2008 World Cup
       Papua New Guinea

2008 World Cup Index [Draw] [Player Stats]

Location: International > Nations > First Grade Competition: World Cup

Club: Papua New Guinea [Club Headlines]

Squad: John Wilshire (c) (Gold), David Moore (Gold), George Keppa (Gold), Stanley Gene (Gold), Keith Peters (Gold), Charlie Wabo (Red), Rodney Pora (Red), George Moni (Red), Nixon Kolo (Red), Paul Aiton (Gold), Jessie Joe (Red), Makali Aizue (Gold), Trevor Exton (Gold), Neville Costigan (Gold), James Nightingale (Gold), Rod Griffin (Gold), Larson Marabe (Red), Kevin Prior (Gold), Jay Ashton (Gold), Tu'u Maori (Gold), Menzie Yere (Red), Jason Chan (Gold), Nick Ubile (Red) and Sam Joe (Gold).
Gains John Wilshire (c) (Gold), David Moore (Gold), George Keppa (Gold), Stanley Gene (Gold), Keith Peters (Gold), Charlie Wabo (Red), Rodney Pora (Red), George Moni (Red), Nixon Kolo (Red), Paul Aiton (Gold), Jessie Joe (Red), Makali Aizue (Gold), Trevor Exton (Gold), Neville Costigan (Gold), James Nightingale (Gold), Rod Griffin (Gold), Larson Marabe (Red), Kevin Prior (Gold), Jay Ashton (Gold), Tu'u Maori (Gold), Menzie Yere (Red), Jason Chan (Gold), Nick Ubile (Red) and Sam Joe (Gold).
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Coach: Adrian Lam
Club Season Index: Papua New Guinea [Season Matches Review]

Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sat Oct 25: England 32 d. Papua New Guinea 22 Date: Saturday October 25, 2008 Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Crowd: 10,780 Table Position: 10 Tries (4): Paul Aiton, Jason Chan, Rod Griffin, George Kepa Goals (3): John Wilshere (3 from 4) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sat Nov 1: New Zealand Kiwis 48 d. Papua New Guinea 6 Date: Saturday November 1, 2008 Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD) Crowd: 11,278 Table Position: 10 Tries (1): George Kepa Goals (1): John Wilshere (1 from 1) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sun Nov 9: Australia Kangaroos 46 d. Papua New Guinea 6 Date: Sunday November 9, 2008 Venue: Dairy Farmers Stadium, Kirwan, Townsville (QLD) Crowd: 16,239 Table Position: 10 Tries (1): Menzie Yere Goals (1): John Wilshere (1 from 1)

Position: 10 Played: 2 (Home 0, Away 2) Won: 0, Drawn: 0, Lost: 2, Byes: 0 For: 28 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Against: 80 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Points: 0, Difference: -52 Pool A [25 Oct 08] L 22-32 v England Pool A [01 Nov 08] L 6-48 v New Zealand Pool A [09 Nov 08] L 6-46 v Australia Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile Player P T G FG Pts Paul Aiton 3 1 0 0 4 Makali Aizue 2 0 0 0 0 Jay Ashton 0 0 0 0 0 Jay Aston 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Jason Chan 3 (2) 1 0 0 4 Neville Costigan 3 0 0 0 0 Trevor Exton 3 0 0 0 0 Stanley Gene 3 0 0 0 0 Rod Griffin 3 1 0 0 4 Jessie Joe 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 Sam Joe 0 0 0 0 0 George Kepa 2 2 0 0 8 Nixon Kolo 0 0 0 0 0 Anton Kui 1 0 0 0 0 Tu'u Maori 3 0 0 0 0 Larson Marabe 0 0 0 0 0 George Moni 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 David Moore 3 0 0 0 0 James Nightingale 3 0 0 0 0 Keith Peters 3 0 0 0 0 Rodney Pora 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 Kevin Prior 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Nico Slain 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Nick Ubile 0 0 0 0 0 Charlie Wabo 2 (2) 0 0 0 0 John Wilshere 3 0 5/6 0 10 Menzie Yere 1 1 0 0 4 27 players used Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench Crowd Information: Total: Games 3 - 38297 (Average: 12,766) Home: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Away: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Leading Point Scorers: 10: John Wilshere (3) 8: George Kepa (2) 4: Paul Aiton (3), Jason Chan (3), Rod Griffin (3) Leading Try Scorers: 2: George Kepa (2) 1: Paul Aiton (3), Jason Chan (3), Rod Griffin (3), Menzie Yere (1) Leading Goal Scorers: 5: John Wilshere. Attempts: 5/6. Accuracy: 83% (3) Numbers in brackets denote appearances