1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea

The 1991 Kangaroo tour of Papua New Guinea was a two week, end of season tour of Papua New Guinea by the Australia national rugby league team. The Australians played five matches on the tour, including two Test matches against the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team. The tour began on 29 September and finished on 13 October.^[1]

As of 2016 this remains the only full Kangaroo Tour of Papua New Guinea.

Leadership

As he had been since 1989, Bob Fulton was the coach of the Kangaroos. Mal Meninga was the team captain.

Touring squad

Eleven of the 23 man squad had played for Australia in their 2-1 Trans-Tasman Test series win over New Zealand earlier in the year. Among those selected to tour but who were ultimately ruled out with injury were Penrith test players and 1991 premiership winners Greg Alexander, Mark Geyer and John Cartwright as well as Canberra Raiders halves Laurie Daley and Ricky Stuart.

Player	Club	Position(s)	Games	Tests	Tries	Goals	F/Goals	Points
Gary Belcher	Canberra Raiders	fullback	5	2	3	10	-	32
Martin Bella	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	prop	5	2	-	-	-	-
Willie Carne	Brisbane Broncos	wing	5	2	8	-	-	32
Bradley Clyde	Canberra Raiders	lock, second-row	4	2	3	-	-	12
Gary Coyne	Canberra Raiders	second-row, prop	4	2	-	-	-	-
Andrew Ettingshausen	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	centre	4	2	3	-	-	12
Brad Fittler	Penrith Panthers	lock, centre	5	2	4	-	-	16
Andrew Gee	Brisbane Broncos	second-row	1	0	-	-	-	-
Scott Gourley	St George Dragons	second-row, lock	4	1	3	-	-	12
Peter Jackson	North Sydney Bears	five-eighth, centre	4	1	3	-	-	12
Chris Johns	Brisbane Broncos	wing, centre	5	2	2	-	-	8
Glenn Lazarus	Canberra Raiders	prop	5	2	1	-	-	4
Cliff Lyons	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	five-eighth	5	2	3	-	-	12
Mark McGaw	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks	centre	1	0	-	-	-	-
Bruce McGuire	Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs	second-row	1	0	-	-	-	-
Mal Meninga (c)	Canberra Raiders	centre	3	2	2	6	-	20
Steve Roach	Balmain Tigers	prop	1	0	-	-	-	-
Ian Roberts	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	second-row	4	1	-	-	4
Craig Salvatori	Eastern Suburbs Roosters	second-row	1	2	-	-	-	-
Geoff Toovey	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles	halfback	5	2	1	-	-	4
Kerrod Walters	Brisbane Broncos	hooker	4	2	-	-	-	-
Kevin Walters	Brisbane Broncos	halfback, hooker	5	2	1	-	-	4
Rod Wishart	Illawarra Steelers	wing	4	2	4	4	-	24

Tour

The Australian's played five games on the tour, winning all five.

Sunday, 29 September	Northern Zone	6 – 40	Australia
	Tries: Goals: David Buko (3)	^[2]	Tries: Bradley Clyde (2), Gary Belcher, Scott Gourley, Cliff Lyons, Mal Meninga, Geoff Toovey, Kevin Walters Goals: Mal Meninga (4/8)	Attendance: 10,300 Referee: Tom Pelas

Northern Zone: David Buko, Tweedy Malagian, Charlie Vee, John Markham, Lance Tirava, Elison Ketauwo, David Gilpu, Mathias Kin, Michael Matmillo, Patrick Kiap, Nande Yer, John Piel (c), Goro Arigae. Res - Joe Tonar, Chris Sari, Jacob Danny, Dick Moiga.

Australia: Gary Belcher, Willie Carne, Mal Meninga (c), Andrew Ettingshausen, Rod Wishart, Peter Jackson, Geoff Toovey, Martin Bella, Kevin Walters, Glenn Lazarus, Craig Salvatori, Ian Roberts, Bradley Clyde. Res - Cliff Lyons, Brad Fittler, Chris Johns, Scott Gourley.

Wednesday, 2 October	Island Zone	25 – 42	Australia
	Tries: James Kapia, August Joseph, Jimmy Peter Goals: Normyle Eremas (3) Field Goals: Bernard Bate	^[3]	Tries: Brad Fittler (2), Peter Jackson (2), Willie Carne, Scott Gourley, Chris Johns Goals: Gary Belcher (5)	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Graham Ainui

Island Zone: Normyle Eremas, Arnold Tivelit, Henry Hairoi, August Joseph, James Kapia, Willie Langer, Billy Kennedy, Pisai Maevo, Bernard Bate, David Gaius, Jimmy Peter, Ben Lakur, Apelis Walia. Res - Phillip Nagatia, Ken Oki, Cliff Rich, Albert Levy.

Australia: Gary Belcher (c), Willie Carne, Peter Jackson, Brad Fittler, Chris Johns, Cliff Lyons, Kevin Walters, Steve Roach, Kerrod Walters, Glenn Lazarus, Gary Coyne, Andrew Gee, Scott Gourley. Res - Geoff Toovey, Martin Bella, Ian Roberts, Andrew Ettingshausen.

1st Test

Sunday, 6 October

Papua New Guinea	2 – 58	Australia
Tries: Goals: Ipisa Wanega (1/1)	^[4]	Tries: Willie Carne (3) Rod Wishart (3) Andrew Ettingshausen (2) Brad Fittler (2) Cliff Lyons Ian Roberts Goals: Gary Belcher (5/10) Mal Meninga (0/2)

Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka
Attendance: 13,000
Referee/s: Dennis Hale

Papua New Guinea	Position	Australia
Ipisa Wanega	FB	Gary Belcher
Liprin Palangat	WG	Rod Wishart
Chris Itam	CE	Andrew Ettingshausen
Richard Wagambi	CE	Mal Meninga (c)
Korul Sinemau	WG	Willie Carne
Stanley Haru (c)	SO	Cliff Lyons
Sam Karara	SH	Geoff Toovey
John Unagi	PR	Martin Bella
Danny Moi	HK	Kerrod Walters
Daroa Ben-Moide	PR	Glenn Lazarus
Max Tiri	SR	Bradley Clyde
Thomas Daki	SR	Ian Roberts
Joe Gispe	LF	Brad Fittler
Joshua Kouoruan	Int.	Chris Johns
Ngala Lapan	Int.	Kevin Walters
James Naipo	Int.	Gary Coyne
Kes Paglipari	Int.	Scott Gourley
Skerry Palanga	Coach	Bob Fulton

Wednesday, 9 October	Highlands Zone	3 – 28	Australia	Rebiamul Oval, Mount Hagen
	Tries: Goals: Gigmai Ongugo (1) Field Goals: Gigmai Ongugo (1)	^[5]	Tries: Gary Belcher, Willie Carne, Scott Gourley, Chris Johns, Glenn Lazarus Goals: Rod Wishart (4)	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Moses Tolingling ^[6]

Highlands Zone: John Okul, Francis Abba, David Gomia, Thomas Tumbo, Joe Rema, Dimbi Ongugo, Gigmai Ongugo, Leslie Hoffman, Maima Kawage, Yami Kamisive, Joe Paraka (c), Philip Humar, John Yawing. Res - Michael Angra, Mek Kepo, John Passigan, Michael Kiap.

Australia: Gary Belcher, Willie Carne, Chris Johns, Mark McGaw, Rod Wishart, Cliff Lyons, Geoff Toovey, Glenn Lazarus, Kevin Walters, Gary Coyne, Bruce McGuire, Scott Gourley, Bradley Clyde (c). Res - Kerrod Walters, Martin Bella, Brad Fittler, Peter Jackson.

2nd Test

This test match also doubled as a Group Stage game for the 1989-92 Rugby League World Cup.

Sunday, 13 October

Papua New Guinea	6 – 40	Australia
Tries: Stanley Haru Goals: Phillip Boge (1)		Tries: Willie Carne (3) Gary Belcher Andrew Ettingshausen Mal Meninga Peter Jackson Rod Wishart Bradley Clyde Goals: Mal Meninga (2/7) Gary Belcher (0/2)

Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 14,500
Referee/s: Dennis Hale

Man of the Match: Willie Carne

Papua New Guinea	Position	Australia
Phillip Boge	FB	Gary Belcher
Liprin Palangat	WG	Rod Wishart
Korul Sinemau	CE	Andrew Ettingshausen
Richard Wagambi	CE	Mal Meninga (c)
Gideon Kouoru	WG	Willie Carne
Stanley Haru (c)	SO	Peter Jackson
Sam Karara	SH	Geoff Toovey
John Unagi	PR	Martin Bella
Danny Moi	HK	Kerrod Walters
James Naipo	PR	Glenn Lazarus
Thomas Daki	SR	Bradley Clyde
Kes Paglipari	SR	Ian Roberts
Joe Gispe	LF	Brad Fittler
Leslie Hoffman	Int.	Cliff Lyons
Ngala Lapan	Int.	Kevin Walters
Kera Ngaffin	Int.	Chris Johns
Jack Uradok	Int.	Gary Coyne
Skerry Palanga	Coach	Bob Fulton

Statistics

Leading Try Scorer

8 by Willie Carne

Leading Point Scorer

32 by Gary Belcher (3 tries, 10 goals) and Willie Carne (8 tries)

Largest Attendance

17,000 - First test vs Papua New Guinea at Lloyd Robson Oval

Largest non-test Attendance

10,300 - Australia vs Northern Zone

References

External Links

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