World Championship Series 1975

Game 2

New Zealand 8 lost to Australia 24

World Championship Series 1975
Game 2

New Zealand
8
24
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14244
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 27th September, 1975
Kick Off 2:30 PM (local time)
Referee Fred Lindop (Wakefield)
Venue Carlaw (Auckland)
Crowd 18,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 17
Scrums 9 13
Penalties 16 6
New Zealand Scoresheet Australia
    T Michael CRONIN
      Ray HIGGS
      John QUAYLE
      Ian SCHUBERT
 
Warren COLLICOAT 4 G 6/8 Michael CRONIN
New Zealand Teams Australia
Warren COLLICOAT 1 FB 1 Graham EADIE
[Manly]
Phil ORCHARD 2 W 2 Johnny RHODES
Paul MATETE 15 C 3 Michael CRONIN
Dennis WILLIAMS 4 C 4 John BRASS (c)
[Eastern Suburbs]
Fred AH KUOI 5 W 5 Ian SCHUBERT
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
Robert JARVIS 6 FE 6 John PEARD
[Eastern Suburbs]
Ken STIRLING (c) 7 HB 15 Johnny MAYES
[Eastern Suburbs]
 
John GREENGRASS 8 FR 17 Greg VEIVERS
Tom CONROY 9 HK 9 George PIGGINS
[South Sydney]
Dane SORENSEN 10 FR 10 Ian MACKAY
[Eastern Suburbs]
Tony COLL 11 2R 11 Lew PLATZ
Ray BAXENDALE 17 2R 12 Ray HIGGS
[Parramatta]
Murray EADE 13 L 13 John QUAYLE
[Parramatta]
 
John SMITH 3 B 7 Tom RAUDONIKIS
[Western Suburbs]
Kurt SORENSEN 12 B 19 Denis FITZGERALD
[Parramatta]
 
George MENZIES   HC   Graeme LANGLANDS
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
World Championship Series 1975 - Game 3 vs. France
Out:
John O'Sullivan (centre), Don Munro (wing), Lyndsay Proctor (front row)
In:
Paul Matete (centre), Fred Ah Kuoi (wing), John Greengrass (front row), John Smith (bench), Kurt Sorensen (bench)

Australia

Previous Game:
World Championship Series 1975 - Game 1 vs. England
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1975 - Game 2 vs. Auckland
Out:
Graeme Langlands (fullback), Mark Harris (wing), Bob Fulton (centre), Tim Pickup (five-eighth), Terry Randall (front row), John Lang (hooker), Arthur Beetson (front row), Gary Stevens (second row), Ron Coote (lock), Chris Anderson (bench), John Donnelly (bench)
In:
Graham Eadie (fullback), John Brass (centre), Ian Schubert (wing), John Peard (five-eighth), Johnny Mayes (halfback), Greg Veivers (front row), George Piggins (hooker), Ian Mackay (front row), Ray Higgs (second row), John Quayle (lock), Denis Fitzgerald (bench)
Changes:
Tom Raudonikis (halfback to bench)

Match Notes

Tom Raudonikis replaced Graham Eadie after 55 mins with Ian Schubert moving to fullback & Raudonikis on the wing, Dennis Fitzgerald replaced Lew Platz after 68 mins.

John Smith replaced Bob Jarvis & Kurt Sorenson replaced Tony Coll.

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Alan Katzmann