Papua New Guinea 28–28 Tonga — Group B, 1995 Rugby League World Cup
10 Oct 1995 · The Boulevard, Hull, England · Attendance: 5,121
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 1995 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 28–28 Tonga, at The Boulevard, Hull, England on 10 Oct 1995.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Buko; Gene; Lam; Paiyo; Solbat Goals: Paiyo (4) |
| Tonga | Tries: Guttenbeil (2); Howlett; Liku; Taufa; Wolfgramm Goals: Amone (2) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | Tonga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Buko | Fullback | Asa Amone | 1 |
| 2 | James Kops | Wing | Una Taufa | 2 |
| 3 | David Gomia | Centre | Tevita Vaikona | 3 |
| 4 | John Okul | Centre | Phil Howlett | 4 |
| 5 | Gideon Kouoru | Wing | Jimmy Veikoso | 5 |
| 6 | Stanley Gene | Stand off/Five eighth | Angelo Dymock | 6 |
| 7 | Adrian Lam (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Willie Wolfgramm | 7 |
| 8 | Tuiyo Evei | Prop forward | Martin Masella | 8 |
| 9 | Elias Paiyo | Hooker | Duane Mann (c) | 9 |
| 10 | David Westley | Prop forward | Lee Hansen | 10 |
| 11 | Max Tiri | Second row | George Mann | 11 |
| 12 | Nande Yer | Second row | Solomon Haumono | 12 |
| 13 | Bruce Mamando | Loose forward/Lock forward | Awen Guttenbeil | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Robert Tela | Salesi Finau | 14 | |
| 15 | Lucas Solbat | Tau Liku | 15 | |
| 16 | Marcus Bai | Taukolo Tonga | 16 | |
| 17 | David Reeka | |||
| Joe Tokam | Coach | Mike McClennan | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Claude Alba |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Papua New Guinea came back from 20-0 down at half-time to draw 28-28 with Tonga at The Boulevard, Hull, in a dramatic Group B fixture.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group C): Papua New Guinea 30–22 Tonga
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup (Group D): Tonga 24–18 Papua New Guinea