2005 Tri Nations Match 2: Australia vs New Zealand:
Australia 28 (D. Lockyer 2, M. Cooper 2, M. Gasnier, A. Minichiello tries; C. Fitzgibbon 2 goals) defeated
New Zealand 26 (J. Webster 2, N. Vagana, M. Tony, D. Faiumu tries; S. Jones 3 goals) at Ericsson Stadium, Friday night, October 21, 7:00pm.
Scrums: Australia 5-2. Penalties: New Zealand 7-4.
Crowd: 16,258. Referee: Steve Ganson. Halftime: New Zealand 16-8.
Goalkickers: Johns (Australia) 0/1, Fitzgibbon (Australia) 2/5, Jones (New Zealand) 3/6.
| Australia: | New Zealand: |
|---|---|
| 1. Anthony Minichiello | 1. Brent Webb |
| 2. Matt King | 2. Jake Webster |
| 3. Mark Gasnier | 3. Paul Whatuira |
| 4. Matt Cooper | 4. Shontayne Hape |
| 5. Brent Tate | 5. Manu Vatuvei |
| 6. Darren Lockyer (c) | 6. Nigel Vagana |
| 7. Andrew Johns | 7. Stacey Jones |
| 8. Petero Civoniceva | 8. Paul Rauhihi |
| 9. Danny Buderus | 9. Motu Tony |
| 10. Steve Price | 10. Ruben Wiki (c) |
| 11. Luke O'Donnell | 11. David Kidwell |
| 12. Craig Fitzgibbon | 12. David Solomona |
| 13. Ben Kennedy | 13. Louis Anderson |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Trent Barrett | David Faiumu |
| Jason Ryles | Roy Asotasi |
| Mark O'Meley | Iafeta Palea'aesina |
| Trent Waterhouse | Tony Puletua |
| Coach: Wayne Bennett | Coach: Brian McClennan |
| Standings | Played | Won | Lost | Drew | For | Against | Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 64 | -8 | 2 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |