Game 1
New Zealand 22 def. Australia 16
| 1998 Australia vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7954 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 24th April, 1998 | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | North Harbour (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 24,620 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 12 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Kevin IRO | 2 | T | 2 | Terry HILL | ||||
| Terry HERMANSSON | Steve RENOUF | |||||||
| Sean HOPPE | ||||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 3 | G | 2 | Mat ROGERS | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Auckland] | 1 | FB | 1 | Robbie O'DAVIS [Newcastle] | ||||
| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] | 2 | W | 2 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] | ||||
| Richie BLACKMORE [Leeds] | 3 | C | 3 | Steve RENOUF [Brisbane] | ||||
| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] | 4 | C | 4 | Terry HILL [Manly] | ||||
| Richie BARNETT [Sydney City] | 5 | W | 5 | Mat ROGERS [Cronulla] | ||||
| Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] | 6 | FE | 6 | Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] | ||||
| Stacey JONES [Auckland] | 7 | HB | 7 | Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] | ||||
| John LOMAX [North Qld] | 8 | FR | 8 | Paul HARRAGON [Newcastle] | ||||
| Henry PAUL [Wigan] | 9 | HK | 9 | Geoff TOOVEY [Manly] | ||||
| Quentin PONGIA [Auckland] | 10 | FR | 10 | Rodney HOWE [Melbourne] | ||||
| Jarrod McCRACKEN [Parramatta] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Steve MENZIES [Manly] | ||||
| Tony IRO [Adelaide] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Brad THORN [Brisbane] | ||||
| Logan SWANN [Auckland] | 13 | L | 13 | Brad FITTLER [Sydney City] | ||||
| Nigel VAGANA [Auckland] | 14 | B | 14 | Glenn LAZARUS [Melbourne] | ||||
| Terry HERMANSSON [South Sydney] | 15 | B | 15 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] | ||||
| Kevin IRO [Auckland] | 16 | B | 16 | Nik KOSEF [Manly] | ||||
| Joe VAGANA [Auckland] | 17 | B | 17 | Dean PAY [Parramatta] | ||||
| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1997 New Zealand vs Australia SL - Game 1 vs. Australia (SL)
- Next Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Gene Ngamu (five-eighth), Syd Eru (hooker), Stephen Kearney (second row), Tyran Smith (bench), John Timu (bench)
- In:
- Ruben Wiki (centre), Henry Paul (hooker), Jarrod McCracken (second row), Nigel Vagana (bench), Terry Hermansson (bench)
- Changes:
- Kevin Iro (centre to bench), Joe Vagana (front row to bench), John Lomax (bench to front row), Robbie Hunter-Paul (bench to five-eighth)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1997 Australia vs Rest Of The World - Game 1 vs. Rest Of The World
- Next Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Tim Brasher (fullback), Mark Coyne (wing), Paul McGregor (centre), Mark Carroll (front row), Gary Larson (second row), Billy Moore (lock), Matt Sing (bench), John Simon (bench)
- In:
- Wendell Sailor (wing), Steve Renouf (centre), Mat Rogers (wing), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Rodney Howe (front row), Brad Thorn (second row), Glenn Lazarus (bench), Darren Lockyer (bench)
- Changes:
- Robbie O'Davis (wing to fullback), Brad Fittler (five-eighth to lock), Geoff Toovey (halfback to hooker), Andrew Johns (hooker to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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