2nd Row: P. MUSGRAVE, R. RENATA, A. PELASIO, S. JOHNSON, M. RATAPU (Coach) – R. MARQUET (Team Manager and Sponsor), NOEL HOOPER (Vice Captain), R. PERI, B. RYDER, P. HAMMOND, R. ROBERTS. 1st Row: K. GARROLL, W. ANDRESEN, R. HOOD, M. COLLETT (Captain), M. WI, W. MACKAIL, N. PUMIPI. Absent: W. FLINTOFF.

Historic first rugby league game between New Zealand and Australia 1988 in Sydney, on 11 June 1988 at Henson Park, Newton. The Australians are the Trans-Tasman Cup Champions. The Kiwis kick off the game with a rousing haka, but the game went to the Australians 16-6. While in Sydney, the Kiwi team also played a match against NSW which they lost 8–18. The first rugby league tour by the New Zealanders would plant a seed in the heads of the Australians for a trip to New Zealand two years later in 1990.