Game 1
New Zealand 24 def. Australia 22
| Tri-Nations 1999 Game 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6883 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 15th October, 1999 | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Ericsson (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 22,540 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Stephen KEARNEY | T | Brad FITTLER | ||||||
| Jason LOWRIE | Matthew GIDLEY | |||||||
| Willie TALAU | Russell RICHARDSON | |||||||
| Nigel VAGANA | Mat ROGERS | |||||||
| Henry PAUL | 4/4 | G | 3/4 | Mat ROGERS | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Richie BARNETT (c) [Sydney City] |
1 | FB | 1 | Robbie ROSS [Melbourne] |
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| Nigel VAGANA [Auckland] |
2 | W | 2 | Mat ROGERS [Sharks] |
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| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
3 | C | 3 | Matthew GIDLEY [Newcastle] |
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| Willie TALAU [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Russell RICHARDSON [Sharks] |
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| Lesley VAINIKOLO [Canberra] |
5 | W | 5 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] |
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| Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] |
6 | FE | 6 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney City] |
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| Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brett KIMMORLEY [Melbourne] |
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| Craig SMITH [St George Illawarra] |
8 | FR | 8 | Darren BRITT [Canterbury] |
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| Henry PAUL [Bradford] |
9 | HK | 9 | Craig GOWER [Penrith] |
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| Joe VAGANA [Auckland] |
10 | FR | 10 | Rodney HOWE [Melbourne] |
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| Matt RUA [Melbourne] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Bryan FLETCHER [Sydney City] |
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| Stephen KEARNEY [Melbourne] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Nik KOSEF [Manly] |
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| Logan SWANN [Auckland] |
13 | L | 13 | Jason SMITH [Parramatta] |
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| David KIDWELL [Parramatta] |
14 | B | 14 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] |
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| Jason LOWRIE [Balmain] |
15 | B | 15 | Darren SMITH [Canterbury] |
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| Nathan CAYLESS [Parramatta] |
16 | B | 16 | Jason STEVENS [Sharks] |
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| Richard SWAIN [Melbourne] |
17 | B | 17 | Michael VELLA [Parramatta] |
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| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Anzac Test Match 1999 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Tonga 1999 - vs. Tonga
- Out:
- Sean Hoppe (wing), Jarrod McCracken (second row), Terry Hermansson (bench)
- In:
- Nigel Vagana (wing), Craig Smith (front row), Stephen Kearney (second row)
- Changes:
- Jason Lowrie (front row to bench), Nathan Cayless (second row to bench), Matt Rua (bench to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Anzac Test Match 1999 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Tri-Nations 1999 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Laurie Daley (centre), Allan Langer (halfback), Glenn Lazarus (front row), Andrew Johns (hooker), Shane Webcke (front row), Gorden Tallis (second row), Robbie Kearns (second row), Matt Sing (bench), Steve Price (bench)
- In:
- Robbie Ross (fullback), Matthew Gidley (centre), Russell Richardson (centre), Brett Kimmorley (halfback), Darren Britt (front row), Craig Gower (hooker), Rodney Howe (front row), Jason Stevens (bench), Michael Vella (bench)
- Changes:
- Darren Lockyer (fullback to bench), Darren Smith (centre to bench), Nik Kosef (bench to second row), Bryan Fletcher (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson