New Zealand vs Australia 1989 Series

Game 3

New Zealand 14 lost to Australia 22

New Zealand vs Australia 1989

New Zealand
14
22
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7941
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 23rd July, 1989
Referee Ray Tennant (Castleford)
Venue Mt Smart (Auckland)
Crowd 15,000
Official Player of the Match Bradley Clyde
Match Stats
Scrums 8 6
Penalties 11 11
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Mark ELIA T Bradley CLYDE
Gary MERCER   Mal MENINGA
      Michael O'CONNOR
      Dale SHEARER
 
Kelly SHELFORD 3/4 G 2/3 Michael O'CONNOR
      1/3 Mal MENINGA
New Zealand Teams Australia
Darrell WILLIAMS
[Manly]
1 FB 1 Gary BELCHER
[Canberra]
Gary MERCER
[Bradford]
2 W 2 Michael HANCOCK
[Brisbane]
Kevin IRO
[Wigan]
3 C 3 Dale SHEARER
[Manly]
Tony KEMP
[Newcastle/Doncaster]
4 C 4 Tony CURRIE
[Brisbane]
Mark ELIA
[Canterbury]
5 W 5 Michael O'CONNOR
[Manly/St Helens]
 
Kelly SHELFORD 6 FE 6 Wally LEWIS (c)
[Brisbane]
Gary FREEMAN
[Balmain]
7 HB 7 Des HASLER
[Manly]
 
James GOULDING
[Newcastle]
8 FR 8 Sam BACKO
[Brisbane/Leeds]
Duane MANN 9 HK 9 Kerrod WALTERS
[Brisbane]
Brent TODD
[Canberra]
10 FR 10 Steve ROACH
[Balmain/Warrington]
Sam STEWART
[Newcastle]
11 2R 11 Mal MENINGA
[Canberra]
Mark HORO
[Salford]
12 2R 12 Paul VAUTIN
[Manly/St Helens]
Hugh McGAHAN (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
13 L 13 Bradley CLYDE
[Canberra]
 
Brendon TUUTA
[Western Suburbs]
14 B 14 Bruce McGUIRE
[Balmain]
Kurt SHERLOCK
[Eastern Suburbs]
15 B    
 
Tony GORDON   HC   Bob FULTON
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1989 - Game 1 vs. St Helens
Out:
Tony Iro (wing), Shane Cooper (five-eighth), Phil Bancroft (bench)
In:
Mark Elia (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth), Kurt Sherlock (bench)
Changes:
Hugh McGahan (second row to lock), Brendon Tuuta (lock to bench), Mark Horo (bench to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1989 - Game 5 vs. Wellington
Next Game:
Australia vs France 1990 - vs. France
Out:
Peter Jackson (centre), Greg Alexander (halfback), David Trewhella (hooker), Martin Bella (front row), Dan Stains (second row), Paul Sironen (second row)
In:
Tony Currie (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Des Hasler (halfback), Mal Meninga (second row), Bradley Clyde (lock)
Changes:
Paul Vautin (five-eighth to second row), Bruce McGuire (lock to bench), Kerrod Walters (bench to hooker), Sam Backo (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson