International (Test) Match 1 of 2 match series
Attendance: 29,714
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia
Referee: Keith Holman
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
26 Jun 1971New Zealand24 - 3Australia1971
21 Oct 1970Australia47 - 11New Zealand1970-71
7 Jun 1969New Zealand18 - 14Australia1969
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Graeme Langlands   6   12
2 Mark Harris        
3 Geoff Starling 1     3
4 Bob Fulton 1     3
5 George Ambrum 2     6
6 Tim Pickup        
7 Tom Raudonikis        
8 Arthur Beetson        
9 Elwyn Walters        
10 Bob O'Reilly        
11 Bob McCarthy 2     6
12 John Elford        
13 Gary Sullivan 2     6
(14) Unrecorded_14        
(15) Unrecorded_15        
Total:        
 8 6 0 36
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 John Whittaker 1     3
2 Philip Orchard        
3 Roy Christian        
4 Dennis Williams        
5 Mocky Brereton        
6 Dave Sorensen        
7 Ken Stirling        
8 Doug Gailey        
9 Jim Fisher        
10 Robert Orchard   4   8
11 Murray Eade        
12 John Greengrass        
13 Tony Kriletich        
14 John O'Sullivan        
(15) Unrecorded_15        
Total:        
 1 4 0 11



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.