Australia tour - Suva, 19 September 1972
Fiji (10) 19 - 21 (10) Australia (FT)

Teams

Fiji Australia
Tries Varo 2 Tries Burnet, Stumbles, Sullivan, Thompson
Cons Batibasaga Cons Thompson
Pens Batibasaga 3 Pens none
Drops none Drops Fairfax
    Team
15 FB
Russell Fairfax
14 W
John Taylor
13 C
Dave Burnet
12 C
Peter Rowles
11 W
Jeff McLean
10 FH
Geoff Richardson
9 SH
John Cornes
1 P
Reg Smith
2 H
Bob Thompson
3 P
Roy Prosser
4 L
Barry Stumbles
5 L
Bob Wood
6 F
Peter Sullivan (c)
7 F
Tony Gelling
8 N8
Dick Cocks
    Replacements
16 SH
Gary Grey

Notes

 
Result Australia won by a margin of 2 points
 
Ground name National Stadium, Suva
Attendance 13000
 
Referee J Costello
 
Fiji Test debuts A Naituyaga, R Qaraniqio
Australia Test debuts JR Cornes, PG Rowles, RN Wood
 
Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3, goal from a mark 3