Game 2
Australia 30 def. New Zealand 12
| 1998 Australia vs New Zealand Game 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7955 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 9th October, 1998 | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Suncorp (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 18,501 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 0 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Gorden TALLIS | 2 | T | Sean HOPPE | |||||
| Darren LOCKYER | Ruben WIKI | |||||||
| Brad THORN | ||||||||
| Kevin WALTERS | ||||||||
| Darren LOCKYER | 4 | G | Gene NGAMU | |||||
| Andrew JOHNS | Matthew RIDGE | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] | 1 | FB | 1 | Matthew RIDGE (c) [Auckland] | ||||
| Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] | 2 | W | 2 | Richie BARNETT [Sydney City] | ||||
| Steve RENOUF [Brisbane] | 3 | C | 3 | Ruben WIKI [Canberra] | ||||
| Darren SMITH [Brisbane] | 4 | C | 4 | Kevin IRO [Auckland] | ||||
| Tim BRASHER [South Sydney] | 5 | W | 5 | Sean HOPPE [Auckland] | ||||
| Kevin WALTERS [Brisbane] | 6 | FE | 6 | Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] | ||||
| Allan LANGER (c) [Brisbane] | 7 | HB | 7 | Stacey JONES [Auckland] | ||||
| Darren BRITT [Canterbury] | 8 | FR | 8 | Quentin PONGIA [Auckland] | ||||
| Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] | 9 | HK | 9 | Syd ERU [Auckland] | ||||
| Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] | 10 | FR | 10 | Joe VAGANA [Auckland] | ||||
| Robbie KEARNS [Melbourne] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Jarrod McCRACKEN [Parramatta] | ||||
| Gorden TALLIS [Brisbane] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] | ||||
| Jason SMITH [Parramatta] | 13 | L | 13 | Logan SWANN [Auckland] | ||||
| Ben IKIN [North Sydney] | 14 | B | 14 | Gene NGAMU [Auckland] | ||||
| Brad THORN [Brisbane] | 15 | B | 15 | Tony IRO [Adelaide] | ||||
| Steve PRICE [Canterbury] | 16 | B | 16 | Tony PULETUA [Penrith] | ||||
| Steve MENZIES [Manly] | 17 | B | 17 | Nathan CAYLESS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Wayne BENNETT | HC | Frank ENDACOTT | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Robbie O'Davis (fullback), Terry Hill (centre), Mat Rogers (wing), Laurie Daley (five-eighth), Paul Harragon (front row), Geoff Toovey (hooker), Rodney Howe (front row), Brad Fittler (lock), Glenn Lazarus (bench), Nik Kosef (bench), Dean Pay (bench)
- In:
- Darren Smith (centre), Tim Brasher (wing), Kevin Walters (five-eighth), Allan Langer (halfback), Darren Britt (front row), Shane Webcke (front row), Robbie Kearns (second row), Gorden Tallis (second row), Jason Smith (lock), Ben Ikin (bench), Steve Price (bench)
- Changes:
- Andrew Johns (halfback to hooker), Steve Menzies (second row to bench), Brad Thorn (second row to bench), Darren Lockyer (bench to fullback)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Richie Blackmore (centre), John Lomax (front row), Henry Paul (hooker), Nigel Vagana (bench), Terry Hermansson (bench)
- In:
- Syd Eru (hooker), Stephen Kearney (second row), Gene Ngamu (bench), Tony Puletua (bench), Nathan Cayless (bench)
- Changes:
- Tony Iro (second row to bench), Kevin Iro (bench to centre), Joe Vagana (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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