Game 1
New Zealand 25 def. Tonga 24
| World Cup 1995 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7966 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 8th October, 1995 | |||||||
| Referee | David Campbell (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | Wilderspool (Warrington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,083 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 1 | – | 7 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| Richie BLACKMORE | 2 | T | Salesi FINAU | |||||
| Sean HOPPE | Una TAUFUA | |||||||
| Tony KEMP | Jimmy VEIKOSO | |||||||
| Hitro OKESENE | Willie WOLFGRAMM | |||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 2 | G | 4 | Asa AMONE | ||||
| Matthew RIDGE | FG | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Asa AMONE [Halifax] |
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| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
2 | W | 2 | Una TAUFUA | ||||
| Richie BLACKMORE [Auckland/Castleford] |
3 | C | 3 | Tevita VAIKONA [Hull FC] |
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| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
4 | C | 4 | Phil HOWLETT [Parramatta] |
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| Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
5 | W | 5 | Jimmy VEIKOSO [Leigh] |
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| Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
6 | FE | 6 | Angelo DYMOCK | ||||
| Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
7 | HB | 7 | Willie WOLFGRAMM | ||||
| Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
8 | FR | 8 | Martin MASELLA [Illawarra] |
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| Syd ERU [Auckland] |
9 | HK | 9 | Duane MANN (c) [Auckland] |
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| Jason LOWRIE [Sydney City] |
10 | FR | 10 | Lee HANSEN [Widnes] |
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| Tony IRO [Sydney City] |
11 | 2R | 11 | George MANN [Leeds] |
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| Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Solomon HAUMONO [Manly] |
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| Tony KEMP [South Queensland/Leeds] |
13 | L | 13 | Awen GUTTENBEIL | ||||
| Henry PAUL [Wigan] |
14 | B | 14 | Salesi FINAU | ||||
| Hitro OKESENE [Auckland] |
15 | B | 15 | Talite LIAVA'A | ||||
| Kevin IRO [Leeds] |
16 | B | ||||||
| Mark HORO [Western Suburbs] |
17 | B | ||||||
| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Mike McCLENNAN | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1995 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1995 - Game 3 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Jarrod McCracken (centre), Gary Freeman (halfback), Tony Tatupu (lock), Daryl Halligan (bench), Brent Stuart (bench), Brendon Tuuta (bench), John Timu (bench)
- In:
- Richie Blackmore (centre), Richie Barnett (wing), Stacey Jones (halfback), Tony Kemp (lock), Hitro Okesene (bench), Kevin Iro (bench), Mark Horo (bench)
- Changes:
- Henry Paul (wing to bench)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- Pacific Cup 1994 - Final vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1995 - Game 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin