Teams

New Zealand	Australia
Tries Murdoch	Tries ES Boyce 2
Cons Clarke	Cons Casey
Pens none	Pens Casey 3
Drops none	Drops Hawthorne
Team 15 FB Don Clarke 14 W Ian Smith 13 C Ron Rangi 12 C Ray Moreton 11 W Ralph Caulton 10 FH Peter Murdoch 9 SH Des Connor 1 P Ken Gray 2 H Bruce McLeod 3 P Barry Thomas 4 L Stan Meads 5 L Allan Stewart 6 F Kel Tremain 7 F David Graham (c) 8 N8 Colin Meads	Team 15 FB Terry Casey 14 W Stewart Boyce 13 C Dick Marks 12 C Beres Ellwood 11 W Jim Boyce 10 FH Phil Hawthorne 9 SH Ken Catchpole 1 P Jon White 2 H Peter Johnson 3 P John Thornett (c) 4 L Rob Heming 5 L Peter Crittle 6 F Jules Guerassimoff 7 F Greg Davis 8 N8 David Shepherd

Notes

Result Australia won by a margin of 15 points

Ground name Athletic Park, Wellington

Attendance 33000

Referee JP Murphy

New Zealand Test debuts none

Australia Test debuts DJ Shepherd

Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3