1988 New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea:
New Zealand 66 (K. Iro 3, S. Horo 3, G. Mercer 2, A. Shelford, W. Wallace, M. Graham, D. Williams tries; P. Brown 9 goals) defeated
Papua New Guinea 14 (M. Matmillo, D. Kovae tries; B. Numapo 3 goals) at Carlaw Park, Sunday, July 10.
Scrums: New Zealand 11-7. Penalties: Papua New Guinea 10-5.
Crowd: 14,000. Referee: Greg McCallum. Halftime: New Zealand 30-0.
| New Zealand: | Papua New Guinea: |
|---|---|
| 1. Darrell Williams | 1. Dairi Kovae |
| 2. Shane Horo | 2. Arnold Krewanty |
| 3. Dean Bell (c) | 3. Bal Nurnapo (c) |
| 4. Kevin Iro | 4. Louta Atol |
| 5. Gary Mercer | 5. Mea Morea |
| 6. Shane Cooper | 6. Darius Haili |
| 7. Clayton Friend | 7. Tony Kila |
| 8. Adrian Shelford | 8. Daroa Ben Moide |
| 9. Wayne Wallace | 9. Michael Matmillo |
| 10. Peter Brown | 10. Yer Bom |
| 11. Mark Graham (vc) | 11. Tuyo Evei |
| 12. Sam Stewart | 12. Mathais Kombra |
| 13. Mark Horo | 13. Gideon Kouoru |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Esene Faimalo | Ipisa Wanega |
| Gary Freeman | Haoda Kouru |
| Coach: Tony Gordon | |
| Tour Summary: |
|---|
| Sunday July 3: |
| Papua New Guinea 58 defeated Midlands 0. |
| Tuesday July 5: |
| Papua New Guinea 38 defeated Waikato 12. |
| Sunday July 10: |
| New Zealand 66 defeated Papua New Guinea 14. |
| Tuesday July 12: |
| Papua New Guinea 58 defeated Northland 14. |