New Zealand vs Australia Test Match: May 2005

Women: Lara Prince, Claire Paterson, Tania Robinson, Penny Kane, Rachel Smith, Rebbecca Smith
Men: Neil Kerrison, Chris Forne, Darren Ashmore, Brent Edwards, Karl Dravitzki, Jamie Stewart

Bushrangers hold off Pinestars

The Australian Bushrangers held off a fast-finishing New Zealand Pinestars for a 113-103 win in the Orienteering Test Match, contested over three days (Friday 27 - Sunday 29) near Daylesford, Victoria. The 45-27 lead that the Australians established on the first day proved to be enough to take the Test Match overall, despite New Zealand scoring narrow wins on each of the last two days. They went into the final day yesterday 14 points behind but could only make up four in the middle distance event.

FULL RESULTS

Women's Middle Distance 4.8 km
1 Tania Robinson NZL Counties Manukau 34:57
2 Rachel Smith NZL Canterbury 36:06
3 Tracey Bluett AUS 37:13
4 Clare Hawthorne AUS 37:45
5 Penny Kane NZL Canterbury 37:47
6 Grace Elson AUS 37:57
7. Mace Neve AUS 39:01
8 Rebecca Smith NZL Taupo 39:45
9 Susanna Casanova AUS 40:04
10 Claire Paterson NZL Manawatu 41:15
11 Orla Murray AUS 43:24
12 Lara Prince NZL Canterbury 50:03

Men's Middle Distance 6.1 km
1 Julian Dent AUS 34:46
2 Chris Forne NZL Canterbury 37:37
3 Darren Ashmore NZL Taupo 37:39
4 Rob Preston AUS 37:51
5 Ben Rattray AUS 37:54
6 Gareth Candy AUS 37:57
7 Kerrin Rattray AUS 38:55
8 Karl Dravitzki NZL Taranaki 39:26
9 Brent Edwards NZL Counties Manukau
10 Bruce Arthur AUS 39:51
11 Jamie Stewart NZL Canterbury 40:07
12 Neil Kerrison NZL Taranaki 41:29

Women's Sprint 1.97 km
1 Grace Elson AUS 16:43
2 Kathryn Ewels AUS 16:52
3 Tania Robinson NZL Counties Manukau 16:57
4 Tracy Bluett AUS 17:23
5 Penny Kane NZL Canterbury 17:37
6 Clare Hawthorne AUS 18:00
7 Lara Prince NZL Canterbury 18:39
8 Rachel Smith NZL Canterbury 18:45
9 Susanna Casanova AUS 18:54
10 Rebecca Smith NZL Taupo 18:58
11 Claire Paterson NZL Manawatu 19:00
12 Mace Neve AUS 19:16

Men's Sprint 2.34 km
1 Julian Dent AUS 15:07
2 Chris Forne NZL Canterbury 16:09
3 Gareth Candy AUS 16:16
4 Rob Preston AUS 16:34
5 Karl Dravitzki NZL Taranaki 16:35
6 Kerrin Rattray AUS 16:54
7 Jamie Stewart NZL Canterbury 17:01
8 Ben Rattray AUS 17:15
9 Darren Ashmore NZL Taupo 17:31
10 Neil Kerrison NZL Taranaki 17:32
11 Brent Edwards NZL Counties Manukau
12 Bruce Arthur AUS 18:26

Women's Long Distance 9.9 km
1 Tania Robinson NZL 86:32
2 Tracy Bluett AUS 89:02
3 Rachel Smith NZL 90:50
4 Clare Hawthorne AUS 92:42
5 Rebecca Smith NZL 94:06
6 Susanna Casanova AUS 95:54
7 Kathryn Ewels AUS 96:36
8 Grace Elson AUS 99:47
9 Penny Kane NZL 103:21
10 Claire Paterson NZL 103:37
11 Orla Murray AUS 103.50
Lara Prince NZL mispunched

Men's Long Distance 16.6 km
1 Julian Dent AUS 113:51
2 Chris Forne NZL 114:32
3 Rob Preston AUS 116:31
4 Darren Ashmore NZL 119:19
5 Karl Dravitzki NZL 120:26
6 Jamie Stewart NZL 124:46
7 Ben Rattray AUS 126:23
8 Neil Kerrison NZL 128:22
9 Gareth Candy AUS 129:58
10 Brent Edwards NZL 132:57