Teams

Australia	New Zealand
Tries Cardy	Tries Kirkpatrick 3, Kirton, Laidlaw, Steel
Cons McGill	Cons McCormick 3
Pens McGill 2	Pens McCormick
Team 15 FB Arthur McGill 14 W John Cole 13 C Phil Smith 12 C John Brass 11 W Alan Cardy 10 FH John Ballesty 9 SH Ken Catchpole (c) 1 P Jim Roxburgh 2 H Peter Johnson 3 P Roy Prosser 4 L Peter Reilly 5 L Tony Abrahams 6 F Hugh Rose 7 F Greg Davis 8 N8 David Taylor     Replacements 16 C Barry Honan 17 SH John Hipwell	Team 15 FB Fergie McCormick 14 W Grahame Thorne 13 C Bill Davis 12 C Baker Cottrell 11 W Tony Steel 10 FH Earle Kirton 9 SH Chris Laidlaw 1 P Ken Gray 2 H Bruce McLeod 3 P Brian Muller 4 L Colin Meads 5 L Sam Strahan 6 F Tom Lister 7 F Kel Tremain 8 N8 Brian Lochore (c)     Replacements 16 F Ian Kirkpatrick

Notes

Result New Zealand won by a margin of 16 points

Ground name Sydney Cricket Ground

Attendance 24800

Referee IR Vanderfield

Australia Test debuts JP Ballesty, JW Cole, JNB Hipwell, BD Honan, AN McGill, NP Reilly, JR Roxburgh, DA Taylor

New Zealand Test debuts WD Cottrell, TN Lister, GS Thorne

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