Papua New Guinea 10–18 New Zealand — World Cup Table, 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup
11 Aug 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 10–18 New Zealand, at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on 11 Aug 1990.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Soga; Waine Goals: Numapo (1) |
| New Zealand | Tries: Lonergan; Panapa; Watson Goals: Ridge (3) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipisa Wanega | Fullback | Matthew Ridge | 1 |
| 2 | Arnold Krewanty | Wing | Tony Iro | 2 |
| 3 | Phillip Boge | Centre | Dave Watson | 3 |
| 4 | Bal Numapo (c) | Centre | Paddy Tuimavave | 4 |
| 5 | Goie Waine | Wing | Sam Panapa | 5 |
| 6 | Stanley Haru | Stand off/Five eighth | Mark Nixon | 6 |
| 7 | Gigmai Ongugo | Scrum half/Half back | Gary Freeman | 7 |
| 8 | Bobby Ako | Prop forward | Brent Todd | 8 |
| 9 | Michael Matmillo | Hooker | Duane Mann | 9 |
| 10 | Tuiyo Evei | Prop forward | Peter Brown | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Angara | Second row | Mike Kuiti | 11 |
| 12 | Kes Paglipari | Second row | Dean Lonergan | 12 |
| 13 | Matthew Elara | Loose forward/Lock forward | Tawera Nikau | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Max Tiri | Morvin Edwards | 14 | |
| 15 | Opoe Soga | Mike Patton | 15 | |
| George Mann | 16 | |||
| Francis Leota | 17 | |||
| Skerry Palanga | Coach | Bob Bailey | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Harrigan (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
New Zealand beat Papua New Guinea 18-10 at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, on 11 Aug 1990, part of a wider 1990 New Zealand tour of PNG.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Papua New Guinea 24–22 New Zealand
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 66–14 Papua New Guinea
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): New Zealand 66–10 Papua New Guinea
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 22–6 Papua New Guinea
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): New Zealand 48–6 Papua New Guinea
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): New Zealand 56–10 Papua New Guinea