Open Womens - Game One
Australian Stacey Lapham scored first and followed it up with almost an Action Replay with another touchdown through the link channel.
Australian Flag Bearer Kristy Judd threw a dummy and went straight threw the New Zealand defence for a touchdown and 3-0 half-time lead.
Louise Winchester continued the form of the Australians prior to the break with a touchdown and with Bo De La Cruz putting Emily Hopkin over on her debut, it gave Australia a formidable 5-0 lead.
Carla Hohepa got the visitors on the board but Kelly Woods hit straight back with good lead-up work from De La Cruz.
A juggling effort from Conal Grant gave New Zealand some hope at 6-2 but Australia lifted again to score a further three touchdowns. A long ball from Woods put local Nicole Beck in to the rapturous applause of the Wollongong crowd.
Silky smooth moves from Bo De La Cruz made it 8-2 and Kelly Woods capped off a fine game to score the final touchdown of the night.
Australia continued their impressive record against New Zealand with the team making few errors for the first game of the series which will be the last for captain Sharyn Billy Williams.
New Zealand's hopes of crashing the party were dealt a big blow with captain Leana Hoani succumbing to a hamstring injury.
Last Modified on 22/01/2010 20:00