The Newcastle Knights Archive.

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 Hunt1. Brent Webb
2. Matt King2. Tame Tupou
3. Mark Gasnier3. Iosia Soliola
4. Justin Hodges4. Steve Matai
5. Greg Inglis5. Manu Vatuvei
6. Darren Lockyer (c)6. Nigel Vagana
7. Johnathan Thurston7. Stacey Jones
14. Mark O'Meley8. Ruben Wiki (c)
9. Cameron Smith9. Dene Halatau
10. Petero Civoniceva10. Roy Asotasi
11. Luke O'Donnell11. David Kidwell
12. Nathan Hindmarsh12. Tony Puletua
13. Reni Maitua13. Simon Mannering
Interchange:Interchange:
8. Willie Mason14. Jerome Ropati
15. Shaun Berrigan15. Nathan Cayless
16. Andrew Ryan16. Adam Blair
17. Brent Kite17. Frank Pritchard
Coach: Ricky StuartCoach: Brian McClennan
StandingsPlayedWonLostDrewForAgainstDifferentialPoints
Australia11003018+122
Great Britain00000000
New Zealand10101830-120