World Cup 1989

Final

Great Britain 6 lost to Australia 10

World Cup 1989/92
Final

Lions
6
10
Australia
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14785
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 24th October, 1992
Referee Dennis Hale
Venue Wembley (London)
Crowd 73,631
Match Stats
Halftime Score 6 4
Scrums 6 15
Penalties 10 8
Great Britain Scoresheet Australia
    T Steve RENOUF
 
Deryck FOX 3/4 G 3/4 Mal MENINGA
 
Shaun EDWARDS BIN    
Great Britain Teams Australia
Joe LYDON
[Wigan]
1 FB 1 Tim BRASHER
[Balmain]
Martin OFFIAH
[Wigan]
2 W 2 Michael HANCOCK
[Brisbane]
Garry SCHOFIELD (c)
[Leeds]
3 C 3 Steve RENOUF
[Brisbane]
Gary CONNOLLY
[St Helens]
4 C 4 Mal MENINGA (c)
[Canberra]
Alan HUNTE
[St Helens]
5 W 5 Willie CARNE
[Brisbane]
 
Shaun EDWARDS
[Wigan]
6 FE 6 Brad FITTLER
[Penrith]
Deryck FOX
[Bradford]
7 HB 7 Allan LANGER
[Brisbane]
 
Kevin WARD
[St Helens]
8 FR 8 Glenn LAZARUS
[Brisbane]
Martin DERMOTT
[Wigan]
9 HK 9 Steve WALTERS
[Canberra]
Andy PLATT
[Wigan]
10 FR 10 Mark SARGENT
[Newcastle]
Denis BETTS
[Wigan]
11 2R 11 Paul SIRONEN
[Balmain]
Phil CLARKE
[Wigan]
12 2R 12 Bob LINDNER
[Western Suburbs]
Ellery HANLEY
[Leeds]
13 L 13 Bradley CLYDE
[Canberra]
 
John DEVEREUX
[Widnes]
14 B 14 David GILLESPIE
[Western Suburbs]
Alan TAIT
[Leeds]
15 B 15 Kevin WALTERS
[Brisbane]
Kelvin SKERRETT
[Wigan]
16 B 16 John CARTWRIGHT
[Penrith]
Richie EYRES
[Widnes]
17 B    
 
Malcolm REILLY   HC   Bob FULTON
   
 

Team Info

Great Britain

Previous Game:
New Zealand vs Great Britain 1992 - Game 2 vs. New Zealand
Next Game:
Great Britain vs France 1993 - Game 1 vs. France
Out:
Graham Steadman (fullback), Paul Eastwood (wing), Daryl Powell (centre), Karl Harrison (front row), Lee Jackson (hooker), Billy McGinty (second row), Paul Newlove (bench), Michael Jackson (bench), Karl Fairbank (bench)
In:
Joe Lydon (fullback), Alan Hunte (wing), Deryck Fox (halfback), Kevin Ward (front row), Martin Dermott (hooker), Ellery Hanley (lock), Alan Tait (bench), Kelvin Skerrett (bench), Richie Eyres (bench)
Changes:
Garry Schofield (five-eighth to centre), Shaun Edwards (halfback to five-eighth), Phil Clarke (lock to second row)

Australia

Previous Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1992 - Game 3 vs. Cumbria
Next Game:
New Zealand vs Australia 1993 - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
Out:
Graham Mackay (wing), Ricky Stuart (bench)
In:
Kevin Walters (bench)
Changes:
John Cartwright (second row to bench), David Gillespie (second row to bench), Michael Hancock (bench to wing), Paul Sironen (bench to second row), Bob Lindner (bench to second row)

Match Notes

Steve Walters awarded Man Of The Match

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson