Played at Carrara Stadium on the Gold Coast, unable to find the exact date, but given what Tim Horan says, somewhere around 20, 21, 22 February 1998. I have hit the space bar and given Feb ruary instead of February in the little lead in, will have to stay like that.
I travelled to Carrara Stadium in 1983 to watch what was a pretty strong Qld Country side play the All Blacks. This was back in the day that sides like Qld Country and NSW Country got to play touring sides. It was a brutal afternoon, the Qld Country players looked pretty damaged after the game, but one terrible incident stays with me. One of the Qld Country props, from the Gold Coast, broke his neck during the game and we waited for a long time, a genuine long time for a helo to pick him up before the game resumed. I often think of him and wonder how he is, how he has gotten on after all these years.
I sat behind the All Blacks reserve bench during that game. Gary Knight was a most imposing figure.