Round 2
Auckland Warriors 18 def. Illawarra Steelers 10
| 1996 ARL Optus Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/583 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 31st March, 1996 | |||||||
| Referee | David Manson | |||||||
| Venue | Ericsson (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,246 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 4 | |||||
| Auckland | Scoresheet | Illawarra | ||||||
| Tea ROPATI | 2 | T | Paul McGREGOR | |||||
| Richie BLACKMORE | Rod WISHART | |||||||
| Greg ALEXANDER | 2/2 | G | 1/2 | Rod WISHART | ||||
| Gavin HILL | 1/2 | |||||||
| Tea ROPATI | BIN | |||||||
| Auckland | Teams | Illawarra | ||||||
| Marc ELLIS | 1 | FB | 1 | Brendan O'MEARA | ||||
| Sean HOPPE | 2 | W | 2 | Rod WISHART | ||||
| Richie BLACKMORE | 3 | C | 3 | Brett RODWELL | ||||
| Tea ROPATI | 4 | C | 4 | Paul McGREGOR | ||||
| John KIRWAN | 5 | W | 5 | Fili SERU | ||||
| Stacey JONES | 6 | FE | 6 | Craig SIMON | ||||
| Greg ALEXANDER (c) | 7 | HB | 7 | Josh WHITE | ||||
| Gavin HILL | 8 | FR | 8 | Darren FRITZ | ||||
| Syd ERU | 9 | HK | 9 | Dean CALLAWAY | ||||
| Andy PLATT | 10 | FR | 10 | Wayne RICHARDS | ||||
| Denis BETTS | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brad MACKAY | ||||
| Stephen KEARNEY | 12 | 2R | 12 | John CROSS (c) | ||||
| Mark HORO | 13 | L | 13 | Shaun TIMMINS | ||||
| Phil BLAKE | 14 | B | 14 | David WALSH | ||||
| Tony TUIMAVAVE | 15 | B | 15 | Neil PICCINELLI | ||||
| Joe VAGANA | 16 | B | 16 | Scott ENGLAND | ||||
| Mark CARTER | 17 | B | 17 | Paul CARIGE | ||||
| John MONIE | HC | Allan McMAHON | ||||||
Team Info
Auckland
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Brisbane
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Western Suburbs
- In:
- Marc Ellis (fullback), Sean Hoppe (wing), Richie Blackmore (centre), Tea Ropati (centre), John Kirwan (wing), Stacey Jones (five-eighth), Greg Alexander (halfback), Gavin Hill (front row), Syd Eru (hooker), Andy Platt (front row), Denis Betts (second row), Stephen Kearney (second row), Mark Horo (lock), Phil Blake (bench), Tony Tuimavave (bench), Joe Vagana (bench), Mark Carter (bench)
Illawarra
- Previous Game:
- Round 1 vs. Western Suburbs
- Next Game:
- Round 3 vs. Brisbane
- Out:
- David Cox (bench), Brad Hepi (bench), Adam Bristow (bench)
- In:
- Brad Mackay (second row), David Walsh (bench), Neil Piccinelli (bench), Paul Carige (bench)
- Changes:
- Scott England (front row to bench), Wayne Richards (second row to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Rugby League Tables
Sources:David Middleton's Rugby League Yearbook (1987-88 to present)
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