Game 1
New Zealand 10 lost to Australia 20
| 1969 New Zealand vs Australia Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6810 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 1st June, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,459 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 21 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Ron COOTE | ||||||
| John COOTES | ||||||||
| Denis PITTARD | ||||||||
| Don LADNER | 5 | G | 4 | Les JOHNS | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Don LADNER | 1 | FB | 1 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] | ||||
| Dennis KEY | 2 | W | 14 | John COOTES | ||||
| John WILSON | 3 | C | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] | ||||
| Sam ROLLESTON | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD [Manly] | ||||
| Maurice BRERETON | 5 | W | 5 | Bob HONAN [South Sydney] | ||||
| Trevor PATRICK | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] | ||||
| Graeme COOKSLEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD [Manly] | ||||
| Oscar DANIELSON | 8 | FR | 13 | John WITTENBERG [St George] | ||||
| Colin O'NEIL (c) | 9 | HK | 12 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Bill NOONAN | 10 | FR | 10 | John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] | ||||
| John HIBBS | 11 | 2R | 17 | Ron COSTELLO | ||||
| Anthony KRILETICH | 12 | 2R | 9 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] | ||||
| Rodney WALKER | 13 | L | 8 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Brian CLARK | 14 | B | ||||||
| Ray SINEL | 15 | B | ||||||
| Lory BLANCHARD | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1968 World Cup - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1969 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Doug Ellwood (fullback), Bob Mincham (wing), Spencer Dunn (centre), Paul Schultz (centre), Ernie Wiggs (wing), Roger Tait (five-eighth), Eric Carson (halfback), Colin McMaster (front row), Garry Smith (front row), Brian Lee (second row), Kevin Dixon (bench)
- In:
- Don Ladner (fullback), Dennis Key (wing), John Wilson (centre), Sam Rolleston (centre), Maurice Brereton (wing), Trevor Patrick (five-eighth), Graeme Cooksley (halfback), Oscar Danielson (front row), Bill Noonan (front row), John Hibbs (second row), Rodney Walker (lock), Brian Clark (bench)
- Changes:
- Ray Sinel (second row to bench), Anthony Kriletich (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1969 Kangaroos Tour - Game 1 vs. North Island Colts
- Next Game:
- 1969 Kangaroos Tour - Game 3 vs. South Island
- Out:
- Michael Cleary (wing), Jeff Denman (centre), Ian Robson (second row), Col Weiss (bench)
- In:
- John Cootes (wing), Bob McCarthy (second row)
- Changes:
- John McDonald (wing to centre), Bob Honan (bench to wing)
Match Notes
At halftime New Zealand replaced Rod Walker with Ray Sinel & Sam Rollerston with Brian Clark.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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