Great Britain 10–6 New Zealand — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
11 Nov 1989 · Central Park, Wigan, England · Attendance: 20,346
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Great Britain 10–6 New Zealand, at Central Park, Wigan, England on 11 Nov 1989.
Scorers
| Great Britain | Tries: Offiah; Tait Goals: Loughlin (1) |
| New Zealand | Tries: Shelford Goals: Shelford (1) |
Teams
| Great Britain | New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Tait | Fullback | Tony Kemp | 1 |
| 2 | Phil Ford | Wing | Kevin Iro | 2 |
| 3 | Paul Newlove | Centre | Dean Bell | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Loughlin | Centre | Darrell Williams | 4 |
| 5 | Martin Offiah | Wing | Gary Mercer | 5 |
| 6 | Shaun Edwards | Stand off/Five eighth | Kelly Shelford | 6 |
| 7 | David Hulme | Scrum half/Half back | Gary Freeman | 7 |
| 8 | Kelvin Skerrett | Prop forward | Brent Todd | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Hulme | Hooker | Duane Mann | 9 |
| 10 | Andy Platt | Prop forward | Esene Faimalo | 10 |
| 11 | Andy Goodway | Second row | Kurt Sorensen | 11 |
| 12 | Roy Powell | Second row | Sam Stewart | 12 |
| 13 | Mike Gregory (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Hugh McGahan (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Joe Lydon | Francis Leota | 14 | |
| 15 | Keith England | Dean Clark | 15 | |
| Malcolm Reilly | Coach | Tony Gordon | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Greg McCallum |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Martin Offiah (Great Britain) |
Match report
Great Britain won 10-6 at Central Park, Wigan, on 11 Nov 1989, the deciding third Test of New Zealand's tour that also counted toward the World Cup Table, taking the series 2-1. Martin Offiah and Alan Tait scored the tries, with Offiah — who also set up Tait's try — named player of the match; New Zealand's reply came from a Kelly Shelford try and goal.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 26–6 New Zealand
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 21–29 New Zealand
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 23–8 New Zealand
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 38–14 New Zealand
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 27–17 New Zealand
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 53–19 New Zealand
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 12–30 Great Britain
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 6–6 New Zealand
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 12–10 Great Britain
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 21–18 Great Britain