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New Zealand vs Great Britain 1979

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>  Great Britain 16 (S. Evans, G. Fairbairn, E. Hughes, M. Smith tries; G. Fairbairn 2 goals) defeated New Zealand 8 (F. Ah Kuoi, D. Uluave tries; W. Collicoat goal) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sat, 21st July.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: Great Britain 13-3.   Scrums: New Zealand 11-5.   Penalties: Great Britain 6-5.   Referee: John Percival.   Crowd: 9,000.
New Zealand: Collicoat, Uluave, Leuluai, Filipaina, O'Hara; Ah Kuoi, Smith; Broadhurst, Tamati, Sorensen, West, Tamati, Coll.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Evans, Joyner, Smith, Hughes; Holmes, Stephens; Casey, Ward, Nicholls, Hogan, Grayshon, Adams. Int: Lockwood.
>  Great Britain 22 (L. Casey, S. Evans, J. Grayshon, E. Hughes tries; G. Fairbairn 5 goals) defeated New Zealand 7 (O. Filipaina try; O. Filipaina 2 goals) at Addington Showgrounds.
Date: Sun, 5th August.   Kickoff: 2:30 PM.   Halftime: 7-all.   Referee: John Percival.   Crowd: 8,500.
New Zealand: Leuluai, O'Hara, Filipaina, Hudson, Uluave; Ah Kuoi, Smith; Broadhurst, Tamati, Sorensen, Tamati, West, Coll.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Evans, Joyner, Smith, Hughes; Holmes, Stephens; Nicholls, Ward, Skerrett, Casey, Grayshon, Adams.
>  New Zealand 18 (K. Fisher, M. Graham, J. Leuluai, D. O'Hara tries; O. Filipaina 3 goals) defeated Great Britain 11 (E. Hughes, M. Smith, G. Stephens tries; G. Fairbairn goal) at Carlaw Park.
Date: Sat, 11th August.   Halftime: Great Britain 11-8.   Scrums: Great Britain 9-8.   Penalties: Great Britain 13-9.   Referee: Kevin Steel.   Crowd: 7,000.
New Zealand: Leuluai, Fisher, Filipaina, Hudson, O'Hara; Ah Kuoi, Varley; Broadhurst, Tamati, Tamati, Edkins, Coll, Graham. Int: Smith, Ravlich.
Great Britain: Fairbairn, Evans, Joyner, Smith, Hughes; Holmes, Stephens; Skerrett, Ward, Nicholls, Casey, Grayshon, Adams. Int: Woods, Hogan.