Due to financial difficulties, France were unable to play 3 matches - away fixtures against Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Tournament Champions - Australia
- Location
- New Zealand, Australia, France, Papua New Guinea, England
- Attendance
- 251,220
- Top tryscorer
- 8 - Michael O'Connor
- Top pointscorer
- 100 - Michael O'Connor
Table
Results |
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Date |
Year |
Round |
Home |
|
Away |
|
Referee |
City |
Crowd |
|
Jul 7 |
1985 |
Game 1 |
New Zealand |
18 |
Australia |
0 |
J. Rascagneres |
Auckland |
15,327 |
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Nov 9 |
1985 |
Game 2 |
Great Britain |
6 |
New Zealand |
6 |
B. Gomersall |
Leeds |
22,209 |
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Dec 7 |
1985 |
Game 3 |
New Zealand |
22 |
France |
0 |
R. Campbell |
Perpignan |
5,000 |
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Feb 16 |
1986 |
Game 4 |
France |
10 |
Great Britain |
10 |
K. Roberts |
Avignon |
4,000 |
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Jul 29 |
1986 |
Game 5 |
Australia |
32 |
New Zealand |
12 |
R. Whitfield |
Brisbane |
22,811 |
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Aug 17 |
1986 |
Game 6 |
Papua New Guinea |
24 |
New Zealand |
22 |
K. Roberts |
Port Moresby |
15,000 |
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Oct 4 |
1986 |
Game 14 |
Papua New Guinea |
12 |
Australia |
62 |
N. Kesha |
Port Moresby |
17,000 |
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Nov 22 |
1986 |
Game 8 |
Great Britain |
15 |
Australia |
24 |
J. Rascagneres |
Wigan |
20,169 |
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Dec 13 |
1986 |
Game 9 |
France |
0 |
Australia |
52 |
F. Lindop |
Carcassonne |
5,000 |
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Jan 24 |
1987 |
Game 10 |
Great Britain |
52 |
France |
4 |
M. Stone |
Leeds |
6,567 |
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Oct 24 |
1987 |
Game 11 |
Great Britain |
42 |
Papua New Guinea |
0 |
F. Desplas |
Wigan |
9,121 |
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Nov 15 |
1987 |
Game 12 |
France |
21 |
Papua New Guinea |
4 |
J. Holdsworth |
Carcassonne |
5,000 |
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May 22 |
1988 |
Game 13 |
Papua New Guinea |
22 |
Great Britain |
42 |
G. McCallum |
Port Moresby |
12,107 |
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Jul 9 |
1988 |
Game 7 |
Australia |
12 |
Great Britain |
26 |
F. Desplas |
Sydney |
15,944 |
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10 |
1988 |
Game 15 |
New Zealand |
66 |
Papua New Guinea |
14 |
G. McCallum |
Auckland |
8,392 |
View |
17 |
1988 |
Game 17 |
New Zealand |
12 |
Great Britain |
10 |
M. Stone |
Christchurch |
8,525 |
View |
20 |
1988 |
Game 16 |
Australia |
70 |
Papua New Guinea |
8 |
N. Kesha |
Wagga Wagga |
11,685 |
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Oct 9 |
1988 |
Final |
New Zealand |
12 |
Australia |
25 |
G. Ainui |
Auckland |
47,363 |
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