World Cup 1985-88 Group match 12 of 17
Attendance: 5,000
Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne, France
Referee: John Holdsworth
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
25 Jul 1981Papua New Guinea13 - 13France1981
28 Oct 1979France15 - 2Papua New Guinea1979-80
14 Oct 1979France16 - 9Papua New Guinea1979-80
France Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Jean-Philippe Pougeau22        
2 Hugues Ratier27 1     4
3 Guy Delaunay27        
4 David Fraisse18 2     8
5 Cyril Pons23 1     4
6 Jacques Moliner20        
7 Frédéric Bourrel   2 1 5
8 Jean-Luc Rabot27        
9 Mathieu Khedimi23        
10 Pierre Aillères29        
11 Pierre Montgaillard23        
12 Daniel Divet20        
13 Guy Laforgue29        
14 Daniel Verdes        
15 Gilles Dumas24        
Total:        
 4 2 1 21
Papua New Guinea Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Dairi Kovae 1     4
2 Arnold Krewanty        
3 Kepi Saea        
4 Lauta Atoi        
5 Mea Morea        
6 Bal Numapo        
7 Tony Kila        
8 Ati Lomutopa        
9 Roy Heni        
10 Arebo Taumaku        
11 Bernard Waketsi        
12 Bobby Ako        
13 Gideon Kouoru        
14 Darius Haili        
15 Mathias Kombra        
Total:        
 1 0 0 4



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.