New Zealand 32–10 France — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
23 Jun 1991 · Addington Showground, Christchurch, New Zealand · Attendance: 2,000
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand 32–10 France, at Addington Showground, Christchurch, New Zealand on 23 Jun 1991.
Scorers
| New Zealand | Tries: Blackmore; Friend; Panapa; Shelford; Watson Goals: Botica (6) |
| France | Tries: Verdes Goals: Dumas (3) |
Teams
| New Zealand | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frano Botica | Fullback | Pascal Fages | 1 |
| 2 | Sam Panapa | Wing | Jean-Marc Garcia | 2 |
| 3 | Jarrod McCracken | Centre | David Despin | 3 |
| 4 | Dave Watson | Centre | Denis Bienes | 4 |
| 5 | Richie Blackmore | Wing | Cyril Pons | 5 |
| 6 | Kelly Shelford | Stand off/Five eighth | Gilles Dumas | 6 |
| 7 | Gary Freeman (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Patrick Entat | 7 |
| 8 | Brent Todd | Prop forward | Thierry Buttignol | 8 |
| 9 | Duane Mann | Hooker | Thierry Valero | 9 |
| 10 | Peter Brown | Prop forward | Yves Storer | 10 |
| 11 | Emosi Koloto | Second row | Gerard Boyals | 11 |
| 12 | Dean Lonergan | Second row | Didier Cabestany | 12 |
| 13 | Tawera Nikau | Loose forward/Lock forward | Daniel Verdes | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Mike Patton | Roger Palisses | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Gary Mercer | Robert Viscay | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Clayton Friend | Franck Romano | Interchange | |
| Interchange | George Mann | Thierry Bernabe | Interchange | |
| Bob Bailey | Coach | Michel Mazaré | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Graham Ainui |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
New Zealand beat France 32-10 at Addington Showgrounds, Christchurch, on 23 Jun 1991, the second Test of a two-match series (the first, at Carlaw Park, did not count toward the World Cup Table).
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 22–13 New Zealand
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 14–10 New Zealand
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–9 New Zealand
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 10–15 France
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 15–16 New Zealand
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 20–9 New Zealand
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 27–0 France
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 12–12 New Zealand
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 28–20 France
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–22 New Zealand
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–34 New Zealand
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Quarter-final): New Zealand 54–6 France
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 48–0 France