Game 2
Great Britain 10 def. New Zealand 6
| 1989-92 World Cup Game 2 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14273 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 11th November, 1989 | |||||||
| Referee | Greg McCallum | |||||||
| Venue | Central Park (Wigan) | |||||||
| Crowd | 20,346 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Martin Offiah | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 10 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 10 | – | 8 | |||||
| Great Britain | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Martin OFFIAH | T | Kelly SHELFORD | ||||||
| Alan TAIT | ||||||||
| Paul LOUGHLIN | G | Kelly SHELFORD | ||||||
| Andy GOODWAY | BIN | Kelly SHELFORD | ||||||
| Kurt SORENSEN | ||||||||
| Great Britain | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Alan TAIT [Widnes] |
1 | FB | 1 | Tony KEMP [Newcastle/Doncaster] |
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| Phil FORD [Leeds] |
2 | W | 2 | Kevin IRO [Wigan] |
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| Paul NEWLOVE [Featherstone] |
3 | C | 3 | Dean BELL [Wigan] |
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| Paul LOUGHLIN [St Helens] |
4 | C | 4 | Darrell WILLIAMS [Manly] |
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| Martin OFFIAH [Eastern Suburbs/Widnes] |
5 | W | 5 | Gary MERCER [Warrington] |
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| Shaun EDWARDS [Balmain/Wigan] |
6 | FE | 6 | Kelly SHELFORD [Whitehaven] |
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| David HULME [Widnes] |
7 | HB | 7 | Gary FREEMAN [Balmain] |
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| Kelvin SKERRETT [Western Suburbs/Bradford] |
8 | FR | 8 | Brent TODD [Canberra] |
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| Paul HULME [Widnes] |
9 | HK | 9 | Duane MANN [Warrington] |
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| Andy PLATT [Wigan] |
10 | FR | 10 | Esene FAIMALO | ||||
| Andy GOODWAY [Wigan] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Kurt SORENSEN [Widnes] |
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| Roy POWELL [Leeds] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Sam STEWART [Newcastle] |
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| Mike GREGORY (c) [Warrington] |
13 | L | 13 | Hugh McGAHAN (c) [Eastern Suburbs] |
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| Joe LYDON [Eastern Suburbs/Wigan] |
14 | B | 14 | Francis LEOTA | ||||
| Keith ENGLAND [Castleford] |
15 | B | 15 | Dean CLARK | ||||
| Malcolm REILLY | HC | Tony GORDON | ||||||
Team Info
Great Britain
- Previous Game:
- 1989 Great Britain vs New Zealand - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 1990 Great Britain vs France - Game 1 vs. France
- Out:
- Steve Hampson (fullback), Deryck Fox (bench), David Hobbs (bench)
- In:
- Alan Tait (fullback), Joe Lydon (bench), Keith England (bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 1989 Kiwis Tour - Game 11 vs. Featherstone
- Next Game:
- 1989 Kiwis Tour - Game 13 vs. Midi-Pyrenees
- Out:
- Morvin Edwards (fullback), Whetu Taewa (wing), Dave Watson (centre), Kurt Sherlock (centre), David Ewe (wing), Phil Bancroft (halfback), Wayne Wallace (hooker), George Mann (front row), Mike Kuiti (second row), Tawera Nikau (second row), Brendon Tuuta (lock)
- In:
- Tony Kemp (fullback), Kevin Iro (wing), Dean Bell (centre), Darrell Williams (centre), Gary Mercer (wing), Kelly Shelford (five-eighth), Gary Freeman (halfback), Brent Todd (front row), Duane Mann (hooker), Esene Faimalo (front row), Kurt Sorensen (second row), Hugh McGahan (lock)
- Changes:
- Dean Clark (five-eighth to bench), Francis Leota (front row to bench), Sam Stewart (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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