1998 Australia vs New Zealand - Third Test:
Australia 36 (S. Renouf 2, J. Hetherington, J. Smith, D. Lockyer, D. Smith, B. Thorn tries; D. Lockyer 3, A. Johns goals) defeated
New Zealand 16 (D. Halligan, T. Puletua tries; D. Halligan 4 goals) at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, Friday night, October 16.
Scrums: New Zealand 7-4. Penalties: New Zealand 6-3.
Crowd: 24,470. Referee: Russell Smith. Halftime: Australia 16-8.
Goalkickers: Johns (Australia) 1/1, Lockyer (Australia) 3/6, Halligan (New Zealand) 4/5.
| Australia: | New Zealand: |
|---|---|
| 1. Darren Lockyer | 1. Richie Barnett |
| 2. Tim Brasher | 2. Sean Hoppe |
| 3. Steve Renouf | 3. Kevin Iro |
| 4. Darren Smith | 4. Ruben Wiki |
| 5. Wendell Sailor | 5. Daryl Halligan |
| 6. Andrew Johns | 6. Robbie Paul |
| 7. Allan Langer (c) | 7. Stacey Jones |
| 8. Shane Webcke | 8. Joe Vagana |
| 9. Jason Hetherington | 9. Syd Eru |
| 10. Darren Britt | 10. Quentin Pongia (c) |
| 11. Gorden Tallis | 11. Jarrod McCracken |
| 12. Robbie Kearns | 12. Steve Kearney |
| 13. Jason Smith | 13. Logan Swann |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Ben Ikin | Gene Ngamu |
| Brad Thorn | Tony Iro |
| Steve Price | Tony Puletua |
| Steve Menzies | Nathan Cayless |
| Coach: Wayne Bennett | Coach: Frank Endacott |