Tri Nations
- Dunedin, 16 August 1997, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT
New Zealand
(36)
36 - 24
(0)
Australia
(FT)
Teams
New Zealand
Australia
Tries
Cullen, Marshall, Randell
Tries
Larkham 2, Roff, Tune
Cons
Spencer 3
Cons
Knox 2
Pens
Spencer 5
Pens
none
Team
15
FB
Christian Cullen
14
W
Jeff Wilson
13
C
Frank Bunce
12
C
Alama Ieremia
11
W
Glen Osborne
10
FH
Carlos Spencer
9
SH
Justin Marshall
1
P
Craig Dowd
2
H
Sean Fitzpatrick
(c)
3
P
Olo Brown
4
L
Ian Jones
5
L
Robin Brooke
6
F
Taine Randell
7
F
Josh Kronfeld
8
N8
Zinzan Brooke
Replacements
16
SH
Junior Tonu'u
17
P
Bull Allen
18
Scott McLeod
19
Andrew Mehrtens
20
Charles Riechelmann
21
Anton Oliver
Team
15
FB
Stephen Larkham
14
W
Ben Tune
13
C
Jason Little
12
C
James Holbeck
11
W
Joe Roff
10
FH
David Knox
9
SH
George Gregan
1
P
Richard Harry
2
H
Michael Foley
3
P
Andrew Blades
4
L
Owen Finegan
5
L
John Langford
6
F
Fili Finau
7
F
David Wilson
(c)
8
N8
Troy Coker
Replacements
16
F
Brett Robinson
17
W
Mitch Hardy
18
Sam Payne
19
Toutai Kefu
20
Marco Caputo
21
Andrew Heath
Notes
Result
New Zealand won by a margin of 12 points
Tri Nations points
New Zealand 4, Australia 1 (1 try bonus)
Ground name
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance
42500
Referee
J Dume
(France)
New Zealand Test debuts
none
Australia Test debuts
SF Finau
,
JF Langford