2011 Anzac Test

2011 rugby league test match June 2020 August 2019 2011 Anzac Test AustraliaAUS 30px New ZealandNZL 30px AUS NZL 10 10 20 6 4 10 6 May 2011 Skilled Park Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Paul Gallen Richard Silverwood ENG 26,301 Nine Network Ray Warren Phil Gould Peter Sterling Anzac Test 2010 2012 The 2011 ANZAC Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand on 6 May 2011 at Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. Australia won their tenth straight Anzac test with a score of 20–10. Pre-game The game was originally scheduled to be played in AMI Stadium in Christchurch but was moved because of the damages from the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. However, 250 earthquake victims and volunteer workers were flown in for the match. to be commemorated.http://www.stuff.co.nz/4964527/Earthquake-victims-fly-in-for-Anzac-test Earthquake victims fly in for Anzac test 5 May 2011 Stuff.co.nz 15 September 2011 New Zealand were given a chance by some pundits considering that they had beaten Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup final and in the 2010 Four Nations. Winning the Anzac test was seen as the one achievement that eluded the New Zealand team. However, Australia went into the match as favorites, having won the last nine Anzac Tests and having never lost to New Zealand in an Anzac Test in Australia. The odds for an Australian win opened at $1.35 but dropped to $1.22 while New Zealand was paying $4.25.http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=39343 Punters jump on Kangaroos rleague.com 2012-11-07 The New Zealand national anthem was performed by J.Williams. Squads Australia PositionNew ZealandBilly Slater Fullback Lance Hohaia Brett Morris Wing Matt DuffieGreg Inglis Centre Simon ManneringJustin Hodges Centre Shaun Kenny-DowallJharal Yow Yeh Wing Jason NightingaleDarren Lockyer (c) Five-Eighth Benji Marshall (c)Johnathan Thurston Halfback Kieran ForanPetero Civoniceva Prop Sam RapiraCameron Smith Hooker Nathan FienMatthew Scott Prop Sam McKendry Ben Creagh 2nd Row Adam BlairSam Thaiday 2nd Row Bronson HarrisonPaul Gallen Lock Jeremy SmithCooper Cronk Interchange Issac LukeBen Hannant Interchange Ben MatulinoJamal Idris Interchange Fuifui MoimoiKade Snowden* Interchange Lewis Brown Tim Sheens Coach Stephen Kearney *Replaced originally selected David Shillington who withdrew due to injury. Match summary #eeeeee 6 May 2011 8:00pm (BST) AUS 20 – 10 NZL Tries Billy Slater (2', 68') 2Jharal Yow Yeh (20') 1Jamal Idris (71') 1Goals Johnathan Thurston 2/4 (3', 69') Tries1 (36') Matt Duffie1 (80') Lance HohaiaGoals1/2 (37') Benji Marshall Skilled Park, Gold Coast 26,301 Richard Silverwood ENG Paul Gallen Report New Zealand were criticized after the game for their unforgiving error rate, most notably for a period in the second half where five consecutive New Zealand errors allowed Australia to score two tries to secure their win.http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/4973998/Another-sombre-Anzac-Test-for-New-Zealand Another sombre Anzac Test for New Zealand Barclay, Chris 7 May 2011 Stuff.co.nz 15 September 2011http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/4973831/Slater-double-handling-errors-sink-Kiwis Slater, handling errors sink Kiwis Kilgallon, Steve 6 May 2011 Stuff.co.nz 15 September 2011 New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney said after the game "It seems a bit same old, same old – but I know we're taking steps in the right direction. The effort of the guys to keep hanging in there was a real positive.'http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/4974864/A-loss-but-Kiwis-are-progressing-says-Kearney A loss but Kiwis are progressing – Kearney Kilgallon, Steve 7 May 2011 Stuff.co.nz 15 September 2011 New Zealand had at least proved that they could be competitive with Australia again. See also Australia Military of Australia New Zealand Sports References External links 28 4 1 S 153 22 44 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Skilled Park title Anzac Test Anzac Test Category:Anzac Test Category:Rugby league on the Gold Coast, Queensland Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by Australia Category:May 2011 sports events in Australia