1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup

International Rugby League tournament May 2014 August 2020 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup 150px 5 Australia 7 21 300059 834 AUS Mal Meninga (70) AUS Mal Meninga (7) Rugby League World Cup 1985–1988 1995 The 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (sometimes shortened to 1992 Rugby League World Cup) was the tenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup, and continued to use the three-year format, stretching across the years 1989 to 1992. As with the 1985–1988 World Cup, teams played each other on a home-and-away basis. These matches were fitted into the normal international programme of three-match test series between the nations, with a pre-designated match from each series counting as the World Cup fixture. The tournament culminated in the 1992 Rugby League World Cup final. The matches went strictly to form, with Australia undefeated and certain to claim a world cup final berth as early as 1991. France and Papua New Guinea were uncompetitive, leading to a straight fight between New Zealand and Great Britain for the right to meet the Kangaroos in the final. In the event the Lions were able to just edge out the Kiwis on points difference. As they had done in 1988, Australia had won the right to host the World Cup final. However, with the potential for a much larger attendance, the Australian Rugby League agreed to allow Great Britain to host the game at the 82,000 capacity Wembley Stadium in London. The final was a surprisingly close affair, with Great Britain leading with only 12 minutes to go. The game's only try was then scored by centre Steve Renouf in his international debut for the Kangaroos and Australia were able to claim their fourth consecutive World Cup title before a world record international rugby league attendance of 73,631.Kdouh Fatima We take a look back at the greatest Rugby League World Cup finals of all time http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/we-take-a-look-back-at-the-greatest-rugby-league-world-cup-finals-of-all-time/story-fni2flhh-1226771460587 The Daily Telegraph 28 November 2013 Venues AUS Brisbane ENG Leeds NZL Auckland ENG Wigan Lang Park Elland Road Mount Smart Stadium Central Park Capacity: 32,500 Capacity: 32,500 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 200px 200px 200px 200px NZL Christchurch NZL Christchurch PNG Port Moresby ENG Hull Queen Elizabeth II Park Addington Showgrounds Lloyd Robson Oval The Boulevard Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 18,000 Capacity: 17,000 Capacity: 16,000 200px 200px 200px FRA Perpignan AUS Parkes PNG Goroka AUS Townsville Stade Gilbert Brutus Pioneer Oval Danny Leahy Oval Townsville Sports Reserve Capacity: 13,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 12,000 200px FRA Carcassonne Stade Albert Domec Capacity: 10,000 200px Final The World Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium in London. ENG London Wembley Stadium Capacity: 82,000 250px Matches 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup players Group stage main WDL Q n points 2 AUS AUS GBR GBR NZL NZL FRA FRA PNG PNG 8 0 0 236 68 5 0 3 215 79 5 0 3 203 120 2 0 6 80 247 0 0 8 84 304 #ccffcc Advances to the Final A A complete RLWC2013 1989 23 July 1989 NZL 14–22 AUS Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 15,000 The first match of the 1989–1992 World Cup was also the 3rd test of the 1989 Trans-Tasman Test series which was won 3–0 by Australia 11 November 1989 GBR 10–6 NZL Central Park, Wigan 20,346 3 December 1989 FRA 0–34 NZL Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne 4,208 1990 2 June 1990 PNG 8–40 GBR Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 7,837 27 June 1990 AUS 34–2 FRA Pioneer Oval, Parkes, New South Wales 12,384 15 July 1990 NZL 21–18 GBR Queen Elizabeth II Park, Christchurch 3,133 11 August 1990 PNG 10–18 NZL Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 7,837 24 November 1990 GBR 0–14 AUS Elland Road, Leeds 32,500 This match was also the 3rd and deciding test of the 1990 Ashes series. 9 December 1990 FRA 10–34 AUS Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 3,428 1991 27 January 1991 FRA 10–45 GBR Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan 3,965 23 June 1991 NZL 32–10 FRA Addington Showground, Christchurch 2,000 7 July 1991 PNG 18–20 FRA Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka 11,485 31 July 1991 AUS 40–12 NZL Lang Park, Brisbane 29,139 This match was also the 3rd and deciding test of the 1991 Trans-Tasman series. 13 October 1991 PNG 6–40 AUS Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby 14,500 Australian winger Willie Carne crossed for a hat trick of tries in Port Moresby. 9 November 1991 GBR 56–4 PNG Central Park, Wigan 4,193 24 November 1991 FRA 28–14 PNG Stade d'Albert Domec, Carcassonne 1,440 1992 7 March 1992 GBR 36–0 FRA The Boulevard, Kingston-upon-Hull 5,250 3 July 1992 AUS 16–10 GBR Tries:DaleyMeningaGoals:Meninga (4) Tries: Offiah Goals:Eastwood (3) Lang Park, Brisbane 32,313 Paul Sironen (Australia) In addition to being an allocated World Cup match, this was the third, deciding test of the 1992 Ashes series. This six-point margin of defeat meant that New Zealand would need to beat Papua New Guinea by 109 points in the following match to prevent a Great Britain-Australia World Cup final in October.Meninga breaks Britain's resistance (independent.co.uk) 5 July 1992 NZL 66–10 PNG Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland 3,000 15 July 1992 AUS 36–14 PNG Townsville Sports Reserve, Queensland 12,470 Final 1992 Rugby League World Cup final #eeeeee 24 October 1992 2:30PM (BST) GBR 6–10 AUS Tries: Goals: Deryck Fox (3/4) Tries: Steve Renouf Goals: Mal Meninga (3/4) Wembley Stadium, London 73,6311992 Rugby League World Cup final Dennis Hale NZL Steve Walters _GBRL _GBR1992 _blue_stripes2 _red_stripes2 _britishlions12 FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF Great Britain _kangaroos _kangaroos1992 _kangaroos _thingoldsides _2 gold stripes 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 023E00 Australia FB 1 Joe LydonRW 2 Alan HunteRC 3 Gary ConnollyLC 4 Garry Schofield (c)LW 5 Martin OffiahSO 6 Shaun EdwardsSH 7 Deryck FoxPR 8 Kevin WardHK 9 Martin DermottPR 10 Andy PlattSR 11 Denis BettsSR 12 Phil ClarkeLK 13 Ellery HanleySubstitutions:IC 14 John DevereuxIC 15 Alan TaitIC 16 Kelvin SkerrettIC 17 Richard EyresCoach:ENG Mal Reilly FB 1 Tim BrasherRW 2 Willie CarneRC 3 Steve RenoufLC 4 Mal Meninga (c)LW 5 Michael HancockFE 6 Brad FittlerHB 7 Allan LangerPR 8 Glenn LazarusHK 9 Steve WaltersPR 10 Mark SargentSR 11 Paul SironenSR 12 Bob LindnerLF 13 Bradley ClydeSubstitutions:IC 14 David GillespieIC 15 Kevin WaltersIC 16 John CartwrightIC 17 Chris JohnsCoach:AUS Bob Fulton This match set a new world record attendance for a rugby league international of 73,631, beating the previous record of 70,204 set at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 1932 Ashes series.Andy Wilson Wembley Rugby League internationals – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2011/nov/04/wembley-rugby-league-internationals-in-pictures#/?picture=381413774&index=1 The Guardian 4 November 2011 As they had done in 1988, Australia won the right to host the World Cup final. However, in the interests of rugby league, and the potential for a much larger attendance since at the time Lang Park in Brisbane could only hold 33,000, and the Sydney Football Stadium could only seat 42,000, the ARL agreed to Great Britain hosting the final at the 82,000 capacity Wembley. Unlike 1988 when Australia had agreed to let New Zealand host the Final at Eden Park in Auckland due to dwindling international attendances in Australia, the international game had become popular again over the next four years (mainly due to much improved performances by Great Britain and New Zealand) and there was a good chance of sell-out crowd in either Brisbane or Sydney for the game. However, the potential for an attendance at Wembley that would be almost or more than double the size that could be seen in Australia, and the potential exposure from playing the game at one of the world's most iconic stadiums, could not be ignored. Both coaches picked experienced teams, with only Australian's Tim Brasher (fullback) and Steve Renouf (centre) making their international debut in the game. With incumbent fullback Andrew Ettingshausen unavailable through injury, Australian coach Bob Fulton preferred utility outside back Brasher over Newcastle Knights fullback Brad Godden due to Brasher's previous big game experience having played in Balmain's 1989 Grand Final loss as well as making his State of Origin debut earlier in the year. Fulton also chose seven members from the Brisbane Broncos 1992 Winfield Cup premiership winning team including exciting centre Renouf. Lions coach Mal Reilly chose to retain Garry Schofield as captain despite the presence of Ellery Hanley in the team. He also went with pace on the wings with Martin Offiah and St. Helens flyer Alan Hunte. The hard-fought final was a one-try affair, with Great Britain leading 6–4 with only 12 minutes remaining.1989 – 1992: AUSTRALIA http://www.rlwc2013.com/past-winners/1989-1992-australia rlwc2013.com Rugby League International Federation 23 July 2013 16 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131016143827/http://www.rlwc2013.com/past-winners/1989-1992-australia dead The only try of the match was then set up by Australian replacement back Kevin Walters, who, with a clever cut-out pass, put his Broncos teammate Steve Renouf into a gap not covered by replacement Lions centre John Devereux. Renouf, in his debut test for Australia, then raced 20 metres to score in the corner.Great Australian Sporting Moments Roberts Michael 2008 The Miegunyah Press Australia 978-0-522-85547-0 275 https://books.google.com/books?id=dvWZHv2l7J0C Otherwise, the two teams' kickers (Mal Meninga and Deryck Fox) were called upon to score most of the points, including Meninga's pressure sideline conversion of Renouf's try. The rain started pouring in the second half and Australia was able to hold Great Britain out and maintain their lead until the final siren. Australia's triumph saw them win their fourth World Cup in a row after winning the previous cups in 1975, 1977 and 1988. It also ended a mini-hoodoo for the Kangaroos at London's Wembley Stadium. Australia had previously left the arena 21–12 losers in 1973, and the 1990 Kangaroos were outplayed by Great Britain 19–12, but when it mattered most this time around Australia proved themselves as worthy World Cup champions. The match was telecast live late at night throughout Australia on the Nine Network, with commentary provided by Ray Warren, Peter Sterling and Paul Vautin, with sideline comments from Chris Bombolas. The game broke Australia's midnight-to-dawn television ratings record which was set a year earlier by the rugby union's 1991 Rugby World Cup final.Oliver Robin 'Roos give 9 early-hours record The Sydney Morning Herald 6 27 October 1992 http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&docID=news921027_0088_9090 Try scorers 7 22em AUS Mal Meninga 5 22em AUS Willie Carne AUS Brad Mackay GBR Martin Offiah GBR Garry Schofield NZL Richie Blackmore NZL Dave Watson 4 22em AUS Laurie Daley AUS Andrew Ettingshausen 3 22em AUS Bradley Clyde AUS Dale Shearer NZL Tony Kemp 2 22em AUS Graham Mackay AUS Mark McGaw AUS Rod Wishart FRA Jean-Marc Garcia FRA Cyril Pons GBR Denis Betts GBR Paul Eastwood GBR Shaun Edwards GBR Carl Gibson GBR Michael Jackson GBR Paul Moriarty GBR Andy Platt GBR Daryl Powell NZL Dean Clark NZL Sam Panapa NZL Kelly Shelford PNG Stanley Haru PNG Jack Uradok 1 22em AUS Greg Alexander AUS Gary Belcher AUS Ben Elias AUS Brad Fittler AUS Peter Jackson AUS Chris Johns AUS Michael O'Connor AUS Steve Renouf AUS Steve Roach AUS Mark Sargent AUS Steve Walters FRA Christophe Auroy FRA Denis Biénès FRA Christophe Bonnafous FRA Patrick Entat FRA David Despin FRA Daniel Divet FRA Gilles Dumas FRA David Fraisse FRA Daniel Verdès GBR Martin Dermott GBR Paul Dixon GBR Karl Fairbank GBR Deryck Fox GBR Bobbie Goulding GBR Les Holliday GBR Alan Hunte GBR Paul Newlove GBR Roy Powell GBR Anthony Sullivan GBR Alan Tait NZL Dean Bell NZL Mark Elia NZL Gary Freeman NZL Clayton Friend NZL Gavin Hill NZL Sean Hoppe NZL Kevin Iro NZL Mike Kuiti NZL Dean Lonergan NZL Duane Mann NZL Jarrod McCracken NZL Gary Mercer NZL Tawera Nikau NZL Matthew Ridge NZL Brent Stuart NZL Darrell Williams PNG Sauna Babago PNG Aquila Emil PNG Paul Gela PNG Chris Itam PNG August Joseph PNG James Naipo PNG Gigmai Ongugo PNG Opoe Soga PNG Goie Waine References External links 1989–1992 World Cup at rlhalloffame.org.uk 1989–1992 World Cup at rlwc08.com 1989–1992 World Cup at rugbyleagueproject.com 1989–1992 World Cup data at hunterlink.net.au 1989–1992 World Cup at 188-rugby-league.co.uk