World Cup 1985

Game 14

Papua New Guinea 12 lost to Australia 62

World Cup 1985/88
Game 14

Papua New Guinea
12
62
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/6875
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 4th October, 1986
Referee Neville Kesha
Venue Lloyd Robson (Port Moresby)
Crowd 17,000
Official Player of the Match Bob Lindner
Papua New Guinea Scoresheet Australia
Bal NUMAPO 2 T 2 Noel CLEAL
      2 Les KISS
      2 Michael O'CONNOR
      Des HASLER
      Garry JACK
      Wally LEWIS
      Bob LINDNER
      Chris MORTIMER
      Steve ROACH
 
Dairi KOVAE 2 G 7 Michael O'CONNOR
Papua New Guinea Teams Australia
Dairi KOVAE
[Port Moresby Vipers]
1 FB 1 Garry JACK
[Balmain]
Joe KATSIR
[Port Moresby Vipers]
2 W 2 Michael O'CONNOR
[St George]
Lauta ATOI 3 C 3 Gene MILES
Bal NUMAPO
[Port Moresby Vipers]
4 C 4 Chris MORTIMER
[Canterbury]
Mafu KEREKERE
[Port Moresby Vipers]
5 W 5 Les KISS
[North Sydney]
 
Darius HAILI 6 FE 6 Wally LEWIS (c)
Tony KILA (c) 7 HB 7 Des HASLER
[Manly]
 
Joe TEP
[Port Moresby Vipers]
8 FR 8 Steve ROACH
[Balmain]
Roy HENI
[Port Moresby Vipers]
9 HK 9 Royce SIMMONS
[Penrith]
Ati LOMUTOPA 10 FR 10 Bryan NIEBLING
Bobby AKO 11 2R 11 Paul DUNN
[Canterbury]
Bernard WAKETSI
[Port Moresby Vipers]
12 2R 12 Noel CLEAL
[Manly]
Arebo TAUMAKU
[Port Moresby Vipers]
13 L 13 Bob LINDNER
 
Kepi SAEA 14 B 14 Mal MENINGA
[Canberra]
Noah ANDY 15 B 15 Paul SIRONEN
[Balmain]
 
Barry WILSON   HC   Don FURNER
   
 

Team Info

Papua New Guinea

Previous Game:
World Cup 1985/88 - Game 6 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1987 - vs. New Zealand

No changes.

Australia

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 1986 - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Kangaroos Tour 1986 - Game 2 vs. Wigan
Out:
Brett Kenny (centre), Peter Sterling (halfback), Peter Tunks (front row), Steve Folkes (second row), Wayne Pearce (lock), Terry Lamb (bench)
In:
Chris Mortimer (centre), Des Hasler (halfback), Paul Dunn (second row), Bob Lindner (lock), Mal Meninga (bench), Paul Sironen (bench)
Changes:
Bryan Niebling (bench to front row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash