Game 2
New Zealand 64 def. Papua New Guinea 0
| Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14470 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Friday, 11th October, 1996 | |||||||
| Referee | Russell Smith (Castleford) | |||||||
| Venue | Manawatu (Palmerston North) | |||||||
| Crowd | 2,000 | |||||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Stacey JONES | 2 | T | ||||||
| Gene NGAMU | 2 | |||||||
| Richie BARNETT | ||||||||
| Richie BLACKMORE | ||||||||
| Marc ELLIS | ||||||||
| Sean HOPPE | ||||||||
| Stephen KEARNEY | ||||||||
| Joe VAGANA | ||||||||
| Ruben WIKI | ||||||||
| Grant YOUNG | ||||||||
| Matthew RIDGE | 8 | G | ||||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Matthew RIDGE (c) [Manly] |
1 | FB | 1 | Robert SIO | ||||
| Sean HOPPE [Auckland] |
2 | W | 2 | Zakary KIPSY | ||||
| Richie BLACKMORE [Auckland] |
3 | C | 3 | Marcus BAI [Hull] |
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| John TIMU [Canterbury] |
4 | C | 4 | David GOMIA | ||||
| Richie BARNETT [Cronulla] |
5 | W | 5 | Rueben RUING | ||||
| Gene NGAMU [Auckland] |
6 | FE | 6 | Robert TELA | ||||
| Stacey JONES [Auckland] |
7 | HB | 7 | Stanley GENE [Hull KR] |
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| Grant YOUNG [South Queensland] |
8 | FR | 8 | David WESTLEY [Canberra] |
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| Syd ERU [Auckland] |
9 | HK | 9 | Elias PAIYO | ||||
| Quentin PONGIA [Canberra] |
10 | FR | 10 | Raymond KARL | ||||
| Tony IRO [Sydney City] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Nande YER | ||||
| Stephen KEARNEY [Auckland] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Max TIRI | ||||
| Mark HORO [Auckland] |
13 | L | 13 | Bruce MAMANDO [Canberra] |
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| Marc ELLIS [Auckland] |
14 | B | 14 | Simon KUNDI | ||||
| Joe VAGANA [Auckland] |
15 | B | 15 | Obert BATIA | ||||
| Ruben WIKI [Canberra] |
16 | B | 16 | Ben BIRI | ||||
| Tyran SMITH [South Sydney] |
17 | B | 17 | Michael ANGARA | ||||
| Frank ENDACOTT | HC | Bob BENNETT | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- Papua New Guinea vs New Zealand 1996 - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1996 - Game 1 vs. Great Britain
No changes.
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- Kumuls Tour 1996 - Game 4 vs. NZ Maori
- Next Game:
- Test Matches 1997 - vs. New Zealand XIII
- Out:
- James Kops (wing), Mark Mom (halfback), John Markham (hooker), Peter Dunne (front row), Cedric Kangi (second row), John Piel (second row)
- In:
- Robert Sio (fullback), Marcus Bai (centre), David Gomia (centre), David Westley (front row), Elias Paiyo (hooker), Nande Yer (second row)
- Changes:
- Rueben Ruing (fullback to wing), Obert Batia (centre to bench), Simon Kundi (centre to bench), Max Tiri (front row to second row), Ben Biri (lock to bench), Bruce Mamando (bench to lock), Raymond Karl (bench to front row), Stanley Gene (bench to halfback)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:
Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999)

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