Great Britain 56–4 Papua New Guinea — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
9 Nov 1991 · Central Park, Wigan, England · Attendance: 4,193
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Great Britain 56–4 Papua New Guinea, at Central Park, Wigan, England on 9 Nov 1991.
Scorers
| Great Britain | Tries: Jackson (2); Moriarty (2); Betts; Fairbank; Newlove; Powell; Schofield; Sullivan Goals: Davies (8) |
| Papua New Guinea | Goals: Karu (2) |
Teams
| Great Britain | Papua New Guinea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Hampson | Fullback | Ipisa Wanega | 1 |
| 2 | Paul Newlove | Wing | Gideon Kouoru | 2 |
| 3 | Daryl Powell | Centre | Richard Wagambie | 3 |
| 4 | Jonathan Davies | Centre | Phillip Boge | 4 |
| 5 | Anthony Sullivan | Wing | Chris Itam | 5 |
| 6 | Garry Schofield (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Tuksy Karu | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Edwards | Scrum half/Half back | Stanley Haru (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Karl Harrison | Prop forward | John Unagi | 8 |
| 9 | Martin Dermott | Hooker | Kes Paglipari | 9 |
| 10 | Andy Platt | Prop forward | Kera Ngaffin | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Betts | Second row | James Naipo | 11 |
| 12 | Paul Moriarty | Second row | Leslie Hoffman | 12 |
| 13 | Michael Jackson | Loose forward/Lock forward | Joe Gispe | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Gary Connolly | Max Tiri | 14 | |
| 15 | Deryck Fox | Ngala Lapan | 15 | |
| 16 | Karl Fairbank | Thomas Daki | 16 | |
| 17 | Gary Price | Liprin Palangat | 17 | |
| Malcolm Reilly | Coach | Skerry Palanga | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Michael Jackson (Great Britain) |
Match report
Great Britain overwhelmed Papua New Guinea 56-4 at Central Park, Wigan, on 9 Nov 1991, with the Kumuls managing only two penalty goals and no tries. Michael Jackson scored twice and was named player of the match.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Great Britain 42–0 Papua New Guinea
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 22–42 Great Britain
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 8–40 Great Britain