France 28–14 Papua New Guinea — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup

24 Nov 1991 · Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, France · Attendance: 1,440Lowest-attended match of the tournament

Data last verified: 11 August 2026.

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World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: France 28–14 Papua New Guinea, at Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, France on 24 Nov 1991.

Scorers

France	Tries: Bonnafous; Divet; Dumas; Garcia; Pons Goals: Dumas (4)
Papua New Guinea	Tries: Haru; Itam Goals: Karu/Haru (3 combined) — exact individual split not identified in sources found

France			Papua New Guinea
1	Marc Balleroy	Fullback	Ipisa Wanega	1
2	Jean-Marc Garcia	Wing	Chris Itam	2
3	David Despin	Centre	Richard Wagambie	3
4	Denis Bienes	Centre	Phillip Boge	4
5	Cyril Pons	Wing	Gideon Kouoru	5
6	Gilles Dumas	Stand off/Five eighth	Tuksy Karu	6
7	Patrick Entat	Scrum half/Half back	Stanley Haru	7
8	Yves Viloni	Prop forward	James Naipo	8
9	Francis Lope	Hooker	Michael Matmillo	9
10	Pierre Ailleres	Prop forward	Kera Ngaffin	10
11	Pierre Montgaillard	Second row	Max Tiri	11
12	Daniel Divet	Second row	Kes Paglipari	12
13	Christophe Bonnafous	Loose forward/Lock forward	Joe Gispe	13
Substitutes
14	Pascal Fages		Liprin Palangat	14
15	Adolphe Alesina		Ngala Lapan	15
16	Yves Storer		Michael Angara	16
17	Abdrajah Baba		Leslie Hoffman	17

Not identified in sources found		Coach	Skerry Palanga

Referee	Colin Morris (Huddersfield, England)
Touch judges	Not identified in sources found
Player of the match	Not identified in sources found

France beat Papua New Guinea 28-14 at Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne, on 24 Nov 1991, avenging their earlier loss to PNG in Goroka that year.

1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 21–4 Papua New Guinea
1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 18–20 France
2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group C): Papua New Guinea 23–20 France
2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): Papua New Guinea 8–9 France