Round 4
Auckland 39 def. Riverina 3
| 1978 AMCO Cup Round 4 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/27575 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 24th May, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Gary Cook | |||||||
| Venue | Leichhardt (Sydney) | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Olsen Filipaina | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 0 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Riverina | ||||||
| Olsen FILIPAINA | 2 | T | Adrian FURY | |||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 2 | |||||||
| Jeff GRAINGER | ||||||||
| Kevin HUGHES | ||||||||
| Murray NETZLER | ||||||||
| Roger ROTA | ||||||||
| Terry WHITTLE | ||||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 6/9 | G | ||||||
| OFF | Greg LONGHURST | |||||||
| Auckland | Teams | Riverina | ||||||
| Nick WRIGHT | 1 | FB | 1 | Neil EPPELSTUN | ||||
| Toa FEPULEAI | 2 | W | 2 | Brian ROSETTO | ||||
| Dennis WILLIAMS (c) | 3 | C | 3 | Brian PURTELL | ||||
| Olsen FILIPAINA | 4 | C | 4 | John SHEA | ||||
| Fred AH KUOI | 5 | W | 5 | Adrian FURY | ||||
| John SMITH | 6 | FE | 6 | Pat SMITH (c) | ||||
| Shane VARLEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Phil BISHOP | ||||
| Jeff GRAINGER | 8 | L | 8 | Colin SCOTT | ||||
| Murray NETZLER | 9 | 2R | 9 | Greg LONGHURST | ||||
| Terry WHITTLE | 10 | 2R | 10 | Don PRIOR | ||||
| Gary HOOKER | 11 | FR | 11 | Len BERTOLDO | ||||
| Kevin HUGHES | 12 | HK | 12 | Ray BROWN | ||||
| Gary PROHM | 13 | FR | 13 | John SANSON | ||||
| Roger ROTA | 14 | B | 14 | Brian JOHNSON | ||||
| John WRIGHT | 15 | B | 15 | Graeme SMITH | ||||
| Chris JORDAN | 16 | B | 16 | Gary SAUNDERS | ||||
| Mark LOWE | 17 | B | 17 | Ian O'CONNELL | ||||
| Don HAMMOND | HC | Ron CROWE | ||||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- 1977 Lions World Cup Tour - Game 4 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Quarter Final vs. Cronulla
- Out:
- Gary Kemble (fullback), Dane O'Hara (wing), Dave Sorensen (five-eighth), Lyndsay Proctor (front row), Glenn Taylor (hooker), Kurt Sorensen (second row), Alan McCarthy (second row), Mark Graham (lock), Stan Napa (bench)
- In:
- Nick Wright (fullback), Toa Fepuleai (wing), Shane Varley (halfback), Gary Prohm (front row), Kevin Hughes (hooker), Gary Hooker (front row), Terry Whittle (second row), Murray Netzler (second row), Jeff Grainger (lock), Roger Rota (bench), John Wright (bench)
- Changes:
- Fred Ah Kuoi (centre to wing), Chris Jordan (wing to bench), John Smith (halfback to five-eighth), Mark Lowe (front row to bench), Olsen Filipaina (bench to centre)
Riverina
- Previous Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Game 3 vs. Penrith
- Next Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Robert Styles (fullback)
- In:
- Brian Johnson (bench)
- Changes:
- Neil Eppelstun (bench to fullback)
Match Notes
Greg Longhurst was sent off in the 3rd quarter for a high tackle.
Note: Forward packs are listed in reverse order.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, AJ Lucantonio
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