NEW ZEALAND
v
AUSTRALIA

New Zealand 1. Matthew Ridge (capt)(Auckland) 2. Richard Barnett (Cronulla) 3. Richie Blackmore (Leeds) 4. Kevin Iro (Hunter) 5. Sean Hoppe (Auckland) 6. Gene Ngamu (Auckland) 7. Stacey Jones (Auckland) 8. Joe Vagana (Auckland) 9. Syd Eru (Auckland) 10. Quentin Pongia (Canberra) 11. Tony Iro (Hunter) 12. Stepehn Kearney (Auckland) 13. Logan Swann (Auckland) Reserves: 14. John Lomax (North Queensland) 15. Tyran Smith (North Queensland) 16. Robbie Paul (Bradford) 17. John Timu (Canterbury) Coach: Frank Endacott

Australia 1. Darren Lockyer (Brisbane) 2. Ken Nagas (Canberra) 3. Ryan Girdler (Penrith) 4. Steve Renouf (Brisbane) 5. Wendell Sailor (Brisbane) 6. Laurie Daley (Capt)(Canberra) 7. Paul Green (Cronulla) 8. Jason Stevens (Cronulla) 9. Craig Gower (Penrith) 10. Brad Thorn (Brisbane) 11. Matt Adamson (Penrith) 12. Bradley Clyde (Canberra) 13. Darren Smith (Brisbane) Reserves: 14. Brett Mullins (Canberra) 15. Craif Greenhill (Cronulla) 16. Shane Webcke (Brisbane) 17. Luke Priddis (Canberra) Emergency player: 18. Peter Ryan (Brisbane) Coach: John Lang

Crowd: 17,456

Result: New Zealand 30 def Australia 12

POINT SCORERS:
New Zealand
Tries: Syd Eru (2), Stacey Jones (2), Tony Iro, Matthew Ridge.
Goals: Matthew Ridge (3/6).

Australia
Tries: Darren Lockyer (2).
Goals: Ryan Girdler (2/2).

SEND-OFFS: None