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Anzac Test Match 1998

Game 1

New Zealand 22 def. Australia 16

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1998 Australia vs New Zealand
Game 1

New Zealand		 22
–
16
Australia
Match Info
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)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash

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