World Cup 1977

Game 1

New Zealand 12 lost to Australia 27

World Cup 1977
Game 1

New Zealand
12
27
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14254
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 29th May, 1977
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Billy Thompson (Huddersfield)
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 18,000
Official Player of the Match Denis Fitzgerald
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 12
Scrums 7 6
Penalties 14 9
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Alan RUSHTON T 2 Allan McMAHON
John SMITH   Mark HARRIS
      John PEARD
      Mark THOMAS
 
Warren COLLICOAT 3 G 6 Michael CRONIN
New Zealand Teams Australia
Warren COLLICOAT 1 FB 1 Graham EADIE
[Manly]
Dane O'HARA 2 W 2 Mark HARRIS
[Eastern Suburbs]
Olsen FILIPAINA 3 C 3 Michael CRONIN
[Parramatta]
Chris JORDAN 4 C 4 Mark THOMAS
Kevin FISHER 5 W 5 Allan McMAHON
[Balmain]
 
Dennis WILLIAMS 6 FE 6 John PEARD
[Parramatta]
John SMITH 7 HB 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
 
Whetu HENRY 8 FR 8 Greg VEIVERS (c)
Alan RUSHTON 9 HK 9 Nick GEIGER
Dane SORENSEN
[Cronulla]
10 FR 10 Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
Kurt SORENSEN 11 2R 11 Terry RANDALL
[Manly]
Tony COLL (c) 12 2R 12 Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
Whare HENRY 13 L 13 Greg PIERCE
[Cronulla]
 
John WHITTAKER 14 B    
Ray BAXENDALE 15 B    
 
Ron ACKLAND   HC   Terry FEARNLEY
   
 

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Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin