Game 1
Australia 8 lost to New Zealand 24
| Australia vs New Zealand 1991 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7943 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 3rd July, 1991 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) | |||||||
| Venue | Olympic Park (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,900 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 2 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Steve WALTERS | T | Richie BLACKMORE | ||||||
| Clayton FRIEND | ||||||||
| Jarrod McCRACKEN | ||||||||
| Tawera NIKAU | ||||||||
| Mal MENINGA | 2/3 | G | 4/6 | Frano BOTICA | ||||
| Mal MENINGA | BIN | Gary FREEMAN | ||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Paul HAUFF [Brisbane] |
1 | FB | 1 | Frano BOTICA [Wigan] |
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| Andrew ETTINGSHAUSEN [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | Jason WILLIAMS [South Sydney] |
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| Mal MENINGA (c) [Canberra] |
3 | C | 3 | Jarrod McCRACKEN [Canterbury] |
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| Chris JOHNS [Brisbane] |
4 | C | 4 | Dave WATSON [Halifax] |
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| Dale SHEARER [Brisbane] |
5 | W | 5 | Richie BLACKMORE | ||||
| Wally LEWIS [Gold Coast] |
6 | FE | 6 | Tony KEMP [Newcastle] |
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| Allan LANGER [Brisbane] |
7 | HB | 7 | Gary FREEMAN (c) [Balmain] |
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| Martin BELLA [Manly] |
8 | FR | 8 | Peter BROWN [Halifax] |
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| Steve WALTERS [Canberra] |
9 | HK | 9 | Duane MANN [Warrington] |
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| Steve ROACH [Balmain] |
10 | FR | 10 | Brent TODD [Canberra] |
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| Ian ROBERTS [Manly] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Emosi KOLOTO [Widnes] |
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| Bob LINDNER [Western Suburbs] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Dean LONERGAN | ||||
| Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
13 | L | 13 | Tawera NIKAU [Castleford] |
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| David GILLESPIE [Western Suburbs] |
14 | B | 14 | Clayton FRIEND [Carlisle] |
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| John CARTWRIGHT [Penrith] |
15 | B | 15 | George MANN [St Helens] |
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| B | 16 | Gary MERCER [Warrington] |
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| B | 17 | Mike PATTON | ||||||
| Bob FULTON | HC | Bob BAILEY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1989/92 - Game 9 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1991 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Gary Belcher (fullback), Greg Alexander (wing), Cliff Lyons (five-eighth), Ricky Stuart (halfback), Glenn Lazarus (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Sironen (second row), Brad Mackay (lock), Des Hasler (bench), Mark Sargent (bench)
- In:
- Paul Hauff (fullback), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Martin Bella (front row), Steve Walters (hooker), Ian Roberts (second row), Bradley Clyde (lock), John Cartwright (bench)
- Changes:
- Dale Shearer (centre to wing), Chris Johns (bench to centre)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1989/92 - Game 11 vs. France
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1991 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Sam Panapa (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth)
- In:
- Jason Williams (wing), Tony Kemp (five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson