Game 2
New Zealand 26 lost to Australia 28
| Tri-Nations 2005 Game 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3998 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 21st October, 2005 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00 PM (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | Ericsson (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,400 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 2 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 4 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Jake WEBSTER | 2 | T | 2 | Matt COOPER | ||||
| David FAIUMU | 2 | Darren LOCKYER | ||||||
| Motu TONY | Mark GASNIER | |||||||
| Nigel VAGANA | Anthony MINICHIELLO | |||||||
| Stacey JONES | 3/6 | G | 2/5 | Craig FITZGIBBON | ||||
| 0/1 | Andrew JOHNS | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Brent WEBB [Warriors] |
1 | FB | 1 | Anthony MINICHIELLO [Sydney] |
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| Jake WEBSTER [Melbourne] |
2 | W | 2 | Matt KING [Melbourne] |
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| Paul WHATUIRA [Wests Tigers] |
3 | C | 3 | Mark GASNIER [St George Illawarra] |
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| Shontayne HAPE [Bradford] |
4 | C | 4 | Matt COOPER [St George Illawarra] |
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| Manu VATUVEI [Warriors] |
5 | W | 5 | Brent TATE [Brisbane] |
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| Nigel VAGANA [Cronulla] |
6 | FE | 6 | Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] |
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| Stacey JONES [Warriors] |
7 | HB | 7 | Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle/Warrington] |
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| Paul RAUHIHI [North Qld] |
8 | FR | 8 | Petero CIVONICEVA [Brisbane] |
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| Motu TONY [Hull FC] |
9 | HK | 9 | Danny BUDERUS [Newcastle] |
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| Ruben WIKI (c) [Warriors] |
10 | FR | 10 | Steve PRICE [Warriors] |
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| David KIDWELL [Melbourne] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Luke O'DONNELL [North Qld] |
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| David SOLOMONA [Wakefield Trinity] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Craig FITZGIBBON [Sydney] |
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| Louis ANDERSON [Warriors] |
13 | L | 13 | Ben KENNEDY [Manly] |
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| David FAIUMU [North Qld] |
14 | B | 14 | Trent BARRETT [St George Illawarra] |
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| Roy ASOTASI [Bulldogs] |
15 | B | 15 | Jason RYLES [St George Illawarra] |
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| Iafeta PALEA'AESINA [Warriors] |
16 | B | 16 | Mark O'MELEY [Bulldogs] |
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| Tony PULETUA | 17 | B | 17 | Trent WATERHOUSE [Penrith] |
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| Brian McCLENNAN | HC | Wayne BENNETT | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Clinton Toopi (centre), Lance Hohaia (hooker), Frank Pritchard (second row), Nathan Cayless (bench)
- In:
- Shontayne Hape (centre), Motu Tony (hooker), Iafeta Palea'aesina (bench), Tony Puletua (bench)
- Changes:
- David Solomona (bench to second row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Tri-Nations 2005 - Game 4 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Timana Tahu (wing), Craig Gower (bench), Andrew Ryan (bench)
- In:
- Matt Cooper (centre), Trent Barrett (bench), Mark O'Meley (bench)
- Changes:
- Brent Tate (centre to wing)
Match Notes
This crowd figure is an estimate only taken from League Express magazine. There is no confirmed, exact crowd figure available for this match. Other known figures are 16,258 (2005 NRL Annual) and 18,000 (100 Years Of Rugby League).
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson