Game 2
Auckland 6 lost to Australia 17
| 1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23292 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Tuesday, 30th September, 1975 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Neville Kesha | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 7,251 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 9 | |||||
| Scrums | 16 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 17 | – | 9 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Michael CRONIN | |||||||
| Allan McMAHON | ||||||||
| Tom RAUDONIKIS | ||||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | 3 | G | 4 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Auckland | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Warren COLLICOAT | 1 | FB | 1 | Allan McMAHON [Balmain] | ||||
| Fred AH KUOI | 2 | W | 2 | Jim PORTER [Parramatta] | ||||
| Paul MATETE | 3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS | 4 | C | 4 | John BRASS (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Bill SORENSEN | 5 | W | 5 | Johnny RHODES | ||||
| John SMITH | 6 | FE | 6 | John PEARD [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Shane DOWSETT | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Western Suburbs] | ||||
| Wayne ROBERTSON | 8 | FR | 8 | Denis FITZGERALD [Parramatta] | ||||
| Murray WRIGHT | 9 | HK | 9 | Ray HIGGS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Alby HANSEN | 10 | FR | 10 | Ian MACKAY [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Kurt SORENSEN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Lew PLATZ | ||||
| Peter GURNICK | 12 | 2R | 12 | Greg VEIVERS | ||||
| Mark GRAHAM | 13 | L | 13 | Greg PIERCE [Cronulla] | ||||
| Doug TAURUA | 14 | B | 14 | Ian SCHUBERT [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Barrie DYER | 15 | B | ||||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1975 AMCO Cup - Semi Final vs. Eastern Suburbs
- Next Game:
- 1976 AMCO Cup - Round 1 vs. Redcliffe
- Out:
- John O'Sullivan (centre), Robert Jarvis (five-eighth), Ken Stirling (halfback), Lyndsay Proctor (front row), Tom Conroy (hooker), Murray Eade (lock), Kevin Barry (bench), Warren Winter (bench), Ray Williams (bench)
- In:
- Paul Matete (centre), John Smith (five-eighth), Shane Dowsett (halfback), Murray Wright (hooker), Peter Gurnick (second row), Doug Taurua (bench), Barrie Dyer (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark Graham (second row to lock), Alby Hansen (bench to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1975 World Championship Series - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1975 Kangaroos World Cup Tour - Game 3 vs. Salford
- Out:
- Graham Eadie (fullback), Johnny Mayes (halfback), George Piggins (hooker), John Quayle (lock)
- In:
- Allan McMahon (fullback), Jim Porter (wing), Greg Pierce (lock)
- Changes:
- Ian Schubert (wing to bench), Greg Veivers (front row to second row), Ray Higgs (second row to hooker), Tom Raudonikis (bench to halfback), Denis Fitzgerald (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Taurua replaced Mark Graham & Barrie Dyer replaced Paul Matete.
Ian Schubert replaced John Brass at halftime.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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