Game 3
Central Districts 0 lost to Australia 23
| 1980 Kangaroos Tour Game 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23315 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 6th June, 1980 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Venue | Hutt Rec Ground (Lower Hutt) | |||||||
| Crowd | 4,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 14 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 8 | |||||
| Central Districts | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Greg BRENTNALL | ||||||
| Rohan HANCOCK | ||||||||
| Graham QUINN | ||||||||
| Graeme WYNN | ||||||||
| G | 4 | Michael CRONIN | ||||||
| Central Districts | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Paul CHRISTENSEN | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry DOWLING [Parramatta] | ||||
| Lou KUPA | 2 | W | 2 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] | ||||
| John WHITTAKER (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] | ||||
| Gary BUTLER | 4 | C | 4 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] | ||||
| Nolan TUPAEA | 5 | W | 5 | Graham QUINN [St George] | ||||
| Lance PUPUKE | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan THOMPSON (c) [Manly] | ||||
| Monty HENRY | 7 | HB | 7 | Steve MARTIN [Manly] | ||||
| Paul TE ARIKI | 8 | FR | 8 | Rohan HANCOCK | ||||
| Howie TAMATI | 9 | HK | 9 | John LANG [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Whetu HENRY | 10 | FR | 10 | Craig YOUNG [St George] | ||||
| Eddie ALLBRIGHT | 11 | 2R | 11 | Les BOYD [Manly] | ||||
| Bruce GALL | 12 | 2R | 12 | Rod REDDY [St George] | ||||
| Victor BRACKEN | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jack KNUCKEY | 14 | B | 14 | Chris CLOSE | ||||
| Mike BUTLER | 15 | B | 15 | Graeme WYNN [St George] | ||||
| HC | Frank STANTON | |||||||
Team Info
Central Districts
- Previous Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 22 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1981 Tooth Cup - Round 1 vs. Manly
- Out:
- P Truuts (fullback), P Tippens (wing), Dick Uluave (wing), Bill Rona (five-eighth), Kerry White (front row), Graeme West (second row), N Pekopo (second row), J Mitchell (bench), Brent Peri (bench)
- In:
- Lou Kupa (wing), John Whittaker (centre), Nolan Tupaea (wing), Lance Pupuke (five-eighth), Monty Henry (halfback), Whetu Henry (front row), Eddie Allbright (second row), Bruce Gall (second row), Victor Bracken (lock)
- Changes:
- Paul Christensen (centre to fullback), Jack Knuckey (halfback to bench), Mike Butler (lock to bench)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1980 Kangaroos Tour - Game 2 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- 1980 Kangaroos Tour - Game 4 vs. New Zealand XIII
- Out:
- Tom Raudonikis (halfback), Rod Morris (front row), Jim Leis (lock), Kerry Boustead (bench)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), Alan Thompson (five-eighth), Les Boyd (second row), Ray Price (lock)
- Changes:
- Graham Quinn (centre to wing), Chris Close (centre to bench), Greg Brentnall (wing to centre), Steve Martin (five-eighth to halfback), Graeme Wynn (second row to bench), Craig Young (bench to front row)
Match Notes
Kevin Tamati withdrew from the Central team due to concussion following the Aust v Maoris match after being punched by Chris Close he was replaced by Eddie Allbright.
Gary Dowling & Les Boyd both left the field injured in the 2nd half and replaced by Chris Close & Graeme Wynn.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash
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