Game 1
Papua New Guinea 26 lost to New Zealand 36
| 1986 Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14461 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 10th August, 1986 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Kevin Roberts | |||||||
| Venue | Danny Leahy (Goroka) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,000 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Adrian Shelford | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 0 | – | 20 | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Lauta ATOI | T | 2 | Peter BROWN | |||||
| Darius HAILI | Mark ELIA | |||||||
| Joe TEP | Gary FREEMAN | |||||||
| Bernard WAKETSI | Hugh McGAHAN | |||||||
| Dane O'HARA | ||||||||
| Joe ROPATI | ||||||||
| Kungas KUVEU | 5 | G | 3 | Joe ROPATI | ||||
| Peter BROWN | ||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Kungas KUVEU | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary KEMBLE [Hull] | ||||
| Joe KATSIR [Port Moresby Vipers] | 2 | W | 2 | Joe ROPATI | ||||
| Lauta ATOI | 3 | C | 3 | Darrell WILLIAMS | ||||
| Bal NUMAPO [Port Moresby Vipers] | 4 | C | 4 | Mark ELIA [St Helens] | ||||
| Arnold TIVELIT [Port Moresby Vipers] | 5 | W | 5 | Dane O'HARA [Hull] | ||||
| Darius HAILI | 6 | FE | 6 | James LEULUAI [Hull] | ||||
| Gessau GEBOB [Port Moresby Vipers] | 7 | HB | 7 | Gary FREEMAN | ||||
| Joe TEP [Port Moresby Vipers] | 8 | FR | 8 | Adrian SHELFORD | ||||
| Roy HENI [Port Moresby Vipers] | 9 | HK | 9 | Wayne WALLACE | ||||
| Bobby AKO | 10 | FR | 10 | Peter BROWN | ||||
| Roy LOITIVE | 11 | 2R | 11 | Owen WRIGHT | ||||
| Bernard WAKETSI [Port Moresby Vipers] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Hugh McGAHAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] | ||||
| Arebo TAUMAKU [Port Moresby Vipers] | 13 | L | 13 | Ron O'REGAN | ||||
| Dairi KOVAE [Port Moresby Vipers] | 14 | B | 14 | Marty CREQUER | ||||
| Peter PENG | 15 | B | 15 | Sam STEWART | ||||
| Barry WILSON | HC | Graham LOWE | ||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- - vs. Aus Presidents XIII
- Next Game:
- 1985-88 World Cup - Game 6 vs. New Zealand
- In:
- Kungas Kuveu (fullback), Joe Katsir (wing), Lauta Atoi (centre), Bal Numapo (centre), Arnold Tivelit (wing), Darius Haili (five-eighth), Gessau Gebob (halfback), Joe Tep (front row), Roy Heni (hooker), Bobby Ako (front row), Roy Loitive (second row), Bernard Waketsi (second row), Arebo Taumaku (lock), Dairi Kovae (bench), Peter Peng (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1986 Kiwis Tour - Game 10 vs. Southern Zone (PNG)
- Next Game:
- 1986 Kiwis Tour - Game 12 vs. Northern Zone (PNG)
- Out:
- Gary Mercer (wing), Brent Todd (front row), James Goulding (second row), Tea Ropati (bench), Dean Lonergan (bench), Shane Cooper (bench)
- In:
- Darrell Williams (centre), Dane O'Hara (wing), Peter Brown (front row), Hugh McGahan (second row)
- Changes:
- Marty Crequer (centre to bench), Sam Stewart (second row to bench), Owen Wright (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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