The Newcastle Knights Archive.

1991 New Zealand vs Australia - First Test:

New Zealand 24 (J. McCracken, R. Blackmore, C. Friend, T. Nikau tries; F. Botica 4 goals) defeated
Australia 8 (S. Walters try; M. Meninga 2 goals) at Olympic Park, Wednesday night, July 3.

Crowd: 28,000. Referee: John Holdsworth. Halftime: Australia 6-2.
Sin bin: Freeman (New Zealand) - 10 minutes, Meninga (Australia) - 10 minutes.

New Zealand:Australia:
1. Frano Botica1. Paul Hauff
2. Richie Blackmore2. Andrew Ettingshausen
3. Jarrod McCracken3. Mal Meninga (c)
4. Dave Watson4. Chris Johns
5. Jason Williams5. Dale Shearer
6. Tony Kemp6. Wally Lewis
7. Gary Freeman (c)7. Allan Langer
8. Brent Todd8. Steve Roach
9. Duane Mann9. Steve Walters
10. Peter Brown10. Martin Bella
11. Emosi Koloto11. Ian Roberts
12. Dean Lonergan12. Bob Lindner
13. Tawera Nikau13. Bradley Clyde
Replacements:Replacements:
14. Clayton Friend14. Des Hasler (Not used)
15. George Mann15. Peter Jackson (Not used)
16. Mike Patten16. John Cartwright
17. Gary Mercer17. David Gillespie
Coach: Bob BaileyCoach: Bob Fulton
Remainder of Series:
Second Test - Wednesday July 23:
Australia 44 defeated New Zealand 0 at Sydney Football Stadium.
Third Test - Wednesday July 30:
Australia 40 defeated New Zealand 12 at Lang Park.