Australia vs New Zealand 1986 Series

Game 3

Australia 32 def. New Zealand 12

Australia vs New Zealand 1986

Australia
32
12
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6829
Status Completed
Date Tuesday, 29th July, 1986
Kick Off 7:37 PM (local time)
Referee Robin Whitfield (Widnes)
Venue Lang Park (Brisbane)
Crowd 22,811
Official Player of the Match Wally Lewis
Match Stats
Halftime Score 14 6
Scrums 8 7
Penalties 11 8
Australia Scoresheet New Zealand
Brett KENNY 2 T 2 Darrell WILLIAMS
Wally LEWIS      
Gene MILES      
Michael O'CONNOR      
Peter STERLING      
 
Michael O'CONNOR 4/7 G 2/3 Olsen FILIPAINA
Australia Teams New Zealand
Garry JACK
[Balmain]
1 FB 1 Gary KEMBLE
[Hull FC]
Les KISS
[North Sydney]
2 W 2 Darrell WILLIAMS
Gene MILES 3 C 3 Joe ROPATI
Brett KENNY
[Parramatta]
4 C 4 Gary PROHM
[Eastern Suburbs/Hull KR]
Michael O'CONNOR
[St George]
5 W 5 Dane O'HARA
[Hull FC]
 
Wally LEWIS (c) 6 FE 6 Olsen FILIPAINA
[North Sydney]
Peter STERLING
[Parramatta]
7 HB 7 Gary FREEMAN
 
Steve ROACH
[Balmain]
8 FR 8 Brent TODD
Royce SIMMONS
[Penrith]
9 HK 9 Barry HARVEY
Peter TUNKS
[Canterbury]
10 FR 10 Kurt SORENSEN
[Widnes]
Noel CLEAL
[Manly/Widnes]
11 2R 11 Hugh McGAHAN
[Eastern Suburbs]
Steve FOLKES
[Canterbury]
12 2R 12 Mark GRAHAM (c)
[North Sydney]
Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
13 L 13 Ron O'REGAN
 
Bryan NIEBLING 15 B 15 Owen WRIGHT
Terry LAMB
[Canterbury]
14 B 14 Shane COOPER
 
Don FURNER   HC   Graham LOWE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1986 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
World Cup 1985/88 - Game 14 vs. Papua New Guinea
In:
Terry Lamb (bench)

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Kiwis Tour 1986 - Game 7 vs. North QLD
Next Game:
Kiwis Tour 1986 - Game 9 vs. Island Zone
Out:
Marty Crequer (fullback), Mark Elia (centre), Gary Mercer (wing), James Leuluai (five-eighth), Peter Brown (front row), Wayne Wallace (hooker), James Goulding (front row), Dean Lonergan (second row), Sam Stewart (lock)
In:
Gary Kemble (fullback), Gary Prohm (centre), Olsen Filipaina (five-eighth), Gary Freeman (halfback), Barry Harvey (hooker), Kurt Sorensen (front row), Hugh McGahan (second row), Mark Graham (second row), Owen Wright (bench)
Changes:
Joe Ropati (wing to centre), Darrell Williams (centre to wing), Shane Cooper (halfback to bench), Brent Todd (second row to front row), Dane O'Hara (bench to wing), Ron O'Regan (bench to lock)

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Contributions: Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash