1989 - 1992 Rugby League World Cup
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1990
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1991
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1992
----In addition to being a World Cup allocated match, this was the third and deciding test of the 1992 Ashes series.
This six-point margin of defeat meant that New Zealand would need to beat Papua New Guinea by 109 points in the following match to prevent a Great Britain-Australia World Cup final at Wembley in October.
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Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 68 | +168 | 16 | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 79 | +142 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 120 | +77 | 10 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 247 | −167 | 4 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 84 | 304 | −220 | 0 |
Final
The hard-fought final was a one-try affair, with the only four-pointer being set up by Kevin Walters, who put his Brisbane teammate Steve Renouf over to score with a clever cut-out pass. Otherwise, the two teams' kickers were called upon to score most of the points. The rain started pouring in the second half and Australia was able to hold Great Britain out and maintain their lead until the final siren.Australia's World Cup triumph ended a mini-hoodoo for them at London's Wembley Stadium. The Kangaroos had previously left the arena 21-12 losers in 1973 and the 1990 tourists were outplayed by Great Britain 19-12, but when it mattered most this time around Australia proved themselves as worthy World Cup champions to retain the crown they had won against New Zealand in 1988.
The match, which was telecast late at night down under, broke Australia's midnight-to-dawn television ratings record which was set the previous year by rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
's world cup final.