Anzac Test Match 2005

Australia 32 def. New Zealand 16

Anzac Test Match 2005

Australia
32
16
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/2941
Status Completed
Date Friday, 22nd April, 2005
Kick Off 7:30 PM (local time)
Referee Russell Smith (Castleford)
Venue Suncorp (Brisbane)
Crowd 40,317
Match Stats
Halftime Score 22 10
Scrums 9 6
Penalties 6 10
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Shaun BERRIGAN T 2 Jerome ROPATI
Tonie CARROLL   Matt UTAI
Darren LOCKYER      
Anthony MINICHIELLO      
Matt SING      
Willie TONGA      
 
Craig FITZGIBBON 4/6 G 2/3 Jamaal LOLESI
 
Anthony MINICHIELLO BIN    
Australia Teams New Zealand
Anthony MINICHIELLO
[Sydney]
1 FB 1 Jerome ROPATI
[Warriors]
Luke ROONEY
[Penrith]
2 W 2 Jamaal LOLESI
[Bulldogs]
Shaun BERRIGAN
[Brisbane]
3 C 3 Nigel VAGANA
[Cronulla]
Willie TONGA
[Bulldogs]
4 C 4 Paul WHATUIRA
[Wests Tigers]
Matt SING
[North Qld]
5 W 5 Matt UTAI
[Bulldogs]
 
Darren LOCKYER (c)
[Brisbane]
6 FE 6 Benji MARSHALL
[Wests Tigers]
Brett KIMMORLEY
[Cronulla]
7 HB 7 Thomas LEULUAI
[London]
 
Steve PRICE
[Warriors]
8 FR 8 Paul RAUHIHI
[North Qld]
Luke PRIDDIS
[Penrith]
9 HK 9 Louis ANDERSON
[Warriors]
Petero CIVONICEVA
[Brisbane]
10 FR 10 Ruben WIKI (c)
[Warriors]
Nathan HINDMARSH
[Parramatta]
11 2R 11 Frank PRITCHARD
[Penrith]
Craig FITZGIBBON
[Sydney]
12 2R 12 Wairangi KOOPU
[Warriors]
Tonie CARROLL
[Brisbane]
13 L 13 David KIDWELL
[Melbourne]
 
Craig WING
[Sydney]
14 B 14 Dene HALATAU
[Wests Tigers]
Ben KENNEDY
[Manly]
15 B 15 Nathan CAYLESS
[Parramatta]
Mark O'MELEY
[Bulldogs]
16 B 16 Roy ASOTASI
[Bulldogs]
Trent WATERHOUSE
[Penrith]
18 B 17 Clinton TOOPI
[Warriors]
 
Wayne BENNETT   HC   Daniel ANDERSON
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. USA
Next Game:
Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Matt Bowen (fullback), Matt Cooper (centre), Brent Tate (centre), Willie Mason (front row), Scott Hill (hooker), Shaun Timmins (lock), Andrew Ryan (bench)
In:
Willie Tonga (centre), Steve Price (front row), Luke Priddis (hooker), Craig Fitzgibbon (second row), Craig Wing (bench), Trent Waterhouse (bench)
Changes:
Mark O'Meley (front row to bench), Ben Kennedy (second row to bench), Petero Civoniceva (bench to front row), Shaun Berrigan (bench to centre), Tonie Carroll (bench to lock), Anthony Minichiello (bench to fullback)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Tri-Nations 2004 - Game 6 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Brent Webb (fullback), Francis Meli (wing), Shontayne Hape (wing), Vinnie Anderson (five-eighth), Jason Cayless (front row), Logan Swann (second row), Ali Lauiti'iti (second row), Alex Chan (bench)
In:
Jerome Ropati (fullback), Jamaal Lolesi (wing), Paul Whatuira (centre), Matt Utai (wing), Benji Marshall (five-eighth), Ruben Wiki (front row), Frank Pritchard (second row), David Kidwell (lock)
Changes:
Clinton Toopi (centre to bench), Wairangi Koopu (lock to second row)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson