2005 Anzac Test

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{{Infobox rugby league football match

|year = 2005

|title = Anzac Test

|image =

|imagesize =

|alt =

|home = Australia
{{flagicon|AUS|size=30px}}

|away = New Zealand
{{flagicon|NZL|size=30px}}

|home_abbr = AUS {{leagueicon|Australia|16}}

|away_abbr = NZL {{leagueicon|New Zealand Kiwis|16}}

|home_half1 = 22

|home_half2 = 10

|home_total = 32

|away_half1 = 10

|away_half2 = 6

|away_total = 16

|date = 22 April 2005

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium

|location = Brisbane, Australia

|MoM_title =

|MoM =

|anthem_title =

|anthem =

|referee = Russell Smith {{flagicon|ENG}}

|referee2 =

|attendance = 40,317

|network = Nine Network (AUS)
Sky Sport (NZ)

|commentators = Ray Warren

|commentators2= Phil Gould

|commentators3= Peter Sterling

|tournaments = Anzac Test

|last = 2004

|next = 2006

}}

The 2005 Anzac Test was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 22 April 2005. It was the 6th Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997 and the first to be played in Brisbane.

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Squads

style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" class="wikitable"

!align="centre" width="200" style="border: 2px solid gold; background: green; color: gold"|Australia

!width="100"| Position

!align="centre" width="200" style="border: 2px solid silver; background: black; color: white"|New Zealand

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Anthony Minichiello

| align="center"|Fullback

| align="right"|Jerome Ropati {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Luke Rooney

| align="center"|Wing

| align="right"|Jamahl Lolesi {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Shaun Berrigan

| align="center"|Centre

| align="right"|Nigel Vagana {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Willie Tonga

| align="center"|Centre

| align="right"|Paul Whatuira {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}} Matt Sing

| align="center"|Wing

| align="right"|Matt Utai {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Darren Lockyer (c)

| align="center"|Five-Eighth

| align="right"|Benji Marshall {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} Brett Kimmorley

| align="center"|Halfback

| align="right"|Thomas Leuluai {{leagueicon|Harlequins|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} Steve Price

| align="center"|Prop

| align="right"|Paul Rauhihi {{leagueicon|North Queensland|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Luke Priddis

| align="center"|Hooker

| align="right"|Louis Anderson {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Petero Civoniceva

| align="center"|Prop

| align="right"|Ruben Wiki (c) {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}} Nathan Hindmarsh

| align="center"|2nd Row

| align="right"|Frank Pritchard {{leagueicon|Penrith|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Craig Fitzgibbon

| align="center"|2nd Row

| align="right"|Wairangi Koopu {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Tonie Carroll

| align="center"|Lock

| align="right"|David Kidwell {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}}

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align="left"|{{leagueicon|Sydney Roosters|16}} Craig Wing

| align="center"|Interchange

| align="right"|Dene Halatau {{leagueicon|Wests Tigers|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Manly|16}} Ben Kennedy

| align="center"|Interchange

| align="right"|Nathan Cayless {{leagueicon|Parramatta|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}} Mark O'Meley

| align="center"|Interchange

| align="right"|Roy Asotasi {{leagueicon|Canterbury|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Penrith|16}} Trent Waterhouse

| align="center"|Interchange

| align="right"|Clinton Toopi {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}}

align="left"|{{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} Wayne Bennett

| align="center"|Coach

| align="right"|Daniel Anderson {{leagueicon|St Helens|16}}

Match Summary

{{Rugbyleaguebox

|bg = #eeeeee

|date = 22 April 2005

|time= 7:30pm (AEST)

|team1 = {{Rl-rt|AUS}}

|score = 32 – 16

|team2 = {{Rl|NZL}}

|points1= Tries
Shaun Berrigan
Tonie Carroll
Darren Lockyer
Anthony Minichiello
Matt Sing
Willie Tonga
Goals
Craig Fitzgibbon (4/6)

|points2= Tries
Jerome Ropati (2)
Matt Utai




Goals
Jamahl Lolesi (2/3)

|stadium = Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

|attendance = 40,317

|referee = Russell Smith {{flagicon|ENG}}

|manofmatch =

|report = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/anzac-test-match-2005/australia-vs-new-zealand.html 2005 Anzac Test Report]

}}

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