Australia 40–12 New Zealand — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
31 Jul 1991 · Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia · Attendance: 29,139
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 40–12 New Zealand, at Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia on 31 Jul 1991.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Blackmore; McCracken Goals: Botica (2) |
| New Zealand | Tries: Carne; Clyde; Daley; Ettingshausen; Meninga; Walters; Wishart Goals: Meninga (6) |
Teams
| Australia | New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frano Botica | Fullback | Andrew Ettingshausen | 1 |
| 2 | Dave Watson | Wing | Willie Carne | 2 |
| 3 | Jarrod McCracken | Centre | Mal Meninga (c) | 3 |
| 4 | Kevin Iro | Centre | Laurie Daley | 4 |
| 5 | Richie Blackmore | Wing | Rod Wishart | 5 |
| 6 | Gary Freeman (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Peter Jackson | 6 |
| 7 | Clayton Friend | Scrum half/Half back | Allan Langer | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop forward | Craig Salvatori | 8 |
| 9 | Duane Mann | Hooker | Steve Walters | 9 |
| 10 | Peter Brown | Prop forward | Martin Bella | 10 |
| 11 | Emosi Koloto | Second row | Mark Geyer | 11 |
| 12 | George Mann | Second row | David Gillespie | 12 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Loose forward/Lock forward | Bradley Clyde | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Jason Williams | Des Hasler | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Esene Faimalo | Chris Johns | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Mike Patton | John Cartwright | Interchange | |
| Ian Roberts | Interchange | |||
| Bob Bailey | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | John Holdsworth (Kippax) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Mark Geyer (Australia) — single-sourced |
Match report
Australia beat New Zealand 40-12 at Lang Park, Brisbane, on 31 Jul 1991, the third Test of that year's Trans-Tasman series, leading 18-6 at half-time. Captain Mal Meninga broke the Australian Test career points-scoring record with his first-half try.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 34–15 New Zealand
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 25–5 New Zealand
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 21–15 New Zealand
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 31–12 New Zealand
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 47–11 New Zealand
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 9–5 New Zealand
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 36–8 New Zealand
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 8–24 Australia
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 12–27 Australia
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 18–0 Australia
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 32–12 New Zealand
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 25–12 New Zealand
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 14–22 Australia
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 30–20 New Zealand
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 40–12 New Zealand
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 30–6 New Zealand
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Final): New Zealand 34–20 Australia
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 34–2 New Zealand
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 16–14 New Zealand