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| Date | 20 April 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Referees | Steve Ganson  | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 35,241 | ||||||||||||
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The 2007 ANZAC test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 20 April 2007. [1] It was the 8th Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the third to be played in Brisbane.
| Australia | Position | New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
 Karmichael Hunt | Fullback | Krisnan Inu  |
 Matt King | Wing | Jake Webster  |
 Jamie Lyon | Centre | Iosia Soliola  |
| Justin Hodges | Centre | Simon Mannering  |
| Brent Tate | Wing | Manu Vatuvei |
| Darren Lockyer (c) | Five-Eighth | Benji Marshall  |
 Johnathan Thurston | Halfback | Ben Roberts  |
| Brent Kite | Prop | Nathan Cayless |
| Cameron Smith | Hooker | Dene Halatau |
| Petero Civoniceva | Prop | Roy Asotasi (c)  |
| Nathan Hindmarsh | 2nd Row | Sonny Bill Williams |
| Willie Mason | 2nd Row | Tony Puletua  |
| Andrew Ryan | Lock | David Fa'alogo |
| Luke Bailey | Interchange | David Faiumu |
| Shaun Berrigan | Interchange | Sam Rapira |
 Steve Simpson | Interchange | Greg Eastwood |
| Anthony Tupou | Interchange | Frank Pritchard |
 Ricky Stuart | Coach | Brian McClennan  |
20 April 2007 |
Australia  | 30 – 6 |  New Zealand |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Nathan Hindmarsh Karmichael Hunt Matt King Darren Lockyer Brent Tate Goals: Johnathan Thurston (5/6) | [2] | Tries: Manu Vatuvei Goals: Benji Marshall (1/1) |
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