Australia 32 def. New Zealand 16
| 2005 Anzac Test Match | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2941 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 22nd April, 2005 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Arthur Clark, Pat Reynolds | |||||||
| Video Refs | Mick Stone, Ian Mackintosh | |||||||
| Venue | Suncorp (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 40,317 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 22 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 10 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Shaun BERRIGAN | T | 2 | Jerome ROPATI | |||||
| Tonie CARROLL | Matt UTAI | |||||||
| Darren LOCKYER | ||||||||
| Anthony MINICHIELLO | ||||||||
| Matt SING | ||||||||
| Willie TONGA | ||||||||
| Craig FITZGIBBON | 4/6 | G | 2/3 | Jamaal LOLESI | ||||
| Anthony MINICHIELLO | BIN | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Anthony MINICHIELLO [Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Jerome ROPATI [Warriors] |
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| Luke ROONEY [Penrith] |
2 | W | 2 | Jamaal LOLESI [Bulldogs] |
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| Shaun BERRIGAN [Brisbane] |
3 | C | 3 | Nigel VAGANA [Cronulla] |
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| Willie TONGA [Bulldogs] |
4 | C | 4 | Paul WHATUIRA [Wests Tigers] |
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| Matt SING [North Qld] |
5 | W | 5 | Matt UTAI [Bulldogs] |
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| Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] |
6 | FE | 6 | Benji MARSHALL [Wests Tigers] |
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| Brett KIMMORLEY [Cronulla] |
7 | HB | 7 | Thomas LEULUAI [London] |
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| Steve PRICE [Warriors] |
8 | FR | 8 | Paul RAUHIHI [North Qld] |
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| Luke PRIDDIS [Penrith] |
9 | HK | 9 | Louis ANDERSON [Warriors] |
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| Petero CIVONICEVA [Brisbane] |
10 | FR | 10 | Ruben WIKI (c) [Warriors] |
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| Nathan HINDMARSH [Parramatta] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Frank PRITCHARD [Penrith] |
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| Craig FITZGIBBON [Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Wairangi KOOPU [Warriors] |
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| Tonie CARROLL [Brisbane] |
13 | L | 13 | David KIDWELL [Melbourne] |
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| Craig WING [Sydney] |
14 | B | 14 | Dene HALATAU [Wests Tigers] |
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| Ben KENNEDY [Manly] |
15 | B | 15 | Nathan CAYLESS [Parramatta] |
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| Mark O'MELEY [Bulldogs] |
16 | B | 16 | Roy ASOTASI [Bulldogs] |
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| Trent WATERHOUSE [Penrith] |
18 | B | 17 | Clinton TOOPI [Warriors] |
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| Wayne BENNETT | HC | Daniel ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2004 Other Internationals - Standalone vs. USA
- Next Game:
- 2005 Tri-Nations - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Matt Bowen (fullback), Matt Cooper (centre), Brent Tate (centre), Willie Mason (front row), Scott Hill (hooker), Shaun Timmins (lock), Andrew Ryan (bench)
- In:
- Willie Tonga (centre), Steve Price (front row), Luke Priddis (hooker), Craig Fitzgibbon (second row), Craig Wing (bench), Trent Waterhouse (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark O'Meley (front row to bench), Ben Kennedy (second row to bench), Petero Civoniceva (bench to front row), Shaun Berrigan (bench to centre), Tonie Carroll (bench to lock), Anthony Minichiello (bench to fullback)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2004 Tri-Nations - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 2005 Tri-Nations - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Brent Webb (fullback), Francis Meli (wing), Shontayne Hape (wing), Vinnie Anderson (five-eighth), Jason Cayless (front row), Logan Swann (second row), Ali Lauiti'iti (second row), Alex Chan (bench)
- In:
- Jerome Ropati (fullback), Jamaal Lolesi (wing), Paul Whatuira (centre), Matt Utai (wing), Benji Marshall (five-eighth), Ruben Wiki (front row), Frank Pritchard (second row), David Kidwell (lock)
- Changes:
- Clinton Toopi (centre to bench), Wairangi Koopu (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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