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.[1]
Lang Park, Brisbane Attendance: 32,313 Player of the Match: Paul Sironen (Australia)
In addition to being an allocated World Cup match, this was the third, deciding test of the 1992Ashes 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.[2]
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.[4] 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 Broncos1992Winfield 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.
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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 1989 1992 1989 1992 Rugby League World Cup Number of teams5Winner Australia 7th title Matches played21Attendance300 059 14 289 per match Points scored834 39 71 per match Top scorerMal Meninga 70 Top try scorerMal Meninga 7 Tournaments lt 1985 19881995 gt 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 1 Contents 1 Venues 1 1 Final 2 Matches 2 1 Group stage 2 1 1 1989 2 1 2 1990 2 1 3 1991 2 1 4 1992 2 2 Final 3 Try scorers 4 References 5 External linksVenues edit nbsp Brisbane nbsp Leeds nbsp Auckland nbsp Wigan Lang Park Elland Road Mount Smart Stadium Central Park Capacity 32 500 Capacity 32 500 Capacity 30 000 Capacity 30 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Port Moresby nbsp Hull nbsp Christchurch nbsp Perpignan Lloyd Robson Oval The Boulevard Addington Showgrounds Stade Gilbert Brutus Capacity 17 000 Capacity 16 000 Capacity 15 000 Capacity 13 000 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Parkes nbsp Goroka nbsp Townsville nbsp Carcassonne Pioneer Oval Danny Leahy Oval Townsville Sports Reserve Stade Albert Domec Capacity 12 000 Capacity 12 000 Capacity 12 000 Capacity 10 000 nbsp Final edit The World Cup final was played at Wembley Stadium in London nbsp London Wembley Stadium Capacity 82 000 nbsp Matches editSee also 1989 1992 Rugby League World Cup players Group stage edit Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification nbsp Australia 8 8 0 0 236 68 168 16 Advances to the Final nbsp Great Britain 8 5 0 3 215 79 136 10 nbsp New Zealand 8 5 0 3 203 120 83 10 nbsp France 8 2 0 6 80 247 167 4 nbsp Papua New Guinea 8 0 0 8 84 304 220 0Source citation needed 1989 edit 23 July 1989 New Zealand nbsp 14 22 nbsp Australia Mount Smart Stadium AucklandAttendance 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 Great Britain nbsp 10 6 nbsp New Zealand Central Park WiganAttendance 20 346 3 December 1989 France nbsp 0 34 nbsp New Zealand Stade d Albert Domec CarcassonneAttendance 4 208 1990 edit 2 June 1990 Papua New Guinea nbsp 8 40 nbsp Great Britain Lloyd Robson Oval Port MoresbyAttendance 7 837 27 June 1990 Australia nbsp 34 2 nbsp France Pioneer Oval Parkes New South WalesAttendance 12 384 15 July 1990 New Zealand nbsp 21 18 nbsp Great Britain Queen Elizabeth II Park ChristchurchAttendance 3 133 11 August 1990 Papua New Guinea nbsp 10 18 nbsp New Zealand Lloyd Robson Oval Port MoresbyAttendance 7 837 24 November 1990 Great Britain nbsp 0 14 nbsp Australia Elland Road LeedsAttendance 32 500 This match was also the 3rd and deciding test of the 1990 Ashes series 9 December 1990 France nbsp 10 34 nbsp Australia Stade Gilbert Brutus PerpignanAttendance 3 428 1991 edit 27 January 1991 France nbsp 10 45 nbsp Great Britain Stade Gilbert Brutus PerpignanAttendance 3 965 23 June 1991 New Zealand nbsp 32 10 nbsp France Addington Showground ChristchurchAttendance 2 000 7 July 1991 Papua New Guinea nbsp 18 20 nbsp France Danny Leahy Oval GorokaAttendance 11 485 31 July 1991 Australia nbsp 40 12 nbsp New Zealand Lang Park BrisbaneAttendance 29 139 This match was also the 3rd and deciding test of the 1991 Trans Tasman series 13 October 1991 Papua New Guinea nbsp 6 40 nbsp Australia Lloyd Robson Oval Port MoresbyAttendance 14 500 Australian winger Willie Carne crossed for a hat trick of tries in Port Moresby 9 November 1991 Great Britain nbsp 56 4 nbsp Papua New Guinea Central Park WiganAttendance 4 193 24 November 1991 France nbsp 28 14 nbsp Papua New Guinea Stade d Albert Domec CarcassonneAttendance 1 440 1992 edit 7 March 1992 Great Britain nbsp 36 0 nbsp France The Boulevard Kingston upon HullAttendance 5 250 3 July 1992 Australia nbsp 16 10 nbsp Great Britain Tries DaleyMeningaGoals Meninga 4 Tries Offiah Goals Eastwood 3 Lang Park BrisbaneAttendance 32 313Player of the Match 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 2 5 July 1992 New Zealand nbsp 66 10 nbsp Papua New Guinea Mount Smart Stadium AucklandAttendance 3 000 15 July 1992 Australia nbsp 36 14 nbsp Papua New Guinea Townsville Sports Reserve QueenslandAttendance 12 470 Final edit Main article 1992 Rugby League World Cup final 24 October 19922 30PM GMT Great Britain nbsp 6 10 nbsp Australia Tries Goals Deryck Fox 3 4 Report usurped Tries Steve Renouf Goals Mal Meninga 3 4 Wembley Stadium LondonAttendance 73 631 3 Referee Dennis Hale nbsp Player of the Match Steve Walters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Great Britain nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Australia FB 1 nbsp Joe Lydon RW 2 nbsp Alan Hunte RC 3 nbsp Gary Connolly LC 4 nbsp Garry Schofield c LW 5 nbsp Martin Offiah SO 6 nbsp Shaun Edwards SH 7 nbsp Deryck Fox PR 8 nbsp Kevin Ward HK 9 nbsp Martin Dermott PR 10 nbsp Andy Platt SR 11 nbsp Denis Betts SR 12 nbsp Phil Clarke LK 13 nbsp Ellery Hanley Substitutions IC 14 nbsp John Devereux IC 15 nbsp Alan Tait IC 16 nbsp Kelvin Skerrett IC 17 nbsp Richard Eyres Coach nbsp Mal Reilly FB 1 nbsp Tim Brasher RW 2 nbsp Willie Carne RC 3 nbsp Steve Renouf LC 4 nbsp Mal Meninga c LW 5 nbsp Michael Hancock FE 6 nbsp Brad Fittler HB 7 nbsp Allan Langer PR 8 nbsp Glenn Lazarus HK 9 nbsp Steve Walters PR 10 nbsp Mark Sargent SR 11 nbsp Paul Sironen SR 12 nbsp Bob Lindner LF 13 nbsp Bradley Clyde Substitutions IC 14 nbsp David Gillespie IC 15 nbsp Kevin Walters IC 16 nbsp John Cartwright IC 17 nbsp Chris Johns Coach nbsp 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 7 Try scorers edit7 nbsp Mal Meninga 5 nbsp Willie Carne nbsp Brad Mackay nbsp Martin Offiah nbsp Garry Schofield nbsp Richie Blackmore nbsp Dave Watson 4 nbsp Laurie Daley nbsp Andrew Ettingshausen 3 nbsp Bradley Clyde nbsp Dale Shearer nbsp Tony Kemp 2 nbsp Graham Mackay nbsp Mark McGaw nbsp Rod Wishart nbsp Jean Marc Garcia nbsp Cyril Pons nbsp Denis Betts nbsp Paul Eastwood nbsp Shaun Edwards nbsp Carl Gibson nbsp Michael Jackson nbsp Paul Moriarty nbsp Andy Platt nbsp Daryl Powell nbsp Dean Clark nbsp Sam Panapa nbsp Kelly Shelford nbsp Stanley Haru nbsp Jack Uradok 1 nbsp Greg Alexander nbsp Gary Belcher nbsp Ben Elias nbsp Brad Fittler nbsp Peter Jackson nbsp Chris Johns nbsp Michael O Connor nbsp Steve Renouf nbsp Steve Roach nbsp Mark Sargent nbsp Steve Walters nbsp Christophe Auroy nbsp Denis Bienes nbsp Christophe Bonnafous nbsp Patrick Entat nbsp David Despin nbsp Daniel Divet nbsp Gilles Dumas nbsp David Fraisse nbsp Daniel Verdes nbsp Martin Dermott nbsp Paul Dixon nbsp Karl Fairbank nbsp Deryck Fox nbsp Bobbie Goulding nbsp Les Holliday nbsp Alan Hunte nbsp Paul Newlove nbsp Roy Powell nbsp Anthony Sullivan nbsp Alan Tait nbsp Dean Bell nbsp Mark Elia nbsp Gary Freeman nbsp Clayton Friend nbsp Gavin Hill nbsp Sean Hoppe nbsp Kevin Iro nbsp Mike Kuiti nbsp Dean Lonergan nbsp Duane Mann nbsp Jarrod McCracken nbsp Gary Mercer nbsp Tawera Nikau nbsp Matthew Ridge nbsp Brent Stuart nbsp Darrell Williams nbsp Sauna Babago nbsp Aquila Emil nbsp Paul Gela nbsp Chris Itam nbsp August Joseph nbsp James Naipo nbsp Gigmai Ongugo nbsp Opoe Soga nbsp Goie WaineReferences edit Kdouh Fatima 28 November 2013 We take a look back at the greatest Rugby League World Cup finals of all time The Daily Telegraph Meninga breaks Britain s resistance independent co uk 1992 Rugby League World Cup final Wilson Andy 4 November 2011 Wembley Rugby League internationals in pictures The Guardian 1989 1992 AUSTRALIA rlwc2013 com Rugby League International Federation Archived from the original on 16 October 2013 Retrieved 23 July 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Roberts Michael 2008 Great Australian Sporting Moments Australia The Miegunyah Press p 275 ISBN 978 0 522 85547 0 Oliver Robin 27 October 1992 Roos give 9 early hours record The Sydney Morning Herald p 6 External 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