Semi Final
Australia 30 def. New Zealand 20
| World Cup 1995 Semi Final |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7977 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 22nd October, 1995 | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Alfred McAlpine (Huddersfield) | |||||||
| Crowd | 16,608 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Steve MENZIES | 2 | T | Richie BARNETT | |||||
| Tim BRASHER | Kevin IRO | |||||||
| Mark COYNE | Tony IRO | |||||||
| Brad FITTLER | ||||||||
| Terry HILL | ||||||||
| Andrew JOHNS | 3/8 | G | 4/5 | Matthew RIDGE | ||||
| Terry HILL | BIN | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Tim BRASHER [Sydney Tigers] |
1 | FB | 1 | Matthew RIDGE (c) [Manly] |
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| Rod WISHART [Illawarra] |
2 | W | 2 | Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
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| Mark COYNE [St George] |
3 | C | 3 | Kevin IRO [Leeds] |
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| Terry HILL [Manly] |
4 | C | 4 | Richie BLACKMORE [Auckland/Castleford] |
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| Brett DALLAS [Sydney Bulldogs] |
5 | W | 5 | Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
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| Brad FITTLER (c) [Penrith] |
6 | FE | 6 | Tony KEMP [South Queensland/Leeds] |
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| Geoff TOOVEY [Manly] |
7 | HB | 7 | Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
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| Dean PAY [Sydney Bulldogs] |
8 | FR | 8 | John LOMAX [Canberra] |
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| Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
9 | HK | 9 | Henry PAUL [Wigan] |
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| Mark CARROLL [Manly] |
10 | FR | 10 | Jason LOWRIE [Sydney City] |
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| Steve MENZIES [Manly] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
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| Gary LARSON [North Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] |
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| Jim DYMOCK [Sydney Bulldogs] |
13 | L | 13 | Mark HORO [Western Suburbs] |
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| Robbie O'DAVIS [Newcastle] |
14 | B | 14 | Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
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| Matthew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
15 | B | 15 | Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
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| Jason SMITH [Sydney Bulldogs] |
16 | B | 16 | Tony IRO [Sydney City] |
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| Nik KOSEF [Manly] |
17 | B | 17 | Hitro OKESENE [Auckland] |
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| Bob FULTON | HC | Frank ENDACOTT | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1995 - Game 3 vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- World Cup 1995 - Final vs. England
- Out:
- Paul McGregor (bench)
- In:
- Rod Wishart (wing)
- Changes:
- Robbie O'Davis (wing to bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1995 - Game 3 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996 - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Jason Williams (wing), Gary Freeman (hooker)
- In:
- Richie Barnett (wing), John Lomax (front row)
- Changes:
- Ruben Wiki (centre to bench), Henry Paul (five-eighth to hooker), Quentin Pongia (front row to second row), Mark Horo (second row to lock), Tony Kemp (lock to five-eighth), Kevin Iro (bench to centre)
Match Notes
Game was tied at 20-all at Full time. Teams played 10 minutes extra time each way.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin