Game 5
Wellington 10 lost to Australia 28
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/23358 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 19th July, 1989 | |||||||
| Referee | Alan Church | |||||||
| Venue | Basin Reserve (Wellington) | |||||||
| Crowd | 5,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 4 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 4 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 7 | |||||
| Wellington | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| Morvin EDWARDS | T | 2 | Dale SHEARER | |||||
| Greg ALEXANDER | ||||||||
| Michael HANCOCK | ||||||||
| Michael O'CONNOR | ||||||||
| George LAJPOLD | 3 | G | 4 | Michael O'CONNOR | ||||
| Wellington | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Morvin EDWARDS [Swinton] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] |
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| David EWE | 2 | W | 2 | Michael O'CONNOR [Manly/St Helens] |
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| George LAJPOLD | 3 | C | 3 | Peter JACKSON [Brisbane] |
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| Charlie McALISTER [Oldham] |
4 | C | 4 | Dale SHEARER [Manly] |
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| Victor ARAMOANA | 5 | W | 5 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane] |
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| Geoffrey TANGIRA | 6 | FE | 6 | Paul VAUTIN (c) [Manly/St Helens] |
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| Sibi RAIKA | 7 | HB | 7 | Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] |
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| Arnold LOMAX | 8 | FR | 8 | Steve ROACH [Balmain/Warrington] |
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| Barry HARVEY (c) | 9 | HK | 9 | David TREWHELLA [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Daroa BEN-MOIDE | 10 | FR | 10 | Martin BELLA [North Sydney] |
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| Sonny WHAKARAU | 11 | 2R | 11 | Dan STAINS [Cronulla/Halifax] |
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| Kelly MAKOARE | 12 | 2R | 12 | Paul SIRONEN [Balmain] |
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| Mike KUITI [Swinton] |
13 | L | 13 | Bruce McGUIRE [Balmain] |
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| B | 14 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] |
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| B | 15 | Sam BACKO [Brisbane/Leeds] |
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| Howie TAMATI | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
Wellington
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1988 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Lions Tour 1990 - Game 11 vs. Great Britain
- Out:
- Marty Crequer (wing), Michael Dorreen (centre), Samati Molemau (centre), Daryl Henare (wing), Mark Nixon (five-eighth), Greg Feutz (halfback), Glen Bell (front row), Darrell Rolleston (hooker), Robert Piva (front row), Terry Jenkins (second row), Tony Tuimavave (lock)
- In:
- David Ewe (wing), George Lajpold (centre), Charlie McAlister (centre), Victor Aramoana (wing), Geoffrey Tangira (five-eighth), Sibi Raika (halfback), Arnold Lomax (front row), Barry Harvey (hooker), Daroa Ben-Moide (front row), Sonny Whakarau (second row), Mike Kuiti (lock)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Mal Meninga (centre), Tony Currie (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Bradley Clyde (second row), Des Hasler (bench)
- In:
- Michael O'Connor (wing), Peter Jackson (centre), David Trewhella (hooker), Martin Bella (front row), Dan Stains (second row), Bruce McGuire (lock)
- Changes:
- Dale Shearer (wing to centre), Sam Backo (front row to bench), Kerrod Walters (hooker to bench), Paul Vautin (lock to five-eighth)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Bill Bates, Greg Fiveash

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