Tri-Nations 2005

Game 1

Australia 28 lost to New Zealand 38

Tri-Nations 2005
Game 1

Australia
28
38
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3999
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 15th October, 2005
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Steve Ganson (St Helens)
Venue Telstra (Sydney)
Crowd 28,255
Match Stats
Halftime Score 18 18
Scrums 7 8
Penalties 7 3
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Mark GASNIER 2 T 3 Clinton TOOPI
Brent TATE 2   Nathan CAYLESS
Andrew JOHNS   Nigel VAGANA
Matt KING   Brent WEBB
 
Craig FITZGIBBON 1/4 G 7/7 Stacey JONES
Andrew JOHNS 1/2      
Australia Teams New Zealand
Anthony MINICHIELLO
[Sydney]
1 FB 1 Brent WEBB
[Warriors]
Matt KING
[Melbourne]
2 W 2 Jake WEBSTER
[Melbourne]
Mark GASNIER
[St George Illawarra]
3 C 3 Paul WHATUIRA
[Wests Tigers]
Brent TATE
[Brisbane]
4 C 4 Clinton TOOPI
[Warriors]
Timana TAHU
[Parramatta]
5 W 5 Manu VATUVEI
[Warriors]
 
Darren LOCKYER (c)
[Brisbane]
6 FE 6 Nigel VAGANA
[Cronulla]
Andrew JOHNS
[Newcastle/Warrington]
7 HB 7 Stacey JONES
[Warriors]
 
Petero CIVONICEVA
[Brisbane]
8 FR 8 Paul RAUHIHI
[North Qld]
Danny BUDERUS
[Newcastle]
9 HK 9 Lance HOHAIA
[Warriors]
Steve PRICE
[Warriors]
10 FR 10 Ruben WIKI (c)
[Warriors]
Luke O'DONNELL
[North Qld]
11 2R 11 David KIDWELL
[Melbourne]
Craig FITZGIBBON
[Sydney]
12 2R 12 Frank PRITCHARD
[Penrith]
Ben KENNEDY
[Manly]
13 L 13 Louis ANDERSON
[Warriors]
 
Craig GOWER
[Penrith]
14 B 14 David FAIUMU
[North Qld]
Jason RYLES
[St George Illawarra]
15 B 15 Roy ASOTASI
[Bulldogs]
Andrew RYAN
[Bulldogs]
16 B 16 Nathan CAYLESS
[Parramatta]
Trent WATERHOUSE
[Penrith]
17 B 17 David SOLOMONA
[Wakefield Trinity]
 
Wayne BENNETT   HC   Brian McCLENNAN
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Anzac Test Match 2005 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Luke Rooney (wing), Shaun Berrigan (centre), Willie Tonga (centre), Matt Sing (wing), Brett Kimmorley (halfback), Luke Priddis (hooker), Nathan Hindmarsh (second row), Tonie Carroll (lock), Craig Wing (bench), Mark O'Meley (bench)
In:
Matt King (wing), Mark Gasnier (centre), Brent Tate (centre), Timana Tahu (wing), Andrew Johns (halfback), Danny Buderus (hooker), Luke O'Donnell (second row), Craig Gower (bench), Jason Ryles (bench), Andrew Ryan (bench)
Changes:
Ben Kennedy (bench to lock)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Anzac Test Match 2005 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Out:
Jerome Ropati (fullback), Jamaal Lolesi (wing), Matt Utai (wing), Benji Marshall (five-eighth), Thomas Leuluai (halfback), Wairangi Koopu (second row), Dene Halatau (bench)
In:
Brent Webb (fullback), Jake Webster (wing), Manu Vatuvei (wing), Stacey Jones (halfback), Lance Hohaia (hooker), David Faiumu (bench), David Solomona (bench)
Changes:
Nigel Vagana (centre to five-eighth), Louis Anderson (hooker to lock), David Kidwell (lock to second row), Clinton Toopi (bench to centre)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter