New Zealand 30 def. Australia (SL) 12
| New Zealand vs Australia SL 1997 One-off |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/3072 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 26th September, 1997 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | North Harbour (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 17,456 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Scrums | 3 | – | 4 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia (SL) | ||||||
| Syd ERU | 2 | T | 2 | Darren LOCKYER | ||||
| Stacey JONES | 2 | |||||||
| Tony IRO | ||||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | ||||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 3/6 | G | 2/2 | Ryan GIRDLER | ||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia (SL) | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Auckland] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] |
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| Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
2 | W | 2 | Ken NAGAS [Canberra] |
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| Richie BLACKMORE [Leeds] |
3 | C | 3 | Ryan GIRDLER [Penrith] |
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| Kevin IRO [Hunter] |
4 | C | 4 | Steve RENOUF [Brisbane] |
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| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
5 | W | 5 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] |
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| Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
6 | FE | 6 | Laurie DALEY (c) [Canberra] |
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| Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
7 | HB | 7 | Paul GREEN [Cronulla] |
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| Joe VAGANA [Auckland] |
8 | FR | 8 | Jason STEVENS [Cronulla] |
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| Syd ERU [Auckland] |
9 | HK | 9 | Craig GOWER [Penrith] |
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| Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
10 | FR | 10 | Brad THORN [Brisbane] |
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| Tony IRO [Hunter] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Matt ADAMSON [Penrith] |
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| Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
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| Logan SWANN [Auckland] |
13 | L | 13 | Darren SMITH [Brisbane] |
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| John LOMAX [North Qld] |
14 | B | 14 | Brett MULLINS [Canberra] |
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| Tyran SMITH [Hunter] |
15 | B | 15 | Craig GREENHILL [Cronulla] |
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| Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] |
16 | B | 16 | Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] |
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| John TIMU [Canterbury] |
17 | B | 17 | Luke PRIDDIS [Canberra] |
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| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | John LANG | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Super League Tri-Series 1997 - Game 3 vs. NSW (SL)
- Next Game:
- Anzac Test Match 1998 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Anthony Swann (fullback), Tea Ropati (centre), Ruben Wiki (centre), Tawera Nikau (lock), Marc Ellis (bench), Brady Malam (bench)
- In:
- Matthew Ridge (fullback), Richie Blackmore (centre), Kevin Iro (centre), Logan Swann (lock), John Lomax (bench), Robbie Hunter-Paul (bench)
- Changes:
- Tyran Smith (second row to bench), Tony Iro (bench to second row)
Australia (SL)
- Previous Game:
- Anzac Test Match SL 1997 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- Great Britain vs Australia SL 1997 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- David Peachey (fullback), Andrew Ettingshausen (centre), Allan Langer (halfback), Glenn Lazarus (front row), Rodney Howe (front row), David Furner (second row), Julian O'Neill (bench), Solomon Haumono (bench)
- In:
- Darren Lockyer (fullback), Steve Renouf (centre), Jason Stevens (front row), Bradley Clyde (second row), Brett Mullins (bench), Craig Greenhill (bench), Shane Webcke (bench), Luke Priddis (bench)
- Changes:
- Brad Thorn (second row to front row), Paul Green (bench to halfback), Matt Adamson (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

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