Round 1
New Zealand 25 def. Tonga 24
| 1995 World Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7966 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 8th October, 1995 | |||||||
| Referee | David Campbell (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | Wilderspool (Warrington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 8,083 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 1 | – | 7 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| Richie BLACKMORE | 2 | T | Salesi FINAU | |||||
| Sean HOPPE | Una TAUFA | |||||||
| Tony KEMP | Jimmy VEIKOSO | |||||||
| Hitro OKESENE | Willie WOLFGRAMM | |||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 2 | G | 4 | Asa AMONE | ||||
| Matthew RIDGE | FG | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Manly] | 1 | FB | 1 | Asa AMONE [Halifax] | ||||
| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] | 2 | W | 2 | Una TAUFA | ||||
| Richie BLACKMORE [Auckland/Castleford] | 3 | C | 3 | Tevita VAIKONA [Hull] | ||||
| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] | 4 | C | 4 | Phil HOWLETT [Parramatta] | ||||
| Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] | 5 | W | 5 | Jimmy VEIKOSO [Leigh] | ||||
| Gene NGAMU [Auckland] | 6 | FE | 6 | Angelo DYMOCK | ||||
| Stacey JONES [Auckland] | 7 | HB | 7 | Willie WOLFGRAMM | ||||
| Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] | 8 | FR | 8 | Martin MASELLA [Illawarra] | ||||
| Syd ERU [Auckland] | 9 | HK | 9 | Duane MANN (c) [Auckland] | ||||
| Jason LOWRIE [Sydney City] | 10 | FR | 10 | Lee HANSEN [Widnes] | ||||
| Tony IRO [Sydney City] | 11 | 2R | 11 | George MANN [Leeds] | ||||
| Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Solomon HAUMONO [Manly] | ||||
| Tony KEMP [South Queensland/Leeds] | 13 | L | 13 | Awen GUTTENBEIL | ||||
| Henry PAUL [Wigan] | 14 | B | 14 | Salesi FINAU | ||||
| Hitro OKESENE [Auckland] | 15 | B | 15 | Talite LIAVA'A | ||||
| Kevin IRO [Leeds] | 16 | B | ||||||
| Mark HORO [Western Suburbs] | 17 | B | ||||||
| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Mike McCLENNAN | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1995 Kiwis World Cup Tour - Game 1 vs. NZ Presidents XIII
- Next Game:
- 1995 World Cup - Round 3 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Jason Williams (fullback), Gary Freeman (halfback), John Lomax (bench), John Timu (bench), Brent Stuart (bench), Daryl Halligan (bench)
- In:
- Matthew Ridge (fullback), Tony Kemp (lock), Henry Paul (bench), Kevin Iro (bench)
- Changes:
- Mark Horo (lock to bench), Stacey Jones (bench to halfback)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- 1994 Pacific Cup - Final vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- 1995 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Greg Wolfgramm (fullback), John Hopoate (centre), Albert Fulivai (wing), Jim Dymock (five-eighth), I Pupu (halfback), Eneasi Finefeuiaki (front row), Leki Leilua (hooker), Wayne Kohlhase (front row), Taukolo Tonga (second row), Sika Sione (second row), Steven Firth (bench)
- In:
- Tevita Vaikona (centre), Phil Howlett (centre), Jimmy Veikoso (wing), Angelo Dymock (five-eighth), Martin Masella (front row), Duane Mann (hooker), Lee Hansen (front row), George Mann (second row), Solomon Haumono (second row), Awen Guttenbeil (lock), Salesi Finau (bench), Talite Liava'a (bench)
- Changes:
- Asa Amone (centre to fullback), Willie Wolfgramm (lock to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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