2014 Anzac Test

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AUS Australian colours.svg 121830
NZL New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg 18018
Date2 May 2014
Stadium Allianz Stadium
Location Sydney, Australia
Jonathan Thurston Australian colours.svg
Referee Shayne Hayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Attendance25,429
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The 2014 Anzac Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on 2 May 2014. It was the 15th Anzac Test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997. It was also the first Test match played in Sydney since the 2010 Four Nations tournament. A Women's All Stars Match which is the Women's rugby league version of the game was played as the main curtain raiser for the Test, which was won 24-0 by the Women's All Stars. [1]

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Pre-game

In the lead up to the test, Australia named an expected team, though Jarryd Hayne, a revelation in the unfamiliar position of centre during the 2013 World Cup, was unavailable through injury and was replaced by Canterbury's Josh Morris who was playing along his twin brother, St George Illawarra winger Brett. The twins were playing their fourth test alongside each other, and their first in Australia. Melbourne's incumbent Kangaroo halfback Cooper Cronk won a well publicised battle with Manly's Daly Cherry-Evans for the halfback role, though Cherry-Evans was chosen as a reserve being able to cover the halves, hooker or lock. Melbourne hooker Cameron Smith was playing in his 38th test for Australia and his 14th as captain. Coach Tim Sheens named experienced North Queensland Cowboys back Brent Tate as the squads 18th man. Brisbane Broncos utility player and fresh reserve Matt Gillett was the only player on debut for the Kangaroos, replacing injured Broncos team mate Sam Thaiday.

New Zealand however were in trouble with a number of players missing from the 2013 World Cup final loss to Australia in November. Not selected were the likes of Kevin Locke (languishing in the New Zealand Warriors NSW Cup side thanks to the presence of England fullback Sam Tomkins at the club), Manu Vatuvei, Kieran Foran, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Isaac Luke and Sonny Bill Williams. While Foran and Luke were injured and Williams had made himself unavailable, the biggest shock were the omissions of powerhouse winger Vatuvei and Sydney Roosters premiership winning front rower Waerea-Hargreaves. The Kiwis featured five players on debut as Kearney publicly stated they were looking to the future. Playing their first test match for the Kiwis were Manly's Peta Hiku (fullback), Warriors Ben Henry and Siliva Havili (hooker and reserve), West Tigers' Martin Taupau, and Penrith's Isaac John who was playing for the Panthers NSW Cup affiliate the Windsor Wolves when selected. Although it was his debut for NZ, John had previous international experience having represented the Cook Islands at the 2013 World Cup. Another debutante Kenny Bromwich was named as NZ's 18th man.

Due to the relative inexperience of the New Zealanders, and that the Kangaroos were aiming for their 16th straight test win to equal the record of the teams that won 16 straight from 1979-1983, the Australians were short priced odds to win their 14th Anzac Test since the first was held under the Super League banner in 1997 (though as a SL game, the Australian Rugby League (ARL) did not count it as an official Australian test). Many critics felt the game would be an easy win for Australia and the Kiwis were given little chance of pulling off what would have been an upset win.

National Anthems

Squads

AustraliaPositionNew Zealand [2]
Melbourne colours.svg Billy Slater Fullback Peta Hiku Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg
Newcastle colours.svg Darius Boyd Wing Roger Tuivasa-Sheck Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
South Sydney colours.svg Greg Inglis Centre Dean Whare Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Canterbury colours.svg Josh Morris Centre Gerard Beale St. George Illawarra colours.svg
St. George Illawarra colours.svg Brett Morris Wing Jason Nightingale St. George Illawarra colours.svg
North Queensland colours.svg Johnathan Thurston Five-Eighth Tohu Harris Melbourne colours.svg
Melbourne colours.svg Cooper Cronk Halfback Shaun Johnson Auckland colours.svg
North Queensland colours.svg Matt Scott Prop Jesse Bromwich Melbourne colours.svg
Melbourne colours.svg Cameron Smith (c)Hooker Ben Henry Auckland colours.svg
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Nate Myles Prop Sam Moa Eastern Suburbs colours.svg
Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Greg Bird 2nd Row Simon Mannering (c) Auckland colours.svg
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Boyd Cordner 2nd Row Kevin Proctor Melbourne colours.svg
Cronulla colours.svg Paul Gallen Lock Adam Blair Wests Tigers colours.svg
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Daly Cherry-Evans Interchange Siliva Havili Auckland colours.svg
Brisbane colours.svg Matt Gillett*Interchange Martin Taupau Wests Tigers colours.svg
North Queensland colours.svg James Tamou Interchange Greg Eastwood Canterbury colours.svg
Brisbane colours.svg Corey Parker Interchange Isaac John Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg
Australian colours.svg Tim Sheens Coach Stephen Kearney New Zealand Kiwis colours.svg
North Queensland colours.svg Brent Tate 18th Man Kenneath Bromwich Melbourne colours.svg

1 Replaced originally selected Sam Thaiday who withdrew due to injury. [3]

Match Summary

2 May 2014
8:05pm (AEST)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg30 – 18Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Tries
Brett Morris (18', 52') 2
Greg Bird (12') 1
Greg Inglis (61') 1
Cooper Cronk (73') 1
Goals
Johnathan Thurston 5/5
(13', 20', 54', 62', 75')		 [4]
Tries
Jesse Bromwich (6') 1
Tohu Harris (22') 1
Sam Moa (26') 1

Goals
Shaun Johnson 3/3
(7', 23', 29')
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 25,429
Referee: Shayne Hayne Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston Australian colours.svg

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References

  1. ↑ "Women's All Stars too strong in historic clash". 2 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Six new faces named for Kiwis Test squad". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Matt Gillett replaces Sam Thaiday in Kangaroos team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Report
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