World Cup 1985

Game 16

Australia 70 def. Papua New Guinea 8

World Cup 1985/88
Game 16

Australia
70
8
Papua New Guinea
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7979
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 20th July, 1988
Referee Neville Kesha
Venue Eric Weissel (Wagga Wagga)
Crowd 11,685
Official Player of the Match Allan Langer
Match Stats
Scrums 9 10
Penalties 2 2
Australia Scoresheet Papua New Guinea
Michael O'CONNOR 4 T Mea MOREA
Allan LANGER 2      
Mal MENINGA 2      
Greg CONESCU      
Tony CURRIE      
Wally FULLERTON-SMITH      
Garry JACK      
Wally LEWIS      
Gavin MILLER      
 
Michael O'CONNOR 7/14 G 2/2 Bal NUMAPO
Australia Teams Papua New Guinea
Garry JACK
[Balmain/Salford]
1 FB 1 Ipisa WANEGA
Michael O'CONNOR
[Manly]
2 W 2 Arnold KREWANTY
Mal MENINGA
[Canberra]
3 C 3 Dairi KOVAE
[North Sydney]
Peter JACKSON
[Canberra/Leeds]
4 C 4 Bal NUMAPO (c)
Tony CURRIE
[Canterbury]
5 W 5 Mea MOREA
 
Wally LEWIS (c)
[Brisbane]
6 FE 6 Lauta ATOI
Allan LANGER
[Brisbane]
7 HB 7 Darius HAILI
 
Paul DUNN
[Canterbury]
8 FR 8 Thomas ROMBUK
Greg CONESCU
[Brisbane]
9 HK 9 Michael MATMILLO
Phil DALEY
[Manly]
10 FR 10 Daroa BEN-MOIDE
Wally FULLERTON-SMITH
[St George]
11 2R 11 Mathias KAMBRA
Gavin MILLER
[Cronulla]
12 2R 12 Tuiyo EVEI
Wayne PEARCE
[Balmain]
13 L 13 Joe GISPE
 
Des HASLER
[Manly]
14 B 14 Andrew KUNO
Paul VAUTIN
[Manly]
15 B 15 Sam KARARA
 
Don FURNER   HC   Skerry PALANGA
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1988 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
[no comp] - vs. Rest Of The World
Out:
Andrew Ettingshausen (wing), Peter Sterling (halfback), Martin Bella (front row), Sam Backo (front row), Gary Belcher (bench), Bob Lindner (bench)
In:
Mal Meninga (centre), Allan Langer (halfback), Paul Dunn (front row), Phil Daley (front row), Gavin Miller (second row), Des Hasler (bench)
Changes:
Michael O'Connor (centre to wing), Paul Vautin (second row to bench)

Papua New Guinea

Previous Game:
Kumuls Tour 1988 - Game 5 vs. Southern Division
Next Game:
Kumuls Tour 1988 - Game 7 vs. NSW Country Firsts

This match is a part of the following:

Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson