1990 Great Britain Lions tour
The 1990 Great Britain Lions tour was a rugby league tour by the Great Britain team which took place from May to July 1990.
Touring squad
An initial 28-man squad was selected for the tour in April 1990. Warrington's Des Drummond and Widnes' David Hulme and Paul Hulme were all unavailable for selection for "private reasons".[1]
Ellery Hanley, Steve Hampson, Les Holliday, Shaun Edwards, Andy Platt and Paul Loughlin all withdrew from the originally selected squad for various reasons. Mike Gregory was chosen as tour captain as a result of the absence of Hanley and Edwards.[2]
Devereux and Lyon were called up as replacements for injured players during the tour.
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Backs
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Forwards
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Papua New Guinea
| 20 May 1990 | Southern Zone | 18 – 40 | Great Britain | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby | |
| Try: Igo, P. Lae, Ganiga Goal: P. Lae (3) |
Report | Try: Schofield (3), Eastwood (2), Davies, Gibson Goal: Davies (6) |
Attendance: 5,066 Referee: Graham Anui (Papua New Guinea)[3] |
| 23 May 1990 | Northern and Highland Zones | 10 – 24 | Great Britain | Lae Oval, Lae | |
| Try: Elara Goal: Sambu (3) |
Report | Try: Bibb, Dixon, Simpson, Davies Goal: Eastwood (4) |
Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Aiwa Olni (Papua New Guinea)[4] |
| 27 May 1990 | Papua New Guinea | 20 – 18 | Great Britain | Danny Leahy Oval, Goroka[5] | |
| Try: Evei, Haru Goal: Numapo (5) |
Report | Try: Eastwood, Davies, Goulding Goal: Davies (3) |
Attendance: 11,598 Referee: Dennis Hale (New Zealand) |
| 30 May 1990 | Island Zone | 4 – 50 | Great Britain | Queen Elizabeth Oval, Rabaul | |
| Report | Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Moses Tolingling (New Ireland) |
| 2 June 1990 | Papua New Guinea | 8 – 40 | Great Britain | Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby | |
| Report | Referee: Dennis Hale (New Zealand) |
New Zealand
See also: 1990 New Zealand rugby league season
| 10 June 1990 | Presidents XIII | 22 – 23 | Great Britain | ||
| 13 June 1990 | Canterbury | 18 – 10 | Great Britain | ||
| 17 June 1990 | Auckland | 24 – 13 | Great Britain | ||
| 20 June 1990 | Kiwi Colts | 10 – 22 | Great Britain | ||
| 24 June 1990 | New Zealand | 10 – 11 | Great Britain | ||
| 27 June 1990 | Wellington | 30 – 22 | Great Britain | ||
| 1 July 1990 | New Zealand Maori | 12 – 20 | Great Britain | ||
| 4 July 1990 | Taranaki | 0 – 24 | Great Britain | ||
| 8 July 1990 | New Zealand | 14 – 16 | Great Britain | ||
| 15 July 1990 | New Zealand | 21 – 18 | Great Britain | ||
References
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (12 April 1990). "Tour spot completes Davies's conversion". The Guardian (London). p. 16. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 May 1990). "Gregory glad to be captain". The Guardian (London). p. 18. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Sargieson, Barry (21 May 1990). "Lively Lions keep cool". The Guardian (London). p. 12. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Sargieson, Barry (24 May 1990). "Tourists keep their cool". The Guardian (London). p. 15. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "1990 First Test: Papua New Guinea 20 Great Britain 18". wigan.rlfans.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
External links
- Great Britain/England Test Match Results & Match Details
- New Zealand vs Great Britain 1990 at rugbyleagueproject.org
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