1999 Anzac Test
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{{Infobox rugby league football match
|year = 1999
|title = Anzac Test
|image =
|imagesize =
|alt =
|home = Australia
{{flagicon|AUS|size=30px}}
|away = New Zealand
{{flagicon|NZL|size=30px}}
|home_abbr = AUS {{leagueicon|Australia|size=16}}
|away_abbr = NZL {{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|size=16}}
|home_half1 = 6
|home_half2 = 14
|home_total = 20
|away_half1 = 6
|away_half2 = 8
|away_total = 14
|date = 23 April 1999
|stadium = Stadium Australia
|location = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
|MoM_title = Man of the Match
|MoM =
|referee = Stuart Cummings {{flagicon|England}}
|attendance = 30,245
|network = Nine Network (AUS)
Sky Sport (NZ)
|commentators = Ray Warren
|commentators2= Andrew Voss
|commentators3= Peter Sterling
|tournaments = Anzac Test
|last = 1998
|next = 2000
}}
The 1999 Anzac test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Sydney Olympic Stadium 23 April 1999. It was the 3rd Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the second to be played in Sydney.
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Teams
| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! align="centre" style="width:170px; border:3px solid gold; background:darkgreen; color:gold"|Australia ! align="center" width="100" style="background: #eeeeee; color: black" |Position ! align="centre" style="width:170px; border:3px solid black; background:black; color:white"|New Zealand |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Darren Lockyer
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Fullback |align="center"|Richie Barnett {{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Wendell Sailor
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Wing |align="center"|Sean Hoppe {{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=left}} Laurie Daley
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Centre |align="center"|Willie Talau {{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=left}} Darren Smith
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Centre |align="center"|Ruben Wiki {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|size=16|align=left}} Mat Rogers
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Wing |align="center"|Lesley Vainikolo {{leagueicon|Canberra|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=left}} Brad Fittler (c)
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Five-eighth |align="center"|Robbie Paul {{leagueicon|Bradford|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Allan Langer
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Halfback |align="center"|Stacey Jones {{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Shane Webcke
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Prop |align="center"|Joe Vagana {{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Newcastle|size=16|align=left}} Andrew Johns
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Hooker |align="center"|Henry Paul {{leagueicon|Bradford|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Glenn Lazarus
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Prop |align="center"|Jason Lowrie {{leagueicon|Balmain|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Robbie Kearns
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |2nd Row |align="center"|Jarrod McCracken (c) {{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|size=16|align=left}} Gorden Tallis
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |2nd Row |align="center"|Nathan Cayless {{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=left}} Jason Smith
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Lock |align="center"|Logan Swann {{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16|align=right}} |
| !
! |
|---|
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=left}} Matt Sing
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Interchange |align="center"|David Kidwell {{leagueicon|Parramatta|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|size=16|align=left}} Steve Price
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Interchange |align="center"|Matt Rua {{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Manly|size=16|align=left}} Nik Kosef
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Interchange |align="center"|Terry Hermansson {{leagueicon|Auckland|size=16|align=right}} |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Eastern Suburbs|size=16|align=left}} Bryan Fletcher
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Interchange |align="center"|Richard Swain {{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=right}} |
| !
! |
| align="center"|{{leagueicon|Melbourne|size=16|align=left}} Chris Anderson
|align="center" style="background: #eeeeee" |Coach |align="center"|Frank Endacott {{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|size=16|align=right}} |
Match summary
{{rugbyleaguebox
|bg = #eeeeee
|date = 23 April 1999
|time = 7:30pm (AEST)
|team1 = Australia {{flagicon|Australia}}
|score = 20 – 14
|report = 1st: 6 - 6
2nd: 14 - 8
[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/anzac-test-match-1999/australia-vs-new-zealand.html Report]
|team2 = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand
|points1 = Tries:
Wendell Sailor (28') 1
Darren Smith (43') 1
Brad Fittler (58') 1
Goals:
Mat Rogers 4/4
(30', 44', 60', 76' pen)
|points2 = Tries:
Robbie Paul (3') 1
Logan Swann (49') 1
Lesley Vainikolo (64') 1
Goals:
Henry Paul 1/3
(4')
Field Goals:
Henry Paul 0/1
|stadium = Stadium Australia
|referee = Stuart Cummings {{flagicon|England}}
|attendance = 30,245
|manofmatch =
}}
References
{{Portal|Australia|Military of Australia|New Zealand|Sports}}
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Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by Australia