International Competitions 1989

[1988] [1990]


Australian tour of New Zealand

[1986] [1990] [details]

Captain: Wally Lewis.
Squad: (20) Greg Alexander, Sam Backo, Gary Belcher, Martin Bella, Bradley Clyde, Tony Currie, Michael Hancock, Des Hasler, Peter Jackson, Wally Lewis, Bruce McGuire, Michael O'Connor, Steve Roach, Dale Shearer, Paul Sironen, Dan Stains, David Trewhella, Paul Vautin, Kerrod Walters.

In New Zealand: played 6; won 5; lost 1; for 176; against 80; won series 3-0; total attendance 75,000.

10. 7.89  NEW ZEALAND               W 26-6   15,000  Auckland
16. 7.89  NEW ZEALAND               W 26-6   26,000  Auckland
23. 7.89  NEW ZEALAND               W 22-14  15,000  Auckland

          President's XIII          W 50-18   5,000  Palmerston North
          Auckland                  L 24-26   9,000  Auckland
          Wellington                W 28-10   5,000  Wellington

World Cup VIII (Worldwide)

[1985] [1995] [details]

The competition was held over the four year period 1989 through 1992, during which the last match in each test series also counted as a World Cup match. All results are collated here.

Matches:

    Australia 22 beat New Zealand 14.
    Great Britain 10 beat New Zealand 6.
    New Zealand 34 beat France 0.
    Australia 34 beat France 2.
    Australia 14 beat Great Britain 0.
    Australia 34 beat France 10.
    New Zealand 21 beat Great Britain 18.
    New Zealand 18 beat Papua New Guinea 10.
    Great Britain 40 beat Papua New Guinea 8.
    Great Britain 45 beat France 10.
    New Zealand 32 beat France 10.
    France 20 beat Papua New Guinea 18.
    Australia 40 beat New Zealand 12.
    Australia 40 beat Papua New Guinea 6.
    Great Britain 56 beat Papua New Guinea 4.
    France 28 beat Papua New Guinea 14.
    Great Britain 36 beat France 0.
    Australia 16 beat Great Britain 10.
    New Zealand 66 beat Papua New Guinea 10.
    Australia 36 beat Papua New Guinea 14.

Australia            8  8  0  0  236   68  16
Great Britain        8  5  0  3  221   79  10
New Zealand          8  5  0  3  197  120  10
France               8  2  0  6   80  247   4
Papua New Guinea     8  0  0  8   84  304   0

Final:

    Australia 10 beat Great Britain 6.