World Cup 1968

Game 2

New Zealand 12 lost to Australia 31

World Cup 1968
Game 2

New Zealand
12
31
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14213
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 1st June, 1968
Kick Off 3:05 PM (local time)
Referee John Percival (Auckland)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 23,608
Match Stats
Halftime Score 7 4
Scrums 9 14
Penalties 14 12
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Spencer DUNN T 2 Johnny KING
Paul SCHULTZ   Ron COOTE
      Fred JONES
      Johnny RHODES
 
Ernie WIGGS 3/5 G 6/8 Eric SIMMS
 
    FG 2 Eric SIMMS
New Zealand Teams Australia
Doug ELLWOOD 16 FB 1 Eric SIMMS
[Souths]
Robert MINCHAM 2 W 2 Johnny RHODES
[Canterbury]
Spencer DUNN 15 C 3 Johnny GREAVES
[Canterbury]
Paul SCHULTZ 4 C 4 Graeme LANGLANDS
[St George]
Ernie WIGGS 5 W 5 Johnny KING
[St George]
 
Jim BOND (c) 6 FE 6 Tony BRANSON
[St George]
Gary CLARKE 7 HB 7 Billy SMITH
[St George]
 
Garry SMITH 10 FR 13 John WITTENBERG
[St George]
Colin O'NEIL 9 HK 12 Fred JONES
[Manly]
Henry TATANA 19 FR 11 Elton RASMUSSEN
[St George]
Brian LEE 12 2R 10 Ron COOTE
[Souths]
Kevin DIXON 11 2R 9 Dick THORNETT
[Parramatta]
Anthony KRILETICH 13 L 8 John RAPER (c)
[St George]
 
Roger TAIT 1 B 14 Bob FULTON
[Manly]
 
Des BARCHARD   HC   Harry BATH
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 1 vs. France
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Out:
Ray Sinel (centre), Oscar Danielson (front row)
In:
Doug Ellwood (fullback), Spencer Dunn (centre)
Changes:
Roger Tait (fullback to bench), Henry Tatana (bench to front row)

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
Arthur Beetson (lock)
In:
Elton Rasmussen (front row), Bob Fulton (bench)
Changes:
John Raper (front row to lock), Dick Thornett (hooker to second row), Ron Coote (front row to second row), John Wittenberg (second row to front row), Fred Jones (second row to hooker)

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Contributions: Alan Katzmann, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin