| 2000 Anzac Test | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 21 April 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Stadium Australia | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||
| Referee | Bill Harrigan  | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 26,023 | ||||||||||||
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The 2000 Anzac test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Olympic Stadium 21 April 2000. It was the fourth 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 Sydney.
Scott Hill and Chris McKenna made their test debuts for Australia, while Tasesa Lavea made his debut for New Zealand.[1]
| Australia | Position | New Zealand |
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 Darren Lockyer
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Fullback | Richie Barnett (c) 
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 Mat Rogers
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Wing | Nigel Vagana 
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 Ryan Girdler
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Centre | Richie Blackmore 
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 Shaun Timmins
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Centre | Henry Paul 
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| Wendell Sailor
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Wing | Lesley Vainikolo 
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| Brad Fittler (c)
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Five-eighth | Robbie Paul
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 Brett Kimmorley
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Halfback | Stacey Jones
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| Shane Webcke
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Prop | Joe Vagana
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 Jason Hetherington
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Hooker | Richard Swain
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| Rodney Howe
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Prop | Craig Smith
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| Gorden Tallis
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Second-row | Matt Rua
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| Bryan Fletcher
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Second-row | Stephen Kearney
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 Jason Smith
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Lock | Tyran Smith 
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| Jason Stevens
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Interchange | Tony Puletua
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| Robbie Kearns
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Interchange | Jason Lowrie
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| Scott Hill
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Interchange | David Kidwell
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| Chris McKenna
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Interchange | Tasesa Lavea
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| Chris Anderson
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Coach | Frank Endacott 
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Australia withstood an early challenge from the Kiwis before running in four tries in the first half with a further five tries after the break. The win set a then record winning margin and highest score for Australia in rugby league test matches against New Zealand.[2] With two tries and eight goals, Mat Rogers set the individual points scoring record for Australia at 24 points in matches against New Zealand, breaking the record of Eric Simms.[1]
| Australia
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52 – 0 |  New Zealand
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| Tries: 9 Brad Fittler (2) Mat Rogers (2) Ryan Girdler Chris McKenna Wendell Sailor Gorden Tallis Shaun Timmins Goals: 8 Mat Rogers  8/9 |
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Tries: 0 Goals: 0 |
