Tri-Nations Final
Australian Kangaroos 16 d. New Zealand Kiwis 12

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Australia win amazing extra time Tri-Nations final
Sat November 25, 2006
Australia has won the Tri-Nations series after a gripping golden point win 16-12, Darren Lockyer ending the perfect season where he achieved every honour the game could offer with a try underneath the posts.

Australia and New Zealand played one of the greatest test matches of all time as both teams threw everything at each other for 80 minutes; 80 minutes that got us no closer to deciding a winner with both teams deadlocked at 12-all.

The last 10 minutes of the test was action packed as both teams traded field goal shots, both shots missed by the smallest of margins. It almost culminated in a last minute try to the Kangaroos as Willie Mason broke clear and kicked ahead for chasers. A bad bounce for Kiwi fullback Brent Webb saw Australia winger Greg Inglis play for the ball but was unable to regather -- fulltime sounded.

The first stanza of extra time was no less action packed. Both teams threw everything at each other and traded field goal attempts.

But it all culminated with one error in defence by the Kiwis in the second extra time period, a brilliant line break by Jonathan Thurston 40m out from his own line setting up the golden point try for Darren Lockyer who scored underneath the posts.

Full Report to come.





In Touch: Australia v New Zealand
Sat November 25, 2006
Source: RFL

Statistical look at tonight's Tri Nations Final between Australia and New Zealand at Sydney's Aussie Stadium.

AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND
Saturday, 25 November
At Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Kick Off: 8:00pm (NSW/ACT), 7:00pm (Queensland), 10:00pm (New Zealand), 9:00am (GMT)

RECORD CROWD
The attendance of 44,358 for the Australia v Great Britain match at the Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, was a record for the Tri-Nations tournament. The previous best was 39,120 for the 2004 final between Great Britain and Australia at Elland Road, Leeds.

The aggregate record for the seven-match tournament is 182,313 in 2004. This year's total after six matches is 151,336.

PREVIOUS FINALS
This is the third time Australia and New Zealand have met in the final. Only three players of the present squads played in the previous two final meetings. All are New Zealanders: Nigel Vagana, Ruben Wiki and David Kidwell.

Final results
1999 Australia 22 v New Zealand 20 Ericcson Stadium, Auckland 22,500
2004 Australia 44 v Great Britain 4 Elland Road, Leeds 39,120
2005 New Zealand 24 v Australia 0 Elland Road, Leeds 26,534

Australia results against New Zealand this century
2000 W 52-0 Sydney 26,023 Test match
2000 W 40-12 Old Trafford 44,329 World Cup Final
2001 W 28-10 Wellington 26,580 Test match
2002 W 32-24 Wellington 25,015 Test match
2003 W 48-6 Sydney 30,605 Test match
2003 L 16-30 Auckland 21,296 Test match
2004 W 37-10 Newcastle 21,537 Test match
2004 D 16-16 Auckand 19,118 Tri-Nations
2004 W 32-12 QPR, London 16,750 Tri-Nations
2005 W 32-16 Brisbane 40,317 Test match
2005 L 28-38 Sydney 28,255 Tri-Nations
2005 W 28-26 Auckland 15,400 Tri-Nations
2005 L 0-24 Elland R, Leeds 26,534 Tri-Nations Final
2006 W 50-12 Brisbane 44,191 Test match
2006 W 30-18 Auckland 17,887 Tri-Nations
2006 W 20-15 Melbourne 30,732 Tri-Nations

AUSTRALIA v NEW ZEALAND SUMMARY
Test Matches: Played 87, Australia 62, New Zealand 24, Drawn 1
Tri-Nations: Played 9, Australia 5, New Zealand 3, Drawn 1
World Cup*: Played 12, Australia 12, NewZealand 0
Totals: Played 108, Australia 79, New Zealand 27, Drawn 2

Australia records against New Zealand
Highest score: 52-0 Test at Sydney, 21 April 2000

Most tries in a match: 3 by Harold Horder, Fourth Test at Auckland, 13 Sep. 1919
Col Geelan, Second Test at Brisbane, 28 June 1952
Alex Watson, World Cup at Marseille, France, 7 November 1954
Don Adams, Third Test at Sydney, 30 June 1956
Reg Gasnier, Second Test at Brisbane, 27 June 1959
Ian Moir, Second Test at Brisbane, 27 June 1959
Brian Carlson, World Cup at Leeds, 1 October 1960

Most goals in a match: 10 by Eric Simms, World Cup at Wigan, 21 October 1970

Most points in a match: 24 (8g, 2t) by Mat Rogers, Test at Sydney, 21 April 2000

New Zealand records against Australia
Highest score: 49-25 Second Test at Brisbane, 28 June 1952 (Also widest margin with 24-0 in Tri-Nations Final at Elland Road, Leeds, 26 November 2005)

Most tries in a match: 3 by Brian King, First Test at Sydney, 12 June 1909
Stan Walters, Second Test at Christchurch, 30 August 1919
Lou Brown, First Test at Auckland, 28 September 1935
Brian Reidy, Second Test at Brisbane, 22 June 1963
Clinton Toopi, Tri-Nations at Sydney, 15 October 2005

Most goals and points: 11g-22pts by Des White, Second Test at Brisbane, 28 June 1952

LEADING SCORERS
GREG INGLIS of Australia is the top try scorer in this year's tournament with four.
JOHNATHAN THURSTON of Australia heads the other two lists with 13 goals and 26 points.

Tournament records
Tries: 6 by Luke Rooney (Australia) in 2004
Goals: 17 by Stacey Jones (New Zealand) in 2005
Points: 36 (3t, 12g) by Mat Rogers (Australia) in 1999

2006 scorers
Although New Zealand's 18-14 defeat was expunged from the league table players' scores were allowed to stand towards their records.

Australia
Tries: Inglis 4; Gasnier 3, Hunt 3; Lockyer 2; Hodges, Tupou, Tate, O'Meley,
Goals: Thurston 13; Lockyer 2 + 1dg
Leading points: Thurston 26

New Zealand
Tries: Soliola 3, Webb 3; Vagana 2, Vatuvei 2, Cayles, Hape, Ropati, Tony, Wiki
Goals: Jones 12 + 1dg
Leading points: Jones 25

Great Britain:
Tries: Ellis 2, Wellens 2; Gilmour, McGuire, Peacock, Raynor, Senior
Goals: Long 5 + 1dg; McGuire, Wellens
Leadings points: Long 11

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