Game 1
New Zealand 17 def. Great Britain 12
| New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14399 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 18th October, 1996 | |||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan | |||||||
| Venue | Ericsson (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 12,000 | |||||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Great Britain | ||||||
| John TIMU | 2 | T | Denis BETTS | |||||
| Alan HUNTE | ||||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 4 | G | 2 | Bobbie GOULDING | ||||
| Matthew RIDGE | FG | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Great Britain | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Stuart SPRUCE [Bradford] |
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| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
2 | W | 2 | Alan HUNTE [St Helens] |
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| Richie BLACKMORE [Auckland] |
3 | C | 3 | Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] |
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| John TIMU [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | Daryl POWELL [Keighley] |
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| Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
5 | W | 5 | Anthony SULLIVAN [St Helens] |
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| Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
6 | FE | 6 | Iestyn HARRIS [Warrington] |
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| Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
7 | HB | 7 | Bobbie GOULDING [St Helens] |
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| Grant YOUNG [South Queensland] |
8 | FR | 8 | Paul BROADBENT [Sheffield] |
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| Syd ERU [Auckland] |
9 | HK | 9 | Keiron CUNNINGHAM [St Helens] |
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| Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
10 | FR | 10 | Terry O'CONNOR [Wigan] |
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| Tony IRO [Sydney City] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Denis BETTS [Auckland] |
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| Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Paul SCULTHORPE [Warrington] |
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| Tyran SMITH [South Sydney] |
13 | L | 13 | Andy FARRELL (c) [Wigan] |
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| Marc ELLIS [Auckland] |
14 | B | 14 | Tony SMITH [Castleford] |
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| Joe VAGANA [Auckland] |
15 | B | 15 | Chris JOYNT [St Helens] |
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| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
16 | B | 16 | Keith SENIOR [Sheffield] |
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| Logan SWANN | 17 | B | 17 | Adrian MORLEY [Leeds] |
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| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Phil LARDER | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996 - Game 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996 - Game 2 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Mark Horo (lock)
- In:
- Logan Swann (bench)
- Changes:
- Tyran Smith (bench to lock)
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- Lions Tour 1996 - Game 6 vs. New Zealand XIII
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1996 - Game 8 vs. NZ Maori
- Out:
- Steve Prescott (fullback), Joey Hayes (wing), Barrie-Jon Mather (centre), Jason Critchley (wing), Tulsen Tollett (five-eighth), Neil Harmon (front row), James Lowes (hooker), Dave Bradbury (second row), Karle Hammond (lock), Rowland Phillips (bench), Jon Roper (bench), Mick Cassidy (bench), Bernard Dwyer (bench)
- In:
- Stuart Spruce (fullback), Alan Hunte (wing), Kris Radlinski (centre), Daryl Powell (centre), Anthony Sullivan (wing), Iestyn Harris (five-eighth), Bobbie Goulding (halfback), Paul Broadbent (front row), Keiron Cunningham (hooker), Denis Betts (second row), Paul Sculthorpe (second row), Andy Farrell (lock), Adrian Morley (bench)
- Changes:
- Keith Senior (centre to bench), Tony Smith (halfback to bench), Chris Joynt (second row to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)

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