World Cup 1977 Group match 1 of 6
Attendance: 18,000
Carlaw Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Billy Thompson
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
27 Sep 1975New Zealand8 - 24Australia1975
1 Jun 1975Australia36 - 8New Zealand1975
1 Nov 1972Australia9 - 5New Zealand1972-73
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Warren Collicoat   3   6
2 Dane O'Hara        
3 Olsen Filipaina        
4 Chris Jordan        
5 Kevin Fisher        
6 Dennis Williams        
7 John Smith 1     3
8 Whare Henry        
9 Kurt Sorensen20        
10 Tony Coll        
11 Alan Rushton 1     3
12 Dane Sorensen        
13 Whetu Henry        
14 John Whittaker        
15 Ray Baxendale        
Total:        
 2 3 0 12
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Graham Eadie        
2 Mark Harris 1     3
3 Michael Cronin   6   12
4 Mark Thomas 1     3
5 Allan McMahon 2     6
6 John Peard 1     3
7 Tom Raudonikis        
8 Greg Pierce        
9 Ray Higgs        
10 Denis Fitzgerald        
11 Terry Randall        
12 Greg Veivers        
13 Nick Geiger        
(14) Steve Crear        
(15) Rod Reddy23        
Total:        
 5 6 0 27



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