Papua New Guinea 8–40 Great Britain — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
2 Jun 1990 · Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea · Attendance: 7,837
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 8–40 Great Britain, at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 2 Jun 1990.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Ongugo Goals: Numapo (2) |
| Great Britain | Tries: Gibson (2); Dixon; Eastwood; Goulding; Powell; Schofield Goals: Davies (6) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | Great Britain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipisa Wanega | Fullback | Alan Tait | 1 |
| 2 | Arnold Krewanty | Wing | Paul Eastwood | 2 |
| 3 | Phillip Boge | Centre | Jonathan Davies | 3 |
| 4 | Bal Numapo | Centre | Daryl Powell | 4 |
| 5 | Mea Morea | Wing | Carl Gibson | 5 |
| 6 | Stanley Haru | Stand off/Five eighth | Garry Schofield | 6 |
| 7 | Gigmai Ongugo | Scrum half/Half back | Bobbie Goulding | 7 |
| 8 | Ati Lomutopa | Prop forward | Roy Powell | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Matmillo | Hooker | Lee Jackson | 9 |
| 10 | Tuiyo Evei | Prop forward | Keith England | 10 |
| 11 | Joe Gispe | Second row | Denis Betts | 11 |
| 12 | Arebo Taumaku (c) | Second row | Paul Dixon | 12 |
| 13 | Michael Angara | Loose forward/Lock forward | Mike Gregory (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Max Tiri | Deryck Fox | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Chris Itam | Phil Clarke | Interchange | |
| Skerry Palanga | Coach | Malcolm Reilly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Dennis Hale |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Great Britain beat Papua New Guinea 40-8 at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, on 2 Jun 1990, leading 20-0 at half-time. It was the second of a two-match Lions tour series. Attendance is shown as 7,837 per the site's canonical figure, though one secondary source gives 5,969 — unresolved.
Sourcing caveat: Bench lists (2 named per side) appear incomplete relative to a second source (rugbyleaguerecords.online) which lists 4 per side.
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): Great Britain 56–4 Papua New Guinea