Game 2
New Zealand 0 lost to Australia 8
| New Zealand vs Australia 1989 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7940 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 16th July, 1989 | |||||||
| Referee | Ray Tennant (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Rotorua (Rotorua) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,000 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 2 | |||||
| Scrums | 12 | – | 12 | |||||
| Penalties | 11 | – | 10 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | Michael HANCOCK | |||||||
| Phil BANCROFT | 0/1 | G | 2/3 | Mal MENINGA | ||||
| Kevin IRO | 0/2 | |||||||
| Tony KEMP | 0/1 | |||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Darrell WILLIAMS [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Gary BELCHER [Canberra] |
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| Tony IRO [Wigan] |
2 | W | 2 | Dale SHEARER [Manly] |
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| Tony KEMP [Newcastle/Doncaster] |
3 | C | 3 | Mal MENINGA [Canberra] |
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| Kevin IRO [Wigan] |
4 | C | 4 | Tony CURRIE [Brisbane] |
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| Gary MERCER [Bradford] |
5 | W | 5 | Michael HANCOCK [Brisbane] |
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| Shane COOPER [St Helens] |
6 | FE | 6 | Wally LEWIS (c) [Brisbane] |
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| Gary FREEMAN [Balmain] |
7 | HB | 7 | Greg ALEXANDER [Penrith] |
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| Brent TODD [Canberra] |
8 | FR | 8 | Sam BACKO [Brisbane/Leeds] |
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| Duane MANN | 9 | HK | 9 | Kerrod WALTERS [Brisbane] |
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| James GOULDING [Newcastle] |
10 | FR | 10 | Steve ROACH [Balmain/Warrington] |
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| Hugh McGAHAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Paul SIRONEN [Balmain] |
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| Sam STEWART [Newcastle] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bradley CLYDE [Canberra] |
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| Brendon TUUTA [Western Suburbs] |
13 | L | 13 | Paul VAUTIN [Manly/St Helens] |
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| Phil BANCROFT | 14 | B | 14 | Des HASLER [Manly] |
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| Mark HORO [Salford] |
15 | B | ||||||
| Tony GORDON | HC | Bob FULTON | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Australia 1989 - Game 3 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Mark Elia (wing), Clayton Friend (halfback), Barry Harvey (hooker)
- In:
- Gary Mercer (wing), Duane Mann (hooker), Phil Bancroft (bench), Mark Horo (bench)
- Changes:
- Gary Freeman (bench to halfback)
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1989 - Game 3 vs. Auckland
- Next Game:
- Kangaroos Tour 1989 - Game 5 vs. Wellington
- Out:
- Michael O'Connor (wing), Peter Jackson (centre), David Trewhella (hooker), Martin Bella (front row), Dan Stains (second row), Bruce McGuire (second row)
- In:
- Gary Belcher (fullback), Mal Meninga (centre), Wally Lewis (five-eighth), Kerrod Walters (hooker), Steve Roach (front row), Paul Sironen (second row)
- Changes:
- Dale Shearer (fullback to wing), Des Hasler (five-eighth to bench), Bradley Clyde (bench to second row)
Match Notes
Paul Sironen - Man of The Match
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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