Game 1
Newcastle Firsts (AU) 19 def. New Zealand 12
| 1978 Kiwis Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39684 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 3rd June, 1978 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:45pm (local time) | |||||||
| Venue | Newcastle Sports (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 3,811 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 9 | |||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jim BATEY | 2 | T | 2 | Gary PROHM | ||||
| Neville ELWIN | ||||||||
| Graeme WYNN | 5/8 | G | 2 | Nick WRIGHT | ||||
| Chris JORDAN | ||||||||
| Newcastle (AU) | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jim BATEY | 1 | FB | 1 | Nick WRIGHT | ||||
| Peter COOTES | 2 | W | 2 | Warren WINTER | ||||
| Ross McKINNON | 3 | C | 3 | Olsen FILIPAINA | ||||
| Chris LAWLER | 4 | C | 4 | Chris JORDAN | ||||
| Mark SCOBIE | 5 | W | 5 | Dane O'HARA | ||||
| Neville ELWIN | 6 | FE | 6 | Steve McGREGOR | ||||
| Johnny MAYES (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Ken STIRLING (c) | ||||
| Geoff MASON | 8 | FR | 8 | Lyndsay PROCTOR | ||||
| Jeff MASTERMAN | 9 | HK | 9 | Glenn TAYLOR | ||||
| Russell COX | 10 | FR | 10 | Whetu HENRY | ||||
| Graeme WYNN | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ian BELL | ||||
| Neville SHOEMARK | 12 | 2R | 12 | Tony COLL | ||||
| Phil AMIDY | 13 | L | 13 | Murray EADE | ||||
| Steve OLSEN | 14 | B | 14 | John SMITH | ||||
| Terry ELFORD | 15 | B | 15 | Gary PROHM | ||||
| Steve SMITH | 16 | B | 16 | Alan RUSHTON | ||||
| B | 17 | Ray BAXENDALE | ||||||
| Dave BROWN | HC | Ron ACKLAND | ||||||
Team Info
Newcastle Firsts (AU)
- Previous Game:
- 1978 AMCO Cup - Game 3 vs. Cronulla
- Next Game:
- 1979 Lions Tour - Game 11 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- John Anderson (fullback), Gary McArthur (wing), Ziggy Niszczot (wing), Paul Slattery (five-eighth), Eddie Bale (halfback), Steve Smith (front row), Russell Petrie (front row), Arthur Earle (second row), Peter Dodds (bench), Owen Wallace (bench), Mick Pitman (bench), Allan Sauvage (bench)
- In:
- Jim Batey (fullback), Peter Cootes (wing), Chris Lawler (centre), Mark Scobie (wing), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Geoff Mason (front row), Russell Cox (front row), Graeme Wynn (second row), Neville Shoemark (second row), Steve Olsen (bench), Steve Smith (bench)
- Changes:
- Neville Elwin (centre to five-eighth), Terry Elford (second row to bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1977 World Cup - Game 6 vs. France
- Next Game:
- 1978 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. Riverina
- Out:
- Michael O'Donnell (fullback), Kevin Fisher (wing), Fred Ah Kuoi (centre), Dennis Williams (centre), John Whittaker (wing), Kurt Sorensen (second row), Mark Graham (lock)
- In:
- Nick Wright (fullback), Warren Winter (wing), Dane O'Hara (wing), Steve McGregor (five-eighth), Ken Stirling (halfback), Glenn Taylor (hooker), Ian Bell (second row), Murray Eade (lock), Gary Prohm (bench)
- Changes:
- Chris Jordan (five-eighth to centre), John Smith (halfback to bench), Alan Rushton (hooker to bench), Olsen Filipaina (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Paul Slattery was a late withdrawal folling Friday training with a hamstring strain and was replaced by Neville Elwin.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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