Tri Nations
- Christchurch, 1 August 1998, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT
New Zealand
(3)
23 - 27
(10)
Australia
(FT)
Teams
New Zealand
Australia
Tries
Cullen, Lomu
Tries
Bowman, Burke, Larkham, Little
Cons
Mehrtens 2
Cons
Eales 2
Pens
Mehrtens 3
Pens
Burke
Team
15
FB
Christian Cullen
14
W
Jeff Wilson
13
C
Mark Mayerhofler
12
C
Walter Little
11
W
Jonah Lomu
10
FH
Andrew Mehrtens
9
SH
Justin Marshall
1
P
Craig Dowd
2
H
Anton Oliver
3
P
Olo Brown
4
L
Ian Jones
5
L
Robin Brooke
6
F
Michael Jones
7
F
Mark Carter
8
N8
Taine Randell
(c)
Replacements
16
P
Carl Hoeft
17
N8
Scott Robertson
18
Scott McLeod
19
Carlos Spencer
20
Junior Tonu'u
21
Royce Willis
22
Mark Hammett
Team
15
FB
Matt Burke
14
W
Jason Little
13
C
Dan Herbert
12
C
Tim Horan
11
W
Joe Roff
10
FH
Stephen Larkham
9
SH
George Gregan
1
P
Dan Crowley
2
H
Phil Kearns
3
P
Andrew Blades
4
L
Tom Bowman
5
L
John Eales
(c)
6
F
Matt Cockbain
7
F
David Wilson
8
N8
Toutai Kefu
Replacements
16
F
Willie Ofahengaue
17
Jeremy Paul
18
Owen Finegan
19
Chris Whitaker
20
Nathan Grey
21
Damian Smith
22
Glen Panoho
Notes
Result
Australia won by a margin of 4 points
Tri Nations points
Australia 5 (1 try bonus), New Zealand 0
Ground name
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance
35683
Referee
WD Bevan
(Wales)
New Zealand Test debuts
SM Robertson
Australia Test debuts
none