1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

The 1980 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand was a mid-season tour of New Zealand by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played seven matches on tour, including a two test series against the New Zealand national rugby league team. The tour began on 1 June and finished on 17 June.[1]

Leadership

As he had been since 1978, Frank Stanton was the coach of the Australian team. Canterbury-Bankstwon hooker, Greek born George Peponis, was the tour captain.

Touring squad

The squad was made up mostly of those playing in the Sydney Premiership. Although not the only Queenslander in the squad, Chris Close was the sole player selected from Queensland, prior to his Man of the Match performance in the experimental 1980 State of Origin game.

Tour

The Australian's played seven games on the tour, winning five, losing one with one drawn game.

1st Test
Sunday 1 June
New Zealand  6 – 27  Australia
Tries:




Goals:
Michael O'Donnell (3)		 [2] [3]
 Tries:
Alan Thompson
Kerry Boustead
Rod Reddy
Craig Young
Goals:
Michael Cronin (6/8)
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 12,321
Referee: Kevin Steele New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
FB1 Michael O'Donnell
RW2 Kevin Fisher
RC3 Olsen Filipaina
LC4 James Leuluai
LW5 Dane O'Hara
FE6 Gordon Smith
HB7 Shane Varley
LK8 Mark Graham (c)
SR9 Barry Edkins
SR10 Kevin Tamati
PR11 Paul Te Ariki
HK12 Howie Tamati
PR13 Mark Broadhurst
Substitutions:
IC14 Graeme West
IC15
Coach:
New Zealand Ces Mountford
FB1 Garry Dowling
RW2 Chris Anderson
RC3 Michael Cronin
LC4 Greg Brentnall
LW5 Kerry Boustead
FE6 Alan Thompson
HB7 Tommy Raudonikis
LF8 Ray Price
SR9 Les Boyd
SR12 Rod Reddy
PR11 Rod Morris
HK12 George Peponis (c)
PR13 Craig Young
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
Coach:
Australia Frank Stanton
Wednesday 4 June
Māori  10 – 10 Australia
Tries:
James Leuluai
Kevin Tamati
Goals:
Dennis Williams (2)		 [4] [5] [6]
 Tries:
Graham Quinn
Chris Close
Goals:
Graeme Wynn (2)
Sent Off:
Chris Close
Hastings
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Percival New Zealand
Friday 6 June
Central Districts 0 – 23 Australia
Tries:

Goals:		 [7] [8]
 Tries:
Graham Quinn (2)
Rohan Hancock
Greg Brentnall
Graeme Wynn
Goals:
Mick Cronin (4)
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Attendance: 4,000
Sunday 8 June
New Zealand XIII 7 – 51 Australia
Tries:

Goals:		 [9]
 Tries:

Goals:
Wednesday 11 June
South Island 12 – 11 Australia
Tries:

Goals:		 [10] [11] [12]
 Tries:

Goals:

2nd Test
Sunday 15 June
New Zealand  6 – 15  Australia
Tries:



Goals:
Michael O'Donnell (3)		 [13][14][15]
 Tries:
Les Boyd
Michael Cronin
Rod Reddy
Goals:
Michael Cronin (3)
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: John Percival New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
FB1 Michael O'Donnell
RW2 Kevin Fisher
RC3 Olsen Filipaina
LC4 James Leuluai
LW5 Dane O'Hara
FE6 Dennis Williams
HB7 Gordon Smith
LK8 Mark Graham (c)
SR9 Barry Edkins
SR10 Tony Coll
PR11 Kevin Tamati
HK12 Howie Tamati
PR13 Mark Broadhurst
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
Coach:
New Zealand Ces Mountford
FB1 Garry Dowling
RW2 Chris Anderson
RC3 Michael Cronin
LC4 Greg Brentnall
LW5 Graham Quinn
FE6 Alan Thompson
HB7 Tommy Raudonikis
LF8 Ray Price
SR9 Les Boyd
SR12 Rod Reddy
PR11 Rod Morris
HK12 George Peponis (c)
PR13 Craig Young
Substitutions:
IC14
IC15
Coach:
Australia Frank Stanton
Tuesday 17 July
Auckland 7 – 21 Australia
Tries:

Goals:		 [16] [17]
 Tries:

Goals:
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 14,000
Player of the Match: Ray Price

Statistics

Largest Test Attendance

Largest non-test Attendance

References
  1. 1980 Kangaroo Tour of New Zealand @ Rugby League Project
  2. 1st Test - New Zealand vs Australia
  3. "Rugby league Kangaroos take Kiwi Test in first half". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 2 Jun 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  4. New Zealand Māori vs Australia
  5. "Kangaroo changes against the Maoris". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 3 Jun 1980. p. 18. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  6. "Rugby League Maoris get that old feeling — force draw". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 5 Jun 1980. p. 24. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  7. Central Districts vs Australia
  8. "Tourists savage district side". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 7 Jun 1980. p. 38. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  9. New Zealand XIII vs Australia
  10. South Island vs Australia
  11. "Rugby league: Stanton sees wounded". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 11 Jun 1980. p. 38. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  12. "Late News Kangaroos down 12-11". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 12 Jun 1980. p. 1. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  13. 2nd Test - New Zealand vs Australia
  14. "Kangaroos, Kiwis to Change Test Tactics". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 15 Jun 1980. p. 22. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  15. "Rugby League: Kangaroos scrape in". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 16 Jun 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
  16. Auckland vs Australia
  17. "Down to last fit man, but Kangaroos win". The Canberra Times. Canberra: National Library of Australia. 18 Jun 1980. p. 34. Retrieved 31 Dec 2021.
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