Australia vs New Zealand 1986 Series

Game 1

New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 22

Australia vs New Zealand 1986

New Zealand
8
22
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6827
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 6th July, 1986
Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 14,566
Match Stats
Halftime Score 2 10
Scrums 8 10
Penalties 12 4
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
Dean BELL T 2 Brett KENNY
      Steve FOLKES
      Dale SHEARER
 
Olsen FILIPAINA 2/2 G 3/5 Michael O'CONNOR
New Zealand Teams Australia
Darrell WILLIAMS 1 FB 1 Garry JACK
[Balmain]
Joe ROPATI 2 W 2 Dale SHEARER
[Manly]
Dean BELL
[Eastern Suburbs]
3 C 3 Brett KENNY
[Parramatta]
James LEULUAI
[Hull]
4 C 4 Gene MILES
Dane O'HARA
[Hull]
5 W 5 Michael O'CONNOR
[St George]
 
Olsen FILIPAINA
[North Sydney]
6 FE 6 Wally LEWIS (c)
Shane COOPER 7 HB 7 Peter STERLING
[Parramatta]
 
Owen WRIGHT 8 FR 8 Steve ROACH
[Balmain]
Wayne WALLACE 9 HK 9 Royce SIMMONS
[Penrith]
Kurt SORENSEN
[Widnes]
10 FR 10 Peter TUNKS
[Canterbury]
Mark GRAHAM (c)
[North Sydney]
11 2R 11 Steve FOLKES
[Canterbury]
Hugh McGAHAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
12 2R 12 Noel CLEAL
[Manly/Widnes]
Gary PROHM
[Eastern Suburbs/Hull KR]
13 L 13 Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
 
Ron O'REGAN 14 B 14 Terry LAMB
[Canterbury]
Mark ELIA
[St Helens]
15 B 15 Bryan NIEBLING
 
Graham LOWE   HC   Don FURNER
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1985 - Game 19 vs. Aquitane/Cote d'
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1986 - Game 2 vs. Western Division

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1985 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
Next Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1986 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Des Hasler (wing), Chris Close (centre), John Ribot (wing), Steve Ella (five-eighth), Mark Murray (halfback), Greg Conescu (hooker), Greg Dowling (front row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (second row)
In:
Dale Shearer (wing), Brett Kenny (centre), Gene Miles (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Peter Sterling (halfback), Steve Roach (front row), Royce Simmons (hooker), Steve Folkes (second row), Terry Lamb (bench), Bryan Niebling (bench)
Changes:
Michael O'Connor (centre to wing)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson