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Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1988 Series

Game 1

Wellington 12 lost to Australia 24

Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1988

Wellington
12
24
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/39804
Status Completed
Date Sunday, 2nd October, 1988
Venue Basin Reserve (Wellington)
Crowd 2,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 0
Wellington Scoresheet Australia
Michael DORREEN T Ben ELIAS
Morvin EDWARDS   Wally LEWIS
      Mark McGAW
      Paul SIRONEN
 
Marty CREQUER 2 G 4 Michael O'CONNOR
Wellington Teams Australia
Morvin EDWARDS 1 FB 1 Garry JACK
[Balmain]
Marty CREQUER (c) 2 W 2 Dale SHEARER
[Manly]
Michael DORREEN 3 C 3 Andrew FARRAR
[Canterbury]
Samati MOLEMAU 4 C 4 Mark McGAW
[Cronulla]
Daryl HENARE 5 W 5 Michael O'CONNOR
[Manly/St Helens]
 
Mark NIXON 6 FE 6 Wally LEWIS (c)
[Brisbane]
Greg FEUTZ 7 HB 7 Allan LANGER
[Brisbane]
 
Glen BELL 8 FR 8 Paul DUNN
[Canterbury]
Darrell ROLLESTON 9 HK 9 Ben ELIAS
[Balmain]
Robert PIVA 10 FR 10 Steve ROACH
[Balmain/Warrington]
Terry JENKINS 11 2R 11 Paul SIRONEN
[Balmain]
Kelly MAKOARE 12 2R 12 Gavin MILLER
[Cronulla/Hull KR]
Tony TUIMAVAVE 13 L 13 Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
 
    B 14 Terry LAMB
[Canterbury]
    B 15 David GILLESPIE
[Canterbury]
 
Howie TAMATI   HC   Don FURNER
   
 

Team Info

Wellington

Previous Game:
Lions Tour 1988 - Game 16 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1989 - Game 5 vs. Australia
Out:
Willie Tangira (wing), David Ewe (centre), James Pikea (centre), Victor Aramoana (wing), James Leuluai (five-eighth), Geoffrey Tangira (halfback), Barry Harvey (hooker), Phillip Henry (second row), Elvis Williams (second row), Mike Kuiti (lock), Leigh Bristowe (bench)
In:
Marty Crequer (wing), Michael Dorreen (centre), Samati Molemau (centre), Daryl Henare (wing), Mark Nixon (five-eighth), Greg Feutz (halfback), Glen Bell (front row), Terry Jenkins (second row), Tony Tuimavave (lock)
Changes:
Kelly Makoare (front row to second row), Darrell Rolleston (bench to hooker)

Australia

Previous Game:
[no comp] - vs. Rest Of The World
Next Game:
World Cup 1985/88 - Final vs. New Zealand
Out:
Andrew Ettingshausen (wing), Mal Meninga (centre), Alan McIndoe (wing), Greg Conescu (hooker), Sam Backo (front row), Gene Miles (second row), Wally Fullerton-Smith (bench), Des Hasler (bench)
In:
Dale Shearer (wing), Andrew Farrar (centre), Michael O'Connor (wing), Paul Dunn (front row), Ben Elias (hooker), Paul Sironen (second row), Terry Lamb (bench), David Gillespie (bench)

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash