Game 16
Australia 70 def. Papua New Guinea 8
| 1985-88 World Cup Game 16 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7979 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 20th July, 1988 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 3:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Neville Kesha | |||||||
| Venue | Eric Weissel (Wagga Wagga) | |||||||
| Crowd | 11,685 | |||||||
| Official Player of the Match | Allan Langer | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 38 | – | 0 | |||||
| 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 [Port Moresby Vipers] | ||||
| 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 [Port Moresby Vipers] | ||||
| 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 [Port Moresby Vipers] | ||||
| Phil DALEY [Manly] | 10 | FR | 10 | Daroa BEN-MOIDE | ||||
| Wally FULLERTON-SMITH [St George] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Mathias KAMBRA | ||||
| Gavin MILLER [Cronulla/Hull KR] | 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:
- 1988 Ashes Series - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
- Next Game:
- 1988 Other Internationals - 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:
- 1988 Kumuls Tour - Game 5 vs. Southern Division
- Next Game:
- 1988 Kumuls Tour - Game 7 vs. NSW Country Firsts
- Out:
- Kepi Saea (wing), Ngala Lapan (halfback), Yer Bom (front row), Haoda Kouoru (lock)
- In:
- Dairi Kovae (centre), Mea Morea (wing), Joe Gispe (lock), Andrew Kuno (bench), Sam Karara (bench)
- Changes:
- Lauta Atoi (centre to five-eighth), Darius Haili (five-eighth to halfback), Thomas Rombuk (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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