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1980 Kangaroo tour of New Zealand

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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

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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

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The 18 man 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. In his first game against the NZ Māori, Close was sent-off.

* Tests and (as sub) not included in Games total.

Player Club Position(s) Games
(as sub)
Tests
(as sub)
Tries Goals F/Goals Points
Chris Anderson Canterbury-Bankstown Wing 4 2 2 0 0 6
Kerry Boustead Eastern Suburbs Wing (1) 1 1 0 0 3
Les Boyd Manly-Warringah Second-row, Wing 3 (1) 2 2 0 0 6
Greg Brentnall Canterbury-Bankstown Centre, Wing, Fullback 5 2 3 0 0 9
Chris Close Redcliffe Centre 3 (1) 3 0 0 9
Michael Cronin Parramatta Centre 3 2 2 22 0 50
Garry Dowling Parramatta Fullback 3 2 2 0 0 6
Jim Leis Western Suburbs Lock, Centre 2 0 0 0 0
Steve Martin Manly-Warringah Five-eighth, Halfback 3 (1) 1 0 0 3
Rod Morris Balmain Prop 3 2 0 0 0 0
George Peponis (c) Canterbury-Bankstown Hooker 1 2 1 0 0 3
Ray Price Parramatta Lock 4 2 0 0 0 0
Graham Quinn St George Centre, Wing 5 1 4 6 0 24
Tommy Raudonikis Newtown Halfback 4 2 1 0 0 3
Rod Reddy St George Second-row 4 2 4 0 0 12
Alan Thompson Manly-Warringah Five-eighth 2 (1) 2 0 0 0 0
Graeme Wynn St George Second-row 3 (1) 1 3 0 9
Craig Young St George Prop 3 (1) 2 1 0 0 3

Tour

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


1st Test

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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
FB 1 Michael O'Donnell
RW 2 Kevin Fisher
CE 3 Olsen Filipaina
CE 4 James Leuluai
LW 5 Dane O'Hara
FE 6 Gordon Smith
HB 7 Shane Varley
LK 8 Mark Graham (c)
SR 9 Barry Edkins
SR 10 Kevin Tamati
PR 11 Paul Te Ariki
HK 12 Howie Tamati
PR 13 Mark Broadhurst
Substitutions:
IC 14 Graeme West
IC 15
Coach:
New Zealand Ces Mountford
FB 1 Garry Dowling
RW 2 Chris Anderson
CE 3 Michael Cronin
CE 4 Greg Brentnall
LW 5 Kerry Boustead
FE 6 Alan Thompson
HB 7 Tommy Raudonikis
LF 8 Ray Price
SR 9 Les Boyd
SR 12 Rod Reddy
PR 11 Rod Morris
HK 12 George Peponis (c)
PR 13 Craig Young
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
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
Tomoana Showgrounds, Hastings
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Percival New Zealand

Māori: James Leuluai, Lou Kapa, John Smith, Dennis Williams (c), Ron Siulepa, Ray Harris, Dennis Key, Rick Muru, Howie Tamati, Warren Rangi, Pat Poasa, Kevin Tamati, Ian Bell. Reserves – Bart Herangi. Coach – Tom Newton

Australia: Garry Dowling, Chris Anderson, Graham Quinn, Chris Close, Greg Brentnall, Steve Martin, Tommy Raudonikis (c), Rohan Hancock, John Lang, Rod Morris, Rod Reddy, Graeme Wynn, Jim Leis. Reserves – Kerry Boustead, Craig Young


Friday 6 June
Central Districts 0 – 23 Australia
Tries:

Goals:
[7][8]
Tries:
Graham Quinn (2)
Rohan Hancock
Greg Brentnall
Graeme Wynn
Goals:
Michael Cronin (4)
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Attendance: 4,000

Central Districts: Paul Christensen, Lou Kapa, John Whittaker (c), Gary Butler, Nolan Tupaea, Lance Pupuke, Monty Henry, Paul Te Ariki, Howie Tamati, Whetu Henry, Eddie Allbright, Bruce Gall, Victor Bracken. Reserves – John Knuckey, Mike Butler. Coach –

Australia: Garry Dowling, Chris Anderson, Greg Brentnall, Michael Cronin, Graham Quinn, Alan Thompson (c), Steve Martin, Rohan Hancock, John Lang, Craig Young, Les Boyd, Rod Reddy, Ray Price. Reserves – Chris Close, Graeme Wynn


New Zealand XIII: Gary Kemble, Dick Uluave, Lewis Hudson, Ron O'Regan, Mark Petersen, Chris Menzies, Daryl Morrison, Danny Campbell, Paul Ravlich, Alan Rushton, Tony Coll (c), Graeme West, Gary Prohm. Reserves – Billy Kells, Owen Wright. Coach – Neville Denton

Australia: Greg Brentnall, Chris Anderson, Chris Close, Michael Cronin, Graham Quinn, Alan Thompson, Tommy Raudonikis, Rod Morris, George Peponis (c), Craig Young, Les Boyd, Rod Reddy, Ray Price. Reserves – Steve Martin, Graeme Wynn


Wednesday 11 June
South Island 12 – 11 Australia
Tries:
Kevin Franklin
Paul McCone
Goals:
Barry Edkins (2)
Michael O'Donnell (1)
[10][11][12]
Tries:
Garry Dowling (2)
Chris Anderson
Goals:
Graeme Wynn (1)
Addington Showgound, Christchurch
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Earle Pilcher

South Island: Michael O'Donnell, Michael Williams, Bruce Dickinson, Bernard Green, Paul McCone, Chris Menzies, Gordon Smith, Mark Broadhurst, Paul Truscott, Alan Rushton, Kevin Franklin, Tony Coll (c), Barry Edkins. Reserves – David Field, Wayne Dwyer. Coach – Cecil Clark

Australia: Garry Dowling, Graham Quinn, Chris Close, Greg Brentnall, Chris Anderson, Steve Martin, Tommy Raudonikis (c), Rod Morris, John Lang, Rohan Hancock, Jim Leis, Graeme Wynn, Ray Price. Reserves – Alan Thompson, Les Boyd


2nd Test

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Sunday 15 June
New Zealand  6 – 15  Australia
Tries:
Goals:
Michael O'Donnell (3/5)
[13][14][15]
Tries:
Les Boyd
Michael Cronin
Rod Reddy
Goals:
Michael Cronin (3/4)
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 9,706
Referee: John Percival New Zealand
New Zealand
Australia
FB 1 Michael O'Donnell
RW 2 Kevin Fisher
CE 3 Olsen Filipaina
CE 4 James Leuluai
LW 5 Dane O'Hara
FE 6 Dennis Williams
HB 7 Gordon Smith
LK 8 Mark Graham (c)
SR 9 Barry Edkins
SR 10 Tony Coll
PR 11 Kevin Tamati
HK 12 Howie Tamati
PR 13 Mark Broadhurst
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15 Graeme West
Coach:
New Zealand Ces Mountford
FB 1 Garry Dowling
RW 2 Graham Quinn
CE 3 Michael Cronin
CE 4 Greg Brentnall
LW 5 Chris Anderson
FE 6 Alan Thompson
HB 7 Tommy Raudonikis
LF 8 Ray Price
SR 9 Les Boyd
SR 12 Rod Reddy
PR 11 Rod Morris
HK 12 George Peponis (c)
PR 13 Craig Young
Substitutions:
IC 14
IC 15
Coach:
Australia Frank Stanton

Tuesday 17 July
Auckland 7 – 21 Australia
Tries:
Dave Lepper
Goals:
Chris Jordan (2)
[16][17]
Tries:
Michael Cronin
Steve Martin
Goals:
Graham Quinn (6)
Carlaw Park, Auckland
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Bob Cooper New Zealand
Player of the Match: Ray Price

Auckland: Gary Kemble, Chris Jordan, James Leuluai, Dennis Williams (c), Dane O'Hara, Ron O'Regan, John Smith, Doug Gailey, John Gordon, Pat Poasa, Tom Conroy, Alan McCarthy, Gary Prohm. Reserves – Ian Bell, Dave Lepper. Coach – Don Hammond

Australia: Greg Brentnall, Graham Quinn, Michael Cronin, Jim Leis, Les Boyd, Steve Martin, Tommy Raudonikis, John Lang, Craig Young, Rod Reddy, Graeme Wynn, Ray Price (c). Reserves –

Statistics

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Leading Try Scorer

Leading Point Scorer

Largest Test Attendance

Largest non-test Attendance

References

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  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.