1991 Kumuls tour

The 1991 Kumuls tour was a rugby league tour by the Papua New Guinea team which took place from October to November 1991. It was the team's third tour to the Northern Hemisphere, and included nine games played in Great Britain and France. The team played one Test match each against the Great Britain and France national teams, which counted towards the 1989–1992 World Cup.

Touring squad

An initial 24-man squad was selected for the tour.

Skerry Palanga was the team's head coach during the tour, with Tau Peruka, Rod Pearce and Joe Keviame appointed as tour managers.

Two additional players (Matmillo and Numapo) joined the tour in France, while three of the players selected (Moi, Sinemau and Uradok) returned home after the British leg.

Name	Apps	Tests	Tries	Goals	DGs	Points
Michael Angra	6	2	0	0	0	0
Philip Boge	9	3	1	5	0	14
Thomas Daki	5	2	1	0	0	4
Joe Gispe	6	3	1	0	0	4
Stanley Haru	7	3	1	1	0	6
Leslee Hoffman	8	3	0	0	0	0
Chris Itam	9	3	3	0	0	12
Sam Karara	5	0	0	0	0	0
Tuksy Karu	7	3	0	9	0	18
Johannes Kola	4	0	1	0	0	4
Joshua Kouoru	7	3	1	0	0	4
Ngala Lapan	8	3	0	0	0	0
Michael Matmillo	4	1	0	0	0	0
Danny Moi	3	0	0	0	0	0
James Naipao	7	3	1	0	0	4
Kera Ngaffin	7	2	0	0	0	0
Bal Numapo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kes Paglipari	7	3	0	0	0	0
Lipirin Palangat	7	2	0	0	0	0
Korul Sinemau	3	1	0	0	0	0
Max Tiri	8	3	0	0	0	0
John Unagi	5	2	0	0	0	0
Jack Uradok	3	1	0	0	0	0
Richard Wagambie	8	3	4	0	0	16
Ipisa Wanega	4	2	0	0	0	0
John Yawing	3	0	1	0	0	4

Great Britain leg

27 October 1991

Wales	68 – 0	Papua New Guinea
Tries: Ford (3), Davies (2), Sullivan (2), Ackerman, Griffiths, Bateman, Hadley, Bishop, Ellis Goals: Davies (8)	[1]

Vetch Field, Swansea Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Bill Harrigan

FB 1 Phil Ford RW 2 John Devereux RC 3 Allan Bateman LC 4 Jonathan Davies LW 5 Anthony Sullivan FE 6 Jonathan Griffiths HB 7 Kevin Ellis PR 8 Dai Young HK 9 Barry Williams PR 10 Mark Jones SR 11 Rob Ackerman SR 12 Paul Moriarty LF 13 David Bishop Substitutions: IC 14 Adrian Hadley IC 15 Rowland Phillips IC 16 Matthew Silva IC 17 Gary Pearce Coach:

FB 1 Phillip Boge RW 2 Gideon Kouoru RC 3 Korul Sinemau LC 4 Richard Wagambie LW 5 Jack Uradok SO 6 Tuksy Karu SH 7 Stanley Haru PR 8 John Unagi HK 9 Kes Paglipari PR 10 James Naipao SR 11 Thomas Daki SR 12 Max Tiri LK 13 Joe Gispe Substitutions: IC 14 Ngala Lapan IC 15 Chris Itam IC 16 Michael Angra IC 17 Leslee Hoffman Coach: Skerry Palanga

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30 October 1991	Great Britain U-21	58 – 0	Papua New Guinea	Leeds
	Tries: Myers (3), McCurrie (2), Newlove (2), Connolly, Goulding, Pearson Goals: Pearson (8), Goulding			Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Bill Harrigan

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3 November 1991	Humberside XIII	16 – 14	Papua New Guinea	The Boulevard, Hull
	Tries: Jackson, P. Fletcher, Sodje Goals: M. Fletcher, Eastwood		Tries: Wagambie, Itam Goals: Boge (3)	Attendance: 2,800 Referee: John Holdsworth (Kippax)

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5 November 1991	Cumbria	34 – 12	Papua New Guinea	Workington
	Tries: Tait (2), Maguire, Rudd, Birkett, Armstrong Goals: Wear (5)		Tries: Yawing, Itam Goals: Boge (2)	Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Colin Morris (Huddersfield)

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Test

9 November 1991

Great Britain	56 – 4	Papua New Guinea
Tries: Jackson (2), Moriarty (2), Schofield, Powell, Sullivan, Betts, Newlove, Fairbank Goals: Davies (8)	[2]	Goals: Karu (2)

Wigan Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Bill Harrigan

FB 1 Steve Hampson RW 2 Paul Newlove RC 3 Daryl Powell LC 4 Jonathan Davies LW 5 Anthony Sullivan FE 6 Garry Schofield HB 7 Shaun Edwards PR 8 Karl Harrison HK 9 Martin Dermott PR 10 Andy Platt SR 11 Denis Betts SR 12 Paul Moriarty LF 13 Michael Jackson Substitutions: IC 14 Deryck Fox IC 15 Karl Fairbank IC 16 Gary Connolly IC 17 Gary Price Coach: Mal Reilly

FB 1 Ipisa Wanega RW 2 Gideon Kouoru RC 3 Richard Wagambie LC 4 Phillip Boge LW 5 Chris Itam SO 6 Tuksy Karu SH 7 Stanley Haru PR 8 John Unagi HK 9 Kes Paglipari PR 10 Kera Ngaffin SR 11 James Naipao SR 12 Leslee Hoffman LK 13 Joe Gispe Substitutions: IC 14 Ngala Lapan IC 15 Liprin Palangat IC 16 Max Tiri IC 17 Thomas Daki Coach: Skerry Palanga

France leg

13 November 1991	Midi-Pyrénées	35 – 4	Papua New Guinea	Toulouse
			Tries: Gispe

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17 November 1991	President's XIII	32 – 16	Papua New Guinea	Villeneuve-sur-Lot
			Tries: Wagambie, Daki, Kola Goals: Karu (2)

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20 November 1991	Provence	20 – 26	Papua New Guinea	Carpentras
			Tries: Wagambie (2), Boge, Kourou, Naipao Goals: Karu (3)

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Test

24 November 1991

France	28 – 14	Papua New Guinea
Tries: Garcia, Pons, Dumas, Divet, Bonnafous Goals: Dumas (4)	[3]	Tries: Itam, Haru Goals: Karu (2), Haru

Carcassonne Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Colin Morris

FB 1 Marc Balleroy RW 2 Jean-Marc Garcia RC 3 David Despin LC 4 Denis Bienes LW 5 Cyril Pons FE 6 Gilles Dumas HB 7 Patrick Entat PR 8 Yves Viloni HK 9 Francis Lope PR 10 Pierre Ailleres SR 11 Pierre Montgaillard SR 12 Daniel Divet LF 13 Christophe Bonnafous Substitutions: IC 14 Pascal Fages IC 15 Adolphe Alesina IC 16 Yves Storer IC 17 Abdrajah Baba Coach:

FB 1 Ipisa Wanega RW 2 Chris Itam RC 3 Richard Wagambie LC 4 Phillip Boge LW 5 Gideon Kouoru SO 6 Tuksy Karu SH 7 Stanley Haru PR 8 James Naipo HK 9 Michael Matmillo PR 10 Kera Ngaffin SR 11 Max Tiri SR 12 Kes Paglipari LK 13 Joe Gispe Substitutions: IC 14 Liprin Palangat IC 15 Ngala Lapan IC 16 Michael Angara IC 17 Leslee Hoffman Coach: Skerry Palanga

References

General

• Fletcher, Raymond; Howes, David (1992). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1992-93. London: Headline. ISBN 978-0-7472-7906-8.

Specific

1. Kumuls Tour 1991 Series
2. Great Britain vs. Papua New Guinea
3. France vs. Papua New Guinea

External links

• Kumuls Tour 1991 at rugbyleagueproject.org