Australia vs New Zealand 1978 Series

Game 1

Australia 24 def. New Zealand 2

Australia vs New Zealand 1978

Australia
24
2
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6815
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th June, 1978
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Eddie Ward
Venue SCG (Sydney)
Crowd 16,577
Official Player of the Match Kerry Boustead
Match Stats
Halftime Score 9 2
Scrums 14 6
Penalties 8 6
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Kerry BOUSTEAD T    
Terry FAHEY      
George PEPONIS      
Steve ROGERS      
 
Michael CRONIN 6/6 G 1/2 Chris JORDAN
Australia Teams New Zealand
Graham EADIE
[Manly]
1 FB 1 Chris JORDAN
Terry FAHEY
[Souths]
2 W 2 Fred AH KUOI
Michael CRONIN
[Parramatta]
3 C 3 Olsen FILIPAINA
Steve ROGERS
[Cronulla]
4 C 4 Dennis WILLIAMS
Kerry BOUSTEAD 5 W 5 Dane O'HARA
 
Bob FULTON
[Eastern Suburbs]
6 FE 6 John SMITH
Steve MORRIS 7 HB 7 Ken STIRLING (c)
 
Graham OLLING
[Parramatta]
13 FR 13 Alan RUSHTON
George PEPONIS
[Canterbury]
12 HK 12 Glenn TAYLOR
Ian THOMSON
[Manly]
11 FR 11 Lyndsay PROCTOR
Greg PIERCE (c)
[Cronulla]
10 2R 10 Ray BAXENDALE
Rod REDDY
[St George]
9 2R 9 Tony COLL
Ray PRICE
[Parramatta]
8 L 8 Murray EADE
 
Greg OLIPHANT 14 B 15 Gary PROHM
 
Frank STANTON   HC   Ron ACKLAND
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
World Cup 1977 - Final vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1978 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Allan McMahon (wing), Russel Gartner (centre), Mark Harris (wing), John Peard (five-eighth), John Kolc (halfback), Greg Veivers (front row), Nick Geiger (hooker), Terry Randall (front row), Arthur Beetson (second row), Ray Higgs (second row), Denis Fitzgerald (bench)
In:
Terry Fahey (wing), Steve Rogers (centre), Kerry Boustead (wing), Bob Fulton (five-eighth), Steve Morris (halfback), Graham Olling (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Ian Thomson (front row), Rod Reddy (second row), Ray Price (lock), Greg Oliphant (bench)
Changes:
Greg Pierce (lock to second row)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1978 - Game 7 vs. Monaro
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1978 - Game 9 vs. North Coast

Match Notes

Greg Oliphant replaced Graham Eadie in the 2nd half.

Gary Prohm replaced Murray Eade in the 2nd half.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin