Game 1
Northern Rivers 12 lost to New Zealand 46
| 1987 Kiwis Tour Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/63920 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 5th July, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | Neil Almond | |||||||
| Venue | Oakes (Lismore) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 16 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 14 | – | 5 | |||||
| Northern Rivers | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| David HALL | T | 2 | Dean BELL | |||||
| Graham LEES | 2 | Kevin IRO | ||||||
| Mark ELIA | ||||||||
| Gary FREEMAN | ||||||||
| Mark HORO | ||||||||
| Sam PANAPA | ||||||||
| Ross TAYLOR | ||||||||
| Bernie MacDONALD | 2 | G | 4 | Gary MERCER | ||||
| Peter BROWN | ||||||||
| Northern Rivers | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Danny SHARPE | 1 | FB | 1 | George LAJPOLD | ||||
| Bill WALKER | 2 | W | 2 | Joe ROPATI [Warrington] | ||||
| Lance RANDALL | 3 | C | 3 | Mark ELIA [St Helens] | ||||
| Bernie MacDONALD | 4 | C | 4 | Dean BELL (c) [Wigan] | ||||
| Ross MARTIN | 5 | W | 5 | Gary MERCER | ||||
| Graham LEES | 6 | FE | 6 | Sam PANAPA | ||||
| Brad GARRETT | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary FREEMAN | ||||
| Danny LEE | 8 | FR | 8 | Dean LONERGAN [Bramley] | ||||
| Craig GREEN | 9 | HK | 9 | Wayne WALLACE | ||||
| Mark CONDON | 10 | FR | 10 | Ross TAYLOR | ||||
| Mark PALMER | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mark HORO | ||||
| Graeme O'GRADY (c) | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sam STEWART | ||||
| Shane MILES | 13 | L | 13 | Shane COOPER | ||||
| David HALL | 14 | B | 14 | Kevin IRO | ||||
| Robbie DUNCAN | 15 | B | 15 | Peter BROWN | ||||
| Paul DANVERS | 16 | B | ||||||
| Greg FRYER | HC | Tony GORDON | ||||||
Team Info
Northern Rivers
- Previous Game:
- 1984 Lions Tour - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Peter O'Neill (fullback), Dale Miles (wing), Alan Howie (centre), Mick Ryan (centre), Gerry O'Neill (wing), Troy Hughes (five-eighth), Tony Kennedy (halfback), Ron Ferris (front row), Jay Clarke (hooker), Kel Judd (front row), Scott Dorrough (second row), Mark Brokenshire (second row)
- In:
- Danny Sharpe (fullback), Bill Walker (wing), Lance Randall (centre), Bernie MacDonald (centre), Ross Martin (wing), Graham Lees (five-eighth), Brad Garrett (halfback), Danny Lee (front row), Craig Green (hooker), Mark Condon (front row), Mark Palmer (second row), Graeme O'Grady (second row), Robbie Duncan (bench), Paul Danvers (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1985-88 World Cup - Game 6 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- 1987 Kiwis Tour - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gary Kemble (fullback), Dane O'Hara (wing), Darrell Williams (centre), Marty Crequer (wing), Adrian Shelford (front row), Hugh McGahan (second row), Owen Wright (second row), Ron O'Regan (lock), James Leuluai (bench)
- In:
- George Lajpold (fullback), Mark Elia (centre), Dean Bell (centre), Gary Mercer (wing), Sam Panapa (five-eighth), Dean Lonergan (front row), Ross Taylor (front row), Mark Horo (second row), Kevin Iro (bench)
- Changes:
- Joe Ropati (centre to wing), Shane Cooper (five-eighth to lock), Peter Brown (front row to bench), Sam Stewart (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Northern Rivers team lost fullback Greg Ashton, forwards Tom Disney, Steve Watts & David Grant from the selected team.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash
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