New Zealand v Great Britain World Cup Semi-Final 1988

This is the World Cup semi-final between New Zealand and Great Britain from Christchurch, on July 17, 1988. Great Britain were fresh off a stunning defeat of Australia at Sydney, collecting the World Cup points in the process, and were confident of overwhelming the Kiwis at a sodden Addington Showgrounds. The Kiwis needed to win to secure a World Cup Final berth against Australia, and welcomed back veteran Mark Graham to help make that happen. Teams New Zealand: 1. Darrell Williams; 2. Shane Horo; 3. Kevin Iro; 4. Dean Bell; 5. Gary Mercer; 6. Shane Cooper; 7. Clayton Friend; 8. Peter Brown; 9. Wayne Wallace; 10. Adrian Shelford; 11. Mark Graham; 12. Sam Stewart; 13. Mark Horo. Reserves: 14. Gary Freeman; 15. Esene Faimalo. Great Britain: 1. Phil Ford; 2. Martin Offiah; 3. Paul Loughlin; 4. David Stephenson; 5. Henderson Gill; 6. David Hulme; 7. Andy Gregory; 8. Hugh Waddell; 9. Kevin Beardmore; 10. Kevin Ward; 11. Roy Powell; 12. Mike Gregory; 13. Ellery Hanley. Reserves: 14. Darren Wright; 15. Paul Hulme. Referee: Mick Stone (Australia)