Papua New Guinea 22 lost to New Zealand 36
| Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1987 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14463 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 12th July, 1987 | |||||||
| Referee | Mick Stone | |||||||
| Venue | Lloyd Robson (Port Moresby) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,000 | |||||||
| Papua New Guinea | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Bal NUMAPO | 2 | T | 3 | Kevin IRO | ||||
| Roy HENI | 2 | Dean BELL | ||||||
| Dairi KOVAE | 2 | Mark ELIA | ||||||
| Dairi KOVAE | 3 | G | 4 | Kevin IRO | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Jimmy PETER | 1 | FB | 1 | Gary MERCER | ||||
| Mafu KEREKERE | 2 | W | 2 | Mark ELIA [St Helens] |
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| Dairi KOVAE [Port Moresby Vipers] |
3 | C | 3 | Kevin IRO | ||||
| Bal NUMAPO (c) | 4 | C | 4 | Dean BELL (c) [Wigan] |
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| James KAPIA | 5 | W | 5 | Shane HORO | ||||
| Darius HAILI | 6 | FE | 6 | Gary FREEMAN | ||||
| Tony KILA [Port Moresby Vipers] |
7 | HB | 7 | Clayton FRIEND [North Sydney] |
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| Joe TEP [Port Moresby Vipers] |
8 | FR | 8 | Ross TAYLOR | ||||
| Roy HENI [Port Moresby Vipers] |
9 | HK | 9 | Wayne WALLACE | ||||
| Ati LOMUTOPA | 10 | FR | 10 | Brent TODD [Canberra] |
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| Bernard WAKETSI [Port Moresby Vipers] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Adrian SHELFORD | ||||
| Arebo TAUMAKU | 12 | 2R | 12 | Mark HORO | ||||
| Gideon KOUORU [Port Moresby Vipers] |
13 | L | 13 | Shane COOPER | ||||
| Kepi SAEA [Port Moresby Vipers] |
14 | B | 14 | Sam STEWART | ||||
| Mathias KAMBRA | 15 | B | 15 | Dean LONERGAN [Bramley] |
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| HC | Tony GORDON | |||||||
Team Info
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- World Cup 1985/88 - Game 14 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- Kumuls Tour 1987 - Game 1 vs. Featherstone
- Out:
- Joe Katsir (wing), Lauta Atoi (centre), Bobby Ako (second row), Noah Andy (bench)
- In:
- Jimmy Peter (fullback), James Kapia (wing), Gideon Kouoru (lock), Mathias Kambra (bench)
- Changes:
- Dairi Kovae (fullback to centre), Arebo Taumaku (lock to second row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Kiwis Tour 1987 - Game 2 vs. QLD Firsts
- Next Game:
- Australia vs New Zealand 1987 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Barry Harvey (hooker)
- In:
- Clayton Friend (halfback), Brent Todd (front row)
- Changes:
- Shane Cooper (five-eighth to lock), Gary Freeman (halfback to five-eighth), Sam Stewart (front row to bench), Dean Lonergan (second row to bench), Mark Horo (lock to second row), Wayne Wallace (bench to hooker)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson

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