Papua New Guinea 18–20 France — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
7 Jul 1991 · Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka, Papua New Guinea · Attendance: 11,485
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 18–20 France, at Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka, Papua New Guinea on 7 Jul 1991.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Gela; Naipo Goals: Wanega (5) |
| France | Tries: Bienes; Despin; Garcia Goals: Torreilles (4) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipisa Wanega | Fullback | Christophe Auroy | 1 |
| 2 | Arnold Krewanty | Wing | Jean-Marc Garcia | 2 |
| 3 | Paul Gela | Centre | David Despin | 3 |
| 4 | Elias Kamiak | Centre | Denis Bienes | 4 |
| 5 | Joe Rema | Wing | Cyril Pons | 5 |
| 6 | Stanley Haru (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Pascal Fages | 6 |
| 7 | Gigmai Ongugo | Scrum half/Half back | Patrick Entat | 7 |
| 8 | James Naipo | Prop forward | Gerard Boyals | 8 |
| 9 | Bernard Bate | Hooker | Patrick Torreilles | 9 |
| 10 | John Unagi | Prop forward | Thierry Buttignol | 10 |
| 11 | Thomas Daki | Second row | Bernard Plante | 11 |
| 12 | Max Tiri | Second row | Didier Cabestany | 12 |
| 13 | Joe Gispe | Loose forward/Lock forward | Daniel Verdes | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Joshua Kouoru | Pierre Chamorin | 14 | |
| 15 | Johannes Kola | Guy Delpech | 15 | |
| 16 | Opoe Soga | |||
| 17 | Kes Paglipari | |||
| Skerry Palanga | Coach | Not identified in sources found | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Colin Morris (Huddersfield, England) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Papua New Guinea led 16-10 at half-time but France came from behind to win 18-20 at Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka, on 7 Jul 1991, part of France's tour of PNG that year.
Sourcing caveat: No France captain designation found in sources for this fixture.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 21–4 Papua New Guinea
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 28–14 Papua New Guinea
- 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