1988 World Cup Final: New Zealand vs Australia:
Australia 25 (A. Langer 2, G. Miller, D. Shearer tries; M. O'Connor 4 goals; B. Elias field goal) defeated
New Zealand 12 (K. Iro, T. Iro tries; P. Brown 2 goals) at Eden Park, Sunday, October 9.
Scrums: New Zealand 10-6. Penalties: New Zealand 18-9.
Crowd: 46,000. Referee: Graham Ainui. Halftime: Australia 21-0.
Sin bin: Friend (New Zealand) - 5 minutes, Roach (Australia) - 10 minutes, Dunn (Australia) - 5 minutes.
| New Zealand: | Australia: |
|---|---|
| 1. Gary Mercer | 1. Garry Jack |
| 2. Tony Iro | 2. Dale Shearer |
| 3. Kevin Iro | 3. Andrew Farrar |
| 4. Dean Bell (c) | 4. Mark McGaw |
| 5. Mark Elia | 5. Michael O'Connor |
| 6. Gary Freeman | 6. Wally Lewis (c) |
| 7. Clayton Friend | 7. Allan Langer |
| 8. Peter Brown | 8. Paul Dunn |
| 9. Wayne Wallace | 9. Ben Elias |
| 10. Adrian Shelford | 10. Steve Roach |
| 11. Mark Graham | 11. Paul Sironen |
| 12. Kurt Sorenson | 12. Gavin Miller |
| 13. Mark Horo | 13. Wayne Pearce |
| Replacements: | Replacements: |
| Shane Cooper | Terry Lamb |
| Sam Stewart | David Gillespie |
| Coach: Tony Gordon | Coach: Don Furner |