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World Cup 1989

Game 20

Australia 36 def. Papua New Guinea 14

World Cup 1989/92
Game 20

Australia
36
14
Papua New Guinea
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/7982
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 15th July, 1992
Kick Off 8:00pm (local time)
Referee Dennis Hale
Venue T'ville Sports (Townsville)
Crowd 12,470
Match Stats
Halftime Score 8 0
Scrums 12 8
Penalties 7 4
Australia Scoresheet Papua New Guinea
Graham MACKAY 2 T Sauna BABAGO
Willie CARNE   Aquila EMIL
Laurie DALEY   August JOSEPH
Brad FITTLER      
Chris JOHNS      
Mark SARGENT      
 
Mal MENINGA 4 G Phillip BOGE
Australia Teams Papua New Guinea
Willie CARNE
[Brisbane]
1 FB 1 Phillip BOGE
Graham MACKAY
[Penrith]
2 W 2 Jack URADOK
Mal MENINGA (c)
[Canberra]
3 C 3 August JOSEPH
Brad FITTLER
[Penrith]
4 C 4 Korul SINEMAU
Michael HANCOCK
[Brisbane/Highfield]
5 W 5 Richard WAGAMBIE
 
Laurie DALEY
[Canberra]
6 FE 6 Tuksy KARU
Allan LANGER
[Brisbane]
7 HB 7 Aquila EMIL
 
Glenn LAZARUS
[Brisbane]
8 FR 8 Ben BIRI
Steve WALTERS
[Canberra]
9 HK 9 Michael MATMILLO
David GILLESPIE
[Western Suburbs]
10 FR 10 Kera NGAFFIN (c)
Bob LINDNER
[Western Suburbs]
11 2R 11 James NAIPO
Paul SIRONEN
[Balmain]
12 2R 12 Daroa BEN-MOIDE
Brad MACKAY
[St George]
13 L 13 Joe GISPE
 
Kevin WALTERS
[Brisbane]
14 B 14 Sauna BABAGO
Chris JOHNS
[Brisbane]
15 B 15 Nande YER
John CARTWRIGHT
[Penrith]
16 B 16 James KAPIA
Mark SARGENT
[Newcastle]
17 B 17 Nere LAUNA
 
Bob FULTON   HC   John WAGAMBIE
   
 

Team Info

Australia

Previous Game:
Ashes Series 1992 - Game 3 vs. Great Britain
Next Game:
Kangaroos World Cup Tour 1992 - Game 1 vs. Huddersfield
Out:
Andrew Ettingshausen (fullback), Paul Harragon (front row), Bradley Clyde (lock)
In:
Graham Mackay (wing), Brad Mackay (lock), Mark Sargent (bench)
Changes:
Willie Carne (wing to fullback), David Gillespie (bench to front row)

Papua New Guinea

Previous Game:
Kumuls Tour 1992 - Game 6 vs. QLD Country
Next Game:
Test Matches 1993 - vs. Fiji
Out:
Normyle Eremas (fullback)
In:
Korul Sinemau (centre)
Changes:
Phillip Boge (centre to fullback), James Kapia (wing to bench), Aquila Emil (five-eighth to halfback), Sauna Babago (halfback to bench), Richard Wagambie (bench to wing), Tuksy Karu (bench to five-eighth)

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