuta (front row), Shane Hansen (second row), Francis Leota (second row), Mike Kuiti (lock)

Changes:

Gary Mercer (wing to bench), Sam Panapa (five-eighth to wing), Peter Brown (front row to bench)

Australia

Previous Game:

1985-88 World Cup - Final vs. New Zealand

Next Game:

1989 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. New Zealand

Out:

Garry Jack (fullback), Dale Shearer (wing), Andrew Farrar (centre), Mark McGaw (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Paul Dunn (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Sironen (second row), Gavin Miller (second row), Wayne Pearce (lock), Terry Lamb (bench), David Gillespie (bench)

In:

Gary Belcher (fullback), Peter Jackson (centre), Tony Currie (centre), Michael Hancock (wing), Des Hasler (five-eighth), Greg Alexander (halfback), Sam Backo (front row), David Trewhella (hooker), Bruce McGuire (second row), Dan Stains (second row), Paul Vautin (lock), Kerrod Walters (bench), Martin Bella (bench)