Английская Википедия:2011 Anzac Test

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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.

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 alluded 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.

The New Zealand national anthem was performed by J.Williams.

Squads

Australia	Position	New Zealand
Billy Slater Шаблон:Leagueicon	Fullback	Шаблон:Leagueicon Lance Hohaia
Brett Morris Шаблон:Leagueicon	Wing	Шаблон:Leagueicon Matt Duffie
Greg Inglis Шаблон:Leagueicon	Centre	Шаблон:Leagueicon Simon Mannering
Justin Hodges Шаблон:Leagueicon	Centre	Шаблон:Leagueicon Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Jharal Yow Yeh Шаблон:Leagueicon	Wing	Шаблон:Leagueicon Jason Nightingale
Darren Lockyer (c) Шаблон:Leagueicon	Five-Eighth	Шаблон:Leagueicon Benji Marshall (c)
Johnathan Thurston Шаблон:Leagueicon	Halfback	Шаблон:Leagueicon Kieran Foran
Petero Civoniceva Шаблон:Leagueicon	Prop	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sam Rapira
Cameron Smith Шаблон:Leagueicon	Hooker	Шаблон:Leagueicon Nathan Fien
Matthew Scott Шаблон:Leagueicon	Prop	Шаблон:Leagueicon Sam McKendry
Ben Creagh Шаблон:Leagueicon	2nd Row	Шаблон:Leagueicon Adam Blair
Sam Thaiday Шаблон:Leagueicon	2nd Row	Шаблон:Leagueicon Bronson Harrison
Paul Gallen Шаблон:Leagueicon	Lock	Шаблон:Leagueicon Jeremy Smith
Cooper Cronk Шаблон:Leagueicon	Interchange	Шаблон:Leagueicon Issac Luke
Ben Hannant Шаблон:Leagueicon	Interchange	Шаблон:Leagueicon Ben Matulino
Jamal Idris Шаблон:Leagueicon	Interchange	Шаблон:Leagueicon Fuifui Moimoi
Kade Snowden* Шаблон:Leagueicon	Interchange	Шаблон:Leagueicon Lewis Brown
Tim Sheens Шаблон:Leagueicon	Coach	Шаблон:Leagueicon Stephen Kearney

*Replaced originally selected David Shillington who withdrew due to injury.

Match summary

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. 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.' New Zealand had at least proved that they could be competitive with Australia again.