Game 1
Northern Rivers 12 lost to New Zealand 46
Team Info
Northern Rivers
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1984 - Game 13 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- n/a
- Out:
- Peter O'Neill (fullback), Dale Miles (wing), Alan Howie (centre), Mick Ryan (centre), Gerry O'Neill (wing), Troy Hughes (five-eighth), Tony Kennedy (halfback), Ron Ferris (front row), Jay Clarke (hooker), Kel Judd (front row), Scott Dorrough (second row), Mark Brokenshire (second row)
- In:
- Danny Sharpe (fullback), Bill Walker (wing), Lance Randall (centre), Bernie MacDonald (centre), Ross Martin (wing), Graham Lees (five-eighth), Brad Garrett (halfback), Danny Lee (front row), Craig Green (hooker), Mark Condon (front row), Mark Palmer (second row), Graeme O'Grady (second row), Robbie Duncan (bench), Paul Danvers (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1985/88 - Game 6 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1987 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Out:
- Gary Kemble (fullback), Dane O'Hara (wing), Darrell Williams (centre), Marty Crequer (wing), Adrian Shelford (front row), Hugh McGahan (second row), Owen Wright (second row), Ron O'Regan (lock), James Leuluai (bench)
- In:
- George Lajpold (fullback), Mark Elia (centre), Dean Bell (centre), Gary Mercer (wing), Sam Panapa (five-eighth), Dean Lonergan (front row), Ross Taylor (front row), Mark Horo (second row), Kevin Iro (bench)
- Changes:
- Joe Ropati (centre to wing), Shane Cooper (five-eighth to lock), Peter Brown (front row to bench), Sam Stewart (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Northern Rivers team lost fullback Greg Ashton, forwards Tom Disney, Steve Watts & David Grant from the selected team.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Greg Fiveash