1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea match victory against New Zealand and their first test win since defeating France 37-6 in 1977. The Kumuls would not win another test until 1990. Following the loss to Papua New Guinea, Graham Lowe resigned in August to take up the position of head coach with English club side Wigan. Tony Gordon was appointed as his replacement in September. Dun Furner and Wally Lewis would lead the Australian team on the undefeated 1986 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France at the end of the NSWRL and BRL seasons. 1986 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia and Papua New
HMAS Tasmania RAN on 27 January 1920. "Tasmania" and three of her sister ships sailed for Australia on 20 February, visiting ports in the Mediterranean, India, Singapore, and the Netherlands East Indies before reaching Sydney on 29 April. "Tasmania" was primarily used for training, and apart from a visit to New Guinea in 1924, remained in Australian waters. "Tasmania" paid off into reserve on 9 January 1928. She was sold to Penguins Limited for ship breaking on 4 June 1937. HMAS Tasmania HMAS "Tasmania" (H25) was an Admiralty S class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built for the Royal Navy