2001 Test Matches
 

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Nov 11, 2001
GREAT BRITAIN 20 def AUSTRALIA 12
GREAT BRITAIN 20 (Tries: Sculthorpe 2, Peacock; Goals: Farrell 3 from 4; F/Goals: Sculthorpe 2) defeated AUSTRALIA 12 (Tries: Johns, McDougall; Goals: Johns 2 from 2). Venue: McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield. Crowd: 21,758. Referee: Robert Connelly (Wigan). Half time: Great Britain 12-0. Man of the Match: Paul Sculthorpe (GB)

Nov 17, 2001
AUSTRALIA 40 def GREAT BRITAIN 12
AUSTRALIA 40 (Tries: Johns 2, Fittler, Lockyer, Anasta, MacDougall, Kennedy; Goals: Johns 6 from 7) defeated GREAT BRITAIN 12 (Tries: Sculthorpe, Pryce; Goals: Farrell 2 from 2). Venue: Reebok Stadium (Bolton) Crowd: 22,152. Referee: Bill Harrigan (Australia). Half time: Australia 24-0. Man of the Match: Andrew Johns (Australia)

Nov 24, 2001
AUSTRALIA 28 def GREAT BRITAIN 8
JJB Stadium, Wigan

AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO TOUR TEAM
Braith Anasta -Bulldogs
Trent Barrett - Dragons
Nathan Blacklock - Dragons
Danny Buderus - Knights
Petero Civoniceva - Broncos
Dane Carlaw - Broncos
Brad Fittler - Roosters
Mark Gasnier - Dragons
Matthew Gidley - Knights
Craig Gower - Panthers
Nathan Hindmarsh - Eels
Andrew Johns - Knights
Robbie Kearns - Storm
Ben Kennedy - Knights
Darren Lockyer - Broncos
Jamie Lyon - Eels
Adam MacDougall - Knights
Brad Meyers - Broncos
Jason Ryles - Dragons
Jason Stevens - Sharks
Lote Tuqiri - Broncos
Michael Vella - Eels
Daniel Wagon - Eels
Shane Webcke - Broncos

Great Britain Squad
Paul Anderson, Lee Briers, Gary Connolly, Paul Deacon, Andy Farrell, Stuart Fielden, Mike Forshaw, Richard Horne, David Hodgson, Paul Johnson, Chris Joynt, Paul King, Barrie McDermott, Adrian Morley, Terry Newton, Terry O'Connor, Jamie Peacock, Leon Pryce, Kris Radlinski, Keith Senior, Kevin Sinfield, Paul Sculthorpe, Paul Wellens, Michael Withers.

Test Match - Sun 7 Oct, 2001.
Australian Kangaroos 54 def Papua New Guinea Kumuls 12
at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby Crowd: 14,000. Referee: Bill Harrigan (Australia). Half time: Australia 18 - 6

Australian Team: Darren Lockyer, Nathan Blacklock, Mark Gasnier, Matthew Gidley, Lote Tuqiri, Trent Barrett, Craig Gower, Brad Fittler (c), Bradley Meyers, Dane Carlaw, Jason Stevens, Danny Buderus, Robbie Kearns. Subs: Petero Civoniceva, Jason Ryles, Braith Anasta, Jamie Lyon.
Papua New Guinea Team: John Wilshere, Alfred Songoro, Chris Purkikil, Eddie Aila, Marcus Bai, Stanley Tepend, Tom O'Reilly, Duncan Naawi, Raymond Karl, Stanley Gene, David Westley, Mark Mom (c), Makali Aizue. Subs: Michael Marum, John Waka, Nigel Hukula, Chris Lome.

Test Match - Fri Jul 13, 2001
Australia 28 def New Zealand 10
AUSTRALIA 28 (M Gidley, D Lockyer, L Tuqiri, T Barrett tries; R Girdler 5, A Johns goals) bt NEW ZEALAND 10 (R Paul, F Meli tries; H Paul goal) at WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington. Referee: R Smith (GB). Crowd: 26,580

AUSTRALIAN TEAM: Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos), Lote Tuqiri (Brisbane Broncos), Ryan Girdler (Penrith Panthers), Matthew Gidley (Newcastle), Wendell Sailor (Brisbane Broncos), Trent Barrett (St George Illawarra), Andrew Johns (Newcastle), Brad Fittler (Capt) (Sydney Roosters), Bradley Myers (Brisbane Broncos), Bryan Fletcher (Sydney Roosters), Shane Webcke (Brisbane Broncos), Jason Stevens (Sharks), Danny Buderus.(Newcastle). Reserves:: Petero Civoniceva (Brisbane Broncos), Robbie Kearns (Melbourne Storm), Dane Carlaw (Brisbane Broncos), Adam MacDougall (Newcastle). Travelling Reserve: Nathan Blacklock (St George Illawarra)

NEW ZEALAND TEAM : Robbie Paul (Bradford), Clinton Toopi (Warriors), Nigel Vagana (Bulldogs), David Vaealiki (Parramatta), Francis Meli (Warriors), Henry Paul (Bradford), Stacey Jones (Warriors),Craig Smith (St George- Illawarra), Richard Swain.(Melbourne), Nathan Cayless (c) (Parramatta), Rueben Wiki (Canberra), Stephen Kearney (Melbourne), Monty Betham (Warriors), Reserves: Logan Swann (Warriors), Jerry SeuSeu (Warriors), Ali Lauitiiti (Warriors), David Solomona (Parramatta).

ANZAC TEST - Fri Apr 21, 2001
Australia 52 def New Zealand 0
AUSTRALIA 52 (Brad Fittler 2 Mat Rogers 2 Chris McKenna, Wendell Sailor, Gorden Tallis, Ryan Girdler, Shaun Timmins tries; Mat Rogers 8 goals) bt NEW ZEALAND 0 at Stadium Australia. Crowd: 26,023. Referee: B Harrigan

Brigadier General, Peter Cosgrove with aussie skipper Brad Fittler after the ANZAC test.

AUSTRALIAN TEAM : Darren Lockyer (Brisbane Broncos), Mat Rogers (Sharks), Ryan Girdler (Penrith Panthers), Shaun Timmins (St George Illawarra), Wendell Sailor (Brisbane Broncos), Brad Fittler (capt) (Sydney Roosters), Brett Kimmorley (Melbourne Storm), Jason Smith (Parramatta Eels), Gorden Tallis (Brisbane Broncos), Bryan Fletcher(Sydney Roosters), Shane Webcke (Brisbane Broncos), Rodney Howe (Melbourne Storm), Jason Hetherington.(Canterbury Bulldogs). Res: Jason Stevens(Sharks), Robbie Kearns (Melbourne Storm), Scott Hill (Melbourne Storm), Chris McKenna (Sharks). Coach : Chris Anderson (Melbourne Storm) OUT : Andrew Johns (Newcastle Knights) National Selectors : Colin Love (Chairman), Les Geeves, Eddie Lumsden, John Raper MBE, Arthur Beetson

NEW ZEALAND TEAM : Richard Barnett - Captain (Sydney Roosters), Richie Blackmore (Leeds), Stacey Jones (Auckland), Stephen Kearney (Melbourne Storm), Tasesa Lavea (Melbourne Storm), Jason Lowrie (Wests Tigers), Henry Paul (Bradford), Robbie Paul (Bradford), Matt Rua (Melbourne), Craig Smith (St George Illawarra), Tyran Smith (Wests Tigers), Richard Swain (Melbourne Storm), Willie Talau (Bulldogs), Joe Vagana (Auckland Warriors), Nigel Vagana (Auckland Warriors) Lesley Vainikolo (Canberra Raiders), David Kidwell (Parramatta 1st Div), Tony Puletua (Penrith) Coach : Frank Endacott OUT : Ali Lauiti'iti (Auckland Warriors), Jarrod McCracken (Wests Tigers), Quentin Pongia (Sydney Roosters)

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