2006 Tri Nations Match 1: Australia vs New Zealand:
Australia 30 (K. Hunt 2, M. Gasnier, M. O'Meley, G. Inglis tries; J. Thurston 5 goals) defeated
New Zealand 18 (N. Vagana, J. Ropati, M. Vatuvei tries; S. Jones 3 goals) at Mount Smart Stadium, Saturday night, October 14, 8:00pm.
Scrums: New Zealand 8-7. Penalties: New Zealand 9-8.
Crowd: 17,887. Referee: Ashley Klein. Halftime: Australia 20-6.
Goalkickers: Thurston (Australia) 5/6, Jones (New Zealand) 3/3.
When they scored:
6th minute: Vagana try, Jones goal. New Zealand 6-0.
14th minute: Hunt try, Thurston goal. 6 all.
18th minute: Hunt try, Thurston goal. Australia 12-6.
32nd minute: Thurston penalty goal. Australia 14-6.
39th minute: Gasnier try, Thurston goal. Australia 20-6.
60th minute: Ropati try, Jones goal. Australia 20-12.
67th minute: O'Meley try, Thurston goal. Australia 26-12.
76th minute: Inglis try. Australia 30-12.
80th minute: Vatuvei try, Jones goal. Australia 30-18.
| Australia: | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| 1. Karmichael Hunt | 1. Brent Webb |
| 2. Matt King | 2. Tame Tupou |
| 3. Mark Gasnier | 3. Iosia Soliola |
| 4. Justin Hodges | 4. Steve Matai |
| 5. Greg Inglis | 5. Manu Vatuvei |
| 6. Darren Lockyer (c) | 6. Nigel Vagana |
| 7. Johnathan Thurston | 7. Stacey Jones |
| 14. Mark O'Meley | 8. Ruben Wiki (c) |
| 9. Cameron Smith | 9. Dene Halatau |
| 10. Petero Civoniceva | 10. Roy Asotasi |
| 11. Luke O'Donnell | 11. David Kidwell |
| 12. Nathan Hindmarsh | 12. Tony Puletua |
| 13. Reni Maitua | 13. Simon Mannering |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| 8. Willie Mason | 14. Jerome Ropati |
| 15. Shaun Berrigan | 15. Nathan Cayless |
| 16. Andrew Ryan | 16. Adam Blair |
| 17. Brent Kite | 17. Frank Pritchard |
| Coach: Ricky Stuart | Coach: Brian McClennan |
| Standings | Played | Won | Lost | Drew | For | Against | Differential | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 2 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 0 |