2009 Anzac Test
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| 2009 Anzac Test | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 8 May 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Stadium | Suncorp Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Location | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||
Johnathan Thurston  | |||||||||||||
| Referee | Richard Silverwood  | ||||||||||||
| Attendance | 37,152 | ||||||||||||
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The 2009 ANZAC test, was a rugby league test match played between Australia and New Zealand at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 8 May 2009. It was the 10th Anzac test played between the two nations since the first was played under the Super League banner in 1997. This was the fourth Anzac Test played in Brisbane.
This was the 112th test between Australia and New Zealand since 1908.
Squads[edit]
| Australia | Position | New Zealand |
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 Billy Slater
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Fullback | Lance Hohaia 
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 Darius Boyd
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Wing | Sam Perrett 
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| Greg Inglis
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Centre | Iosia Soliola
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 Justin Hodges
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Centre | Jerome Ropati
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| Israel Folau
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Wing | Manu Vatuvei
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| Darren Lockyer (c)
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Five-Eighth | Nathan Fien
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 Johnathan Thurston
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Halfback | Benji Marshall (c) 
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| Steve Price
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Prop | Roy Asotasi 
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| Cameron Smith
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Hooker | Dene Halatau
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 Petero Civoniceva
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Prop | Adam Blair
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 Anthony Laffranchi
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2nd Row | David Fa'alogo
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 Paul Gallen
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2nd Row | Bronson Harrison 
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 Glenn Stewart
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Lock | Simon Mannering
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 Kurt Gidley
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Interchange | Greg Eastwood 
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| Brent Kite
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Interchange | Jeff Lima
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| Luke Bailey
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Interchange | Jason Nightingale
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| Anthony Watmough
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Interchange | Sika Manu
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| Tim Sheens
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Coach | Stephen Kearney 
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Match Summary[edit]
8 May 2009
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Australia 
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38 – 10 |  New Zealand
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| Tries: Justin Hodges (2) Jonathan Thurston (2) Darius Boyd Israel Folau Billy Slater Goals: Johnathan Thurston (5/7) |
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Tries: Sam Perrett Manu Vatuvei Goals: Benji Marshall (1/2) |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 37,152 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston |
