Game 1
New Zealand 10 lost to Australia 20
| New Zealand vs Australia 1969 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6810 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 1st June, 1969 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 13,459 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 15 | |||||
| Scrums | 13 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 21 | – | 6 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Ron COOTE | ||||||
| John COOTES | ||||||||
| Denis PITTARD | ||||||||
| Don LADNER | 5 | G | 4 | Les JOHNS | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Don LADNER | 1 | FB | 1 | Les JOHNS [Canterbury] |
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| Dennis KEY | 2 | W | 2 | John COOTES | ||||
| John WILSON | 3 | C | 3 | Graeme LANGLANDS [St George] |
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| Sam ROLLESTON | 4 | C | 4 | John McDONALD [Manly] |
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| Maurice BRERETON | 5 | W | 5 | Bob HONAN [South Sydney] |
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| Trevor PATRICK | 6 | FE | 6 | Denis PITTARD [South Sydney] |
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| Graeme COOKSLEY | 7 | HB | 7 | Dennis WARD [Manly] |
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| Oscar DANIELSON | 8 | FR | 8 | John WITTENBERG [St George] |
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| Colin O'NEIL (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | Elwyn WALTERS [South Sydney] |
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| Bill NOONAN | 10 | FR | 10 | John SATTLER (c) [South Sydney] |
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| John HIBBS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ron COSTELLO | ||||
| Anthony KRILETICH | 12 | 2R | 12 | Bob McCARTHY [South Sydney] |
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| Rodney WALKER | 13 | L | 13 | Ron COOTE [South Sydney] |
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| Lory BLANCHARD | HC | Harry BATH | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1968 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1969 - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Doug Ellwood (fullback), Bob Mincham (wing), Spencer Dunn (centre), Paul Schultz (centre), Ernie Wiggs (wing), Roger Tait (five-eighth), Eric Carson (halfback), Colin McMaster (front row), Garry Smith (front row), Ray Sinel (second row), Brian Lee (second row), Kevin Dixon (bench)
- In:
- Don Ladner (fullback), Dennis Key (wing), John Wilson (centre), Sam Rolleston (centre), Maurice Brereton (wing), Trevor Patrick (five-eighth), Graeme Cooksley (halfback), Oscar Danielson (front row), Bill Noonan (front row), John Hibbs (second row), Rodney Walker (lock)
- Changes:
- Anthony Kriletich (lock to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 1 vs. North Island Colts
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1969 - Game 3 vs. South Island
- Out:
- Michael Cleary (wing), Jeff Denman (centre), Ian Robson (second row), Col Weiss (bench)
- In:
- John Cootes (wing), Bob McCarthy (second row)
- Changes:
- John McDonald (wing to centre), Bob Honan (bench to wing)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash