Australia (SL) 34 def. New Zealand 22
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| 1997 Anzac Test Match SL | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3069 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 25th April, 1997 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:40pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | SFS (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 23,829 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 20 | – | 0 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Australia (SL) | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| David FURNER | 2 | T | Daryl HALLIGAN | |||||
| Wendell SAILOR | 2 | Sean HOPPE | ||||||
| Craig GOWER | Robbie HUNTER-PAUL | |||||||
| Darren SMITH | Stacey JONES | |||||||
| Ryan GIRDLER | 5/7 | G | 3/4 | Daryl HALLIGAN | ||||
| Australia (SL) | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| David PEACHEY [Cronulla] |
1 | FB | 1 | Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
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| Ken NAGAS [Canberra] |
2 | W | 2 | Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
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| Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
3 | C | 3 | Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
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| Ryan GIRDLER [Penrith] |
4 | C | 4 | John TIMU [Canterbury] |
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| Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] |
5 | W | 5 | Daryl HALLIGAN [Canterbury] |
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| Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] |
6 | FE | 6 | Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
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| Allan LANGER [Brisbane] |
7 | HB | 7 | Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
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| Glenn LAZARUS [Brisbane] |
8 | FR | 8 | Grant YOUNG [Auckland] |
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| Craig GOWER [Penrith] |
9 | HK | 9 | Syd ERU [Auckland] |
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| Rodney HOWE [Perth] |
10 | FR | 10 | Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
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| Brad THORN [Brisbane] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Tony IRO [Hunter] |
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| David FURNER [Canberra] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Stephen KEARNEY (c) [Auckland] |
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| Darren SMITH [Brisbane] |
13 | L | 13 | Tawera NIKAU [Cronulla] |
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| Paul GREEN [Cronulla] |
14 | B | 14 | Joe VAGANA [Auckland] |
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| Julian O'NEILL [South Sydney] |
15 | B | 15 | Tyran SMITH [North Qld] |
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| Solomon HAUMONO [Canterbury] |
16 | B | 16 | Tea ROPATI [Auckland] |
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| Matt ADAMSON [Penrith] |
17 | B | 17 | Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] |
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| John LANG | HC | Frank ENDACOTT | ||||||
Team Info
Australia (SL)
- Previous Game:
- n/a
- Next Game:
- 1997 New Zealand vs Australia SL - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1996 New Zealand vs Great Britain - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1997 Super League Tri-Series - Game 2 vs. QLD (SL)
- Out:
- Matthew Ridge (fullback), Marc Ellis (wing), Anthony Swann (bench), Richie Blackmore (bench), Logan Swann (bench)
- In:
- Richie Barnett (fullback), Daryl Halligan (wing), Tawera Nikau (lock), Tea Ropati (bench), Robbie Hunter-Paul (bench)
- Changes:
- Tyran Smith (lock to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

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