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Date | 20 April 2012 | ||||||||||||
Stadium | Eden Park | ||||||||||||
Location | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
Johnathan Thurston | |||||||||||||
Referee | Richard Silverwood | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 35,399 | ||||||||||||
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The 2012 ANZAC test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Eden Park on 20 April 2012. It was the 13th Anzac test played between the two nations.
Australian five-eighth, Johnathan Thurston scored a try and kicked four goals from four attempts, and was named man-of-the-match.[1]
English referee Richard Silverwood's performance drew criticism in the media.[2]
Squads
[edit]Australia | Position | New Zealand |
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Billy Slater | Fullback | Josh Hoffman |
Darius Boyd | Wing | Jason Nightingale |
Greg Inglis | Centre | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
Justin Hodges | Centre | Simon Mannering |
Akuila Uate | Wing | Manu Vatuvei |
Johnathan Thurston | Five-Eighth | Benji Marshall (c) |
Cooper Cronk | Halfback | Shaun Johnson |
Paul Gallen | Prop | Sam McKendry |
Cameron Smith (c) | Hooker | Isaac Luke |
David Shillington | Prop | Ben Matulino |
David Taylor | 2nd Row | Frank Pritchard |
Sam Thaiday | 2nd Row | Adam Blair |
Luke Lewis | Lock | Jeremy Smith |
Daly Cherry-Evans | Interchange | Nathan Fien |
Ben Hannant | Interchange | Jared Waerea-Hargreaves |
James Tamou | Interchange | Jesse Bromwich |
Anthony Watmough | Interchange | Alex Glenn |
Tim Sheens | Coach | Stephen Kearney |
Match Summary
[edit]20 April 2012
8:00pm (BST) |
Australia | 20 – 12 | New Zealand |
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Tries Johnathan Thurston (21') 1 Greg Inglis (26') 1 Cameron Smith (69') 1 Goals Johnathan Thurston 4/4 (22', 27', 40' pen, 71') |
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Tries 1 (12') Issac Luke 1 (48') Shaun Johnson Goals 2/2 (13', 48') Benji Marshall |
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 35,399 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston |
References
[edit]- ^ "Inside League with The Shadow". The Advertiser. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Deane, Steve (21 April 2012). "Kiwis solid in Anzac test loss". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ^ Report