| 27.03.1977 | Sydney | Cricket Ground | 12 500 |
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Australia | 3:1(0:1) | New Zealand | |
| Todd Clarke, George Harris, Peter Wilson, Col Bennett, Harry Williams, Agenor Muniz, Gary Byrne, Jimmy Rooney, Atti Abonyi, Peter Ollerton, John Kosmina | Kevin Curtin, Anthony Sibley, John Houghton(c), Adrian Elrick, Ronald Armstrong, Brian Turner, Steve Sumner, David Taylor, Clive Campbell, Keith Nelson, Kevin Weymouth |
| Coach:Jimmy Shoulder | Wally Hughes |
| Scorers:60' Peter Ollerton, 72' John Kosmina, 85' Peter Ollerton | 4' Keith Nelson |
| Substitutions:67' in Dave Harding out Agenor Muniz | 65' in Glen Dods out Clive Campbell, 82' in Ian Park out Kevin Weymouth |
| Cautions: | 65' John Houghton |
| Referee:Cham Tam Sun (HKG) | Assistant referee:Cheung Kwok Kui (HKG), Marcus Wong (HKG) |
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