Papua New Guinea 30–22 Tonga — Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
6 Nov 2000 · Saint-Esteve, Perpignan, France · Attendance: 3,666
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Papua New Guinea 30–22 Tonga, at Saint-Esteve, Perpignan, France on 6 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Papua New Guinea | Tries: Gene (2); Buko; Karl; Mondo Goals: Wilshere (5) |
| Tonga | Tries: Moala (2); Mason; Vaikona Goals: Moala (3) |
Teams
| Papua New Guinea | Tonga | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Buko | Fullback | Makasini Richter | 1 |
| 2 | John Wilshere | Wing | Fifita Moala | 2 |
| 3 | Eddie Aila | Centre | Paul Koloi | 3 |
| 4 | Alfred Songoro | Centre | Greg Wolfgramm | 4 |
| 5 | Marcus Bai | Wing | Tevita Vaikona | 5 |
| 6 | Stanley Gene | Stand off/Five eighth | Phil Howlett | 6 |
| 7 | Adrian Lam (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Duane Mann | 7 |
| 8 | Raymond Karl | Prop forward | Martin Masella (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Mom | Hooker | Esau Mann | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Mondo | Prop forward | Alfons Masella | 10 |
| 11 | Duncan Na'awi | Second row | Willie Mason | 11 |
| 12 | Bruce Mamando | Second row | Mal Kaufusi | 12 |
| 13 | Tom O'Reilly | Loose forward/Lock forward | Willie Manu | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Elias Paiyo | David Fisiiahi | 14 | |
| 15 | Alex Krewanty | Willie Wolfgramm | 15 | |
| 16 | Andrew Norman | Nelson Lomi | 16 | |
| 17 | Makali Aizue | Andrew Lomu | 17 | |
| Bob Bennett | Coach | Murray Hurst | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Papua New Guinea beat Tonga 30-22 at Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan, leading 18-12 at half-time, with Stanley Gene scoring twice. Fifita Moala replied with two tries and three goals for Tonga.
Sourcing caveat: RLP listed the venue as Toulouse; the task-confirmed venue (Stade Aimé Giral, Perpignan/Saint-Estève) was retained per Wikipedia's independent corroboration.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): Papua New Guinea 28–28 Tonga
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup (Group D): Tonga 24–18 Papua New Guinea