Captain: M Gregory.
Squad: (31) Denis Betts, C Bibb, D Bishop, Peter Clarke,
Jonathan Davies, M Dermott, J Devereaux, P Dixon, P Eastwood,
K England, K Fairbank, D Fox, C Gibson, Bobby Goulding, M Gregory,
S Irwin, Lee Jackson, I Lucas, J Lydon, D Lyon, Martin Offiah,
D Powell, R Powell, G Price, G Schofield, R Simpson, Kelvin Skerrett,
I Smales, G Steadman, A Tait. A Sullivan was selected but was
injured in a practice match before the first game.
In Papua New Guinea: played 5; won 4; lost 1; for 172; against 60; drew series 1-1; total attendance 34,935.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA L 18-20 11,598 Goroka
PAPUA NEW GUINEA W 40-8 7,837 Port Moresby
Southern Zone W 40-18 7,000 Port Moresby
Northern & Highland Zone W 24-10 3,500 Lae
Island Zone W 50-4 5,000 Rabaul
In New Zealand: played 10; won 6; lost 4; for 179; against 161; won series 2-1; total attendance 48,800.
NEW ZEALAND W 11-10 10,000 Palmerston North
NEW ZEALAND W 16-14 7,500 Auckland
NEW ZEALAND L 18-21 5,000 Christchurch
President's XIII W 23-22 4,000 Napier
Canterbury L 10-18 3,000 Christchurch
Auckland L 13-24 10,000 Auckland
Kiwi Colts W 22-10 2,000 Huntly
Wellington L 22-30 800 Wellington
Maoris W 20-12 4,500 Rotorua
Taranaki Invitation XIII W 24-0 2,000 New Plymouth
France payed a quick visit to Australia mainly so that they could fulfil their World Cup commitments. All of the matches were staged away from the main league centres of Sydney and Brisbane because of worries about the French ability to draw crowds.
In Australia: played 6; won 3; lost 3; for 92; against 119; lost series 1-0; total attendance 34,009.
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AUSTRALIA L 2-34 12,384 Parkes
Western Australia W 16-8 5,625 Perth
Queensland Country W 16-9 5,000 Cairns
Queensland Residents L 16-22 4,500 Rockhampton
NSW North Coast L 10-26 5,000 Wauchope
Western Division W 32-20 1,500 Bathurst
Managers: Keith Barnes and Kevin Brasch.
Coach: Bob Fulton.
Captain: Mal Meninga.
Squad: (28) Greg Alexander, Gary Belcher, Martin Bella,
Mark Carroll, John Cartwright, Laurie Daley, Ben Elias,
Andrew Ettingshausen, Brad Fittler, Mark Geyer, David Gillespie,
Michael Hancock, Des Hasler, Chris Johns, Allan Langer, Glenn Lazarus,
Bob Lindner, Cliff Lyons, Brad Mackay, Mark McGaw, Mal Meninga,
Steve Roach, Mark Sargent, Dale Shearer, Paul Sironen, Ricky Stuart,
Kerrod Walters, Kevin Walters.
In Great Britain: played 13; won 12; lost 1; for 347; against 121; won series 2-1; total attendance 259,544.
7.10.90 St Helens W 34-4 15,260 St Helens 10.10.90 Wakefield Trinity W 36-18 7,083 Wakefield 14.10.90 Wigan W 34-6 25,101 Wigan 17.10.90 Cumbria W 42-10 6,750 Workington 21.10.90 Leeds W 22-10 16,037 Leeds 27.10.90 GREAT BRITAIN L 12-19 52,274 Wembley 31.10.90 Warrington W 26-6 10,200 Warrington 4.11.90 Castleford W 28-8 9,033 Castleford 6.11.90 Halifax W 36-18 8,730 Halifax 10.11.90 GREAT BRITAIN W 14-10 46,615 Manchester 14.11.90 Hull W 34-4 13,000 Hull 18.11.90 Widnes W 15-8 14,666 Widnes 24.11.90 GREAT BRITAIN W 14-0 32,500 Leeds
In France: played 5; won 5; for 256; against 47; won series 2-0; total attendance 10,600.
27.11.90 President's XIII W 46-18 3,000 Paris 29.11.90 France B W 78-6 2,000 Lyon 2.12.90 FRANCE W 60-4 3,000 Avignon 5.12.90 Languedoc Roussillon W 38-9 600 Carcassonne 9.12.90 FRANCE W 34-10 2,000 Perpignan
Group A:
New Zealand Maoris 3 3 0 0 6
Australian Aborigines 3 2 0 1 4
Papua New Guinea 3 1 0 2 2
Friendly Islands 3 0 0 3 0
Group B:
Western Samoa 3 3 0 0 6
Tonga 3 2 0 1 4
Tokelau 3 1 0 2 2
Niue 3 0 0 3 0
Semifinals:
Western Samoa 26 beat Australian Aborigines 16.
New Zealand Maoris 32 beat Tonga 10.
Final:
Western Samoa 26 beat New Zealand Maoris 18.