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1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand

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The 1985 Australia tour of New Zealand was Australia's sixteenth, and fourth one-test, tour of New Zealand. Played in late June 1985, the tour of New Zealand was one that followed Australia's tour of Great Britain and Ireland just 255 days earlier. Australia hadn't toured New Zealand since 1982, where New Zealand won the three-test series 2–1.[2]

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The match was played at Eden Park, Auckland. Mirroring the two teams' previous encounter, the result finished in New Zealand's favour by one-point.[3] As of 2023 (38 years, 285 days) the final score is the closest result by margin at Eden Park between Australia and New Zealand.

Match details

29 June 1985
NZST (UTC+12) 14:30
New Zealand 10–9 Australia
Try: Green
Con: Crowley (0/1)
Pen: Crowley (2)		ReportTry: Black
Con: Lynagh (1/1)
Pen: Lynagh (1)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 46,000[4]
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)
FB15Kieran Crowley
RW14John Kirwan
OC13Steve Pokere
IC12Warwick Taylor
LW11Craig Green
FH10Wayne Smith
SH9David Kirk
N88Murray Mexted
OF7Jock Hobbs
BF6Mark Shaw
RL5Gary Whetton
LL4Murray Pierce
TP3Gary Knight
HK2Andy Dalton (c)
LP1John Ashworth
Coach:
Brian Lochore
FB15Roger Gould
RW14Peter Grigg
OC13James Black
IC12Tim Lane
LW11Matthew Burke
FH10Michael Lynagh
SH9Nick Farr-Jones
N88Steve Tuynman
OF7Simon Poidevin
BF6David Codey
RL5Steve Williams (c)
LL4Steve Cutler
TP3Andy McIntyre
HK2Tom Lawton
LP1Topo Rodriguez
Coach:
Alan Jones

References

  1. [1]
    "Lines set to decide who s the best". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 46, 022. Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. 29 June 1985. p. 72. While coach Alan Jones has studiously avoided any reference to the battlefield, the Wallabies were put in the mood for confrontation when they trained today behind barbed wire at the Eden Park Test venue
  2. [2]
    Whitton, Evan (13 September 1982). "Solid praise for Wallabies". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 45, 149. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 23.
  3. [3]
    "Wallabies fall to 'death wish' again". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 46, 023 (Late ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. 1 July 1985. p. 43.
  4. [4]
    Wilkins, Phil (30 June 1985). "All Blacks Scramble In, 10–9". The Sun-Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 63.
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