Game 1
Australia 28 lost to New Zealand 38
| 2005 Tri-Nations Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3999 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th October, 2005 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | Telstra (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 28,255 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 18 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 3 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Mark GASNIER | 2 | T | 3 | Clinton TOOPI | ||||
| Brent TATE | 2 | Nathan CAYLESS | ||||||
| Andrew JOHNS | Nigel VAGANA | |||||||
| Matt KING | Brent WEBB | |||||||
| Craig FITZGIBBON | 1/4 | G | 7/7 | Stacey JONES | ||||
| Andrew JOHNS | 1/2 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Anthony MINICHIELLO [Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Brent WEBB [Warriors] | ||||
| Matt KING [Melbourne] | 2 | W | 2 | Jake WEBSTER [Melbourne] | ||||
| Mark GASNIER [St Geo Illa] | 3 | C | 3 | Paul WHATUIRA [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Brent TATE [Brisbane] | 4 | C | 4 | Clinton TOOPI [Warriors] | ||||
| Timana TAHU [Parramatta] | 5 | W | 5 | Manu VATUVEI [Warriors] | ||||
| Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] | 6 | FE | 6 | Nigel VAGANA [Cronulla] | ||||
| Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle/Warrington] | 7 | HB | 7 | Stacey JONES [Warriors] | ||||
| Petero CIVONICEVA [Brisbane] | 8 | FR | 8 | Paul RAUHIHI [North Qld] | ||||
| Danny BUDERUS [Newcastle] | 9 | HK | 9 | Lance HOHAIA [Warriors] | ||||
| Steve PRICE [Warriors] | 10 | FR | 10 | Ruben WIKI (c) [Warriors] | ||||
| Luke O'DONNELL [North Qld] | 11 | 2R | 11 | David KIDWELL [Melbourne] | ||||
| Craig FITZGIBBON [Sydney] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Frank PRITCHARD [Penrith] | ||||
| Ben KENNEDY [Manly] | 13 | L | 13 | Louis ANDERSON [Warriors] | ||||
| Craig GOWER [Penrith] | 14 | B | 14 | David FAIUMU [North Qld] | ||||
| Jason RYLES [St Geo Illa] | 15 | B | 15 | Roy ASOTASI [Bulldogs] | ||||
| Andrew RYAN [Bulldogs] | 16 | B | 16 | Nathan CAYLESS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Trent WATERHOUSE [Penrith] | 17 | B | 17 | David SOLOMONA [Wakefield Trinity] | ||||
| Wayne BENNETT | HC | Brian McCLENNAN | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2005 Anzac Test Match - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2005 Tri-Nations - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Luke Rooney (wing), Shaun Berrigan (centre), Willie Tonga (centre), Matt Sing (wing), Brett Kimmorley (halfback), Luke Priddis (hooker), Nathan Hindmarsh (second row), Tonie Carroll (lock), Craig Wing (bench), Mark O'Meley (bench)
- In:
- Matt King (wing), Mark Gasnier (centre), Brent Tate (centre), Timana Tahu (wing), Andrew Johns (halfback), Danny Buderus (hooker), Luke O'Donnell (second row), Craig Gower (bench), Jason Ryles (bench), Andrew Ryan (bench)
- Changes:
- Ben Kennedy (bench to lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2005 Anzac Test Match - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 2005 Tri-Nations - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jerome Ropati (fullback), Jamaal Lolesi (wing), Matt Utai (wing), Benji Marshall (five-eighth), Thomas Leuluai (halfback), Wairangi Koopu (second row), Dene Halatau (bench)
- In:
- Brent Webb (fullback), Jake Webster (wing), Manu Vatuvei (wing), Stacey Jones (halfback), Lance Hohaia (hooker), David Faiumu (bench), David Solomona (bench)
- Changes:
- Nigel Vagana (centre to five-eighth), Louis Anderson (hooker to lock), David Kidwell (lock to second row), Clinton Toopi (bench to centre)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash
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