Game 2
New Zealand 6 lost to Australia 15
| New Zealand vs Australia 1980 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6819 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 15th June, 1980 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | John Percival (Auckland) | |||||||
| Venue | Carlaw (Auckland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 9,706 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 13 | |||||
| Penalties | 19 | – | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Les BOYD | |||||||
| Michael CRONIN | ||||||||
| Rod REDDY | ||||||||
| Michael O'DONNELL | 3/5 | G | 3/4 | Michael CRONIN | ||||
| OFF | Les BOYD | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Michael O'DONNELL | 1 | FB | 1 | Garry DOWLING [Parramatta] |
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| Kevin FISHER | 2 | W | 2 | Graham QUINN [St George] |
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| Olsen FILIPAINA [Balmain] |
3 | C | 3 | Michael CRONIN [Parramatta] |
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| James LEULUAI | 4 | C | 4 | Greg BRENTNALL [Canterbury] |
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| Dane O'HARA (c) | 5 | W | 5 | Chris ANDERSON [Canterbury] |
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| Dennis WILLIAMS | 6 | FE | 6 | Alan THOMPSON [Manly] |
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| Gordon SMITH | 7 | HB | 7 | Tom RAUDONIKIS [Newtown] |
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| Mark BROADHURST | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig YOUNG [St George] |
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| Howie TAMATI | 9 | HK | 9 | George PEPONIS (c) [Canterbury] |
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| Kevin TAMATI | 10 | FR | 10 | Rod MORRIS [Balmain] |
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| Tony COLL | 11 | 2R | 11 | Rod REDDY [St George] |
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| Barry EDKINS | 12 | 2R | 12 | Les BOYD [Manly] |
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| Mark GRAHAM | 13 | L | 13 | Ray PRICE [Parramatta] |
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| Graeme WEST | 15 | B | ||||||
| Cecil MOUNTFORD | HC | Frank STANTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1980 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1980 - Game 1 vs. Blackpool
- Out:
- Shane Varley (halfback), Paul Te Ariki (front row), Lewis Hudson (bench)
- In:
- Dennis Williams (five-eighth), Tony Coll (second row)
- Changes:
- Gordon Smith (five-eighth to halfback), Kevin Tamati (second row to front row)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1980 - Game 5 vs. South Island
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1980 - Game 7 vs. Auckland
- Out:
- Chris Close (centre), Steve Martin (five-eighth), John Lang (hooker), Rohan Hancock (front row), Jim Leis (second row), Graeme Wynn (second row)
- In:
- Michael Cronin (centre), Craig Young (front row), George Peponis (hooker), Rod Reddy (second row)
- Changes:
- Alan Thompson (bench to five-eighth), Les Boyd (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Steve Martin & Graeme Wynn were non-playing reserves for Australia.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash

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