Round 2
New Zealand 12 lost to Australia 31
| 1968 World Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14213 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 1st June, 1968 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:05pm (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 [South Sydney] | ||||
| Bob 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 [South Sydney] | ||||
| 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:
- 1968 World Cup - Game 1 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1968 World Cup - Round 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:
- 1968 World Cup - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1968 World Cup - Round 3 vs. France
- Out:
- Arthur Beetson (front row)
- In:
- Elton Rasmussen (front row), Bob Fulton (bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann
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