1996 Australia vs Papua New Guinea:
Australia 52 (T. Brasher 2, R. Wishart 2, M. Buettner 2, W. Bartrim 2, A. Johns tries; A. Johns 8 goals) defeated
Papua New Guinea 6 (A. Lam try; T. Karu goal) at Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby, Sunday, October 6.
Scrums: Papua New Guinea 11-6. Penalties: 5 all.
Crowd: 15,000. Referee: Kelvin Jeffes. Halftime: Australia 28-6.
Goalkickers: Johns (Australia) 8/9, Karu (Papua New Guinea) 1/1.
| Australia: | Papua New Guinea: |
|---|---|
| 1. Tim Brasher | 1. Luke Waidiat |
| 2. Rod Wishart | 2. Seko Pae |
| 3. Terry Hill | 3. Alfred Songoro |
| 4. Mark Coyne | 4. Tom O'Reilly |
| 5. Matt Sing | 5. Robert Volu |
| 6. Michael Buettner | 6. Tuksy Karu |
| 7. Geoff Toovey (c) | 7. Adrian Lam (c) |
| 8. Paul Harragon | 8. James Naipaio |
| 9. Andrew Johns | 9. Stanley Haru |
| 10. Mark Carroll | 10. Kera Ngaffin |
| 11. Daniel Gartner | 11. Jim Wilson |
| 12. Gary Larson | 12. Ric Emmanuel |
| 13. Nik Kosef | 13. Karo Pat |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Wayne Bartrim | Joe Gatana |
| Jason Smith | Pipi Gari |
| David Fairleigh | Michael Mondo |
| Andrew Walker | Goie Waine |
| Coach: Bob Fulton | Coach: Joe Wagambie |