2010 Rugby League Four Nations

2010 (2010) Four Nations  ()
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Number of teams 4
Host countries  Australia
 New Zealand
Winner  New Zealand

Matches played 7
Attendance 137,436 (19,634 per match)
Points scored 340 (48.57 per match)
Tries scored 61 (8.71 per match)
Top scorer New Zealand Benji Marshall (40)
Top try scorers England Tony Clubb (4)
New Zealand Junior Sa'u (4)
Australia Brent Tate (4)
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The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was played in Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2010. The tournament was the second time the Four Nations had been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France.

The series was contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and the winners of the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea.[1]

Teams

Team Mascot Coach Captain RLIF Rank Continent
Australia Australia The Kangaroos Tim Sheens Darren Lockyer 1 Asia
England England The Lions Steve McNamara James Graham 3 Europe
New Zealand New Zealand The Kiwis Stephen Kearney Benji Marshall 2 Oceania
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea The Kumuls Stanley Gene Paul Aiton 6 Asia

Australia

Coach: Australia Tim Sheens

Of the twenty five players, twenty three were Australian born while two were Fijian born.

Club Team Players
Australia Brisbane Broncos Darren Lockyer (capt.), Sam Thaiday
Australia Canberra Raiders Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, David Shillington
Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Paul Gallen
Australia Gold Coast Titans Greg Bird
Australia Manly Sea Eagles Anthony Watmough
Australia Melbourne Storm Cooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Australia Newcastle Knights Kurt Gidley
New Zealand New Zealand Warriors Brent Tate
Australia North Queensland Cowboys Matthew Scott, Willie Tonga
Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Greg Inglis
Australia Penrith Panthers Petero Civoniceva, Luke Lewis
Australia St. George Illawarra Dragons Darius Boyd, Brett Morris, Dean Young
Australia Sydney Roosters Todd Carney, Nate Myles
Australia Wests Tigers Chris Lawrence, Robbie Farah, Lote Tuqiri*

* Replaced originally selected Jarryd Hayne after he withdrew due to injury.[2]

England

Coach: England Steve McNamara

All twenty four players were English born.

Club Team Players
England Castleford Tigers Michael Shenton1
England Harlequins RL Tony Clubb
England Huddersfield Giants Kevin Brown, Leroy Cudjoe, Luke Robinson, Eorl Crabtree, Darrell Griffin, Shaun Lunt
England Hull Tom Briscoe
England Leeds Rhinos Ryan Hall
Australia Melbourne Storm Gareth Widdop
Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Sam Burgess
England St Helens RLFC James Graham (capt.), James Roby
England Warrington Wolves Ryan Atkins, Ben Harrison, Ben Westwood, Garreth Carvell2
Australia Wests Tigers Gareth Ellis
England Wigan Warriors Darrell Goulding, Sam Tomkins, Joel Tomkins, Stuart Fielden, Sean O'Loughlin

1 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[3]

2 Replaced originally selected Adrian Morley who was originally selected to captain the squad, but withdrew due to an injury suffered in the pre-tournament match against the New Zealand Māori.;[4] while James Graham was named the team captain.[5]

New Zealand

Coach: New Zealand Stephen Kearney

Of the twenty two players, seventeen were New Zealand born while five were Australian born.

Club Team Players
Australia Canberra Raiders Bronson Harrison
England Leeds Rhinos Greg Eastwood
Australia Melbourne Storm Adam Blair, Sika Manu
Australia Newcastle Knights Junior Sa'u
Australia Penrith Panthers Frank Pritchard, Sam McKendry1
Australia St George Illawarra Dragons Nathan Fien, Jason Nightingale, Jeremy Smith
Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Issac Luke
Australia Sydney Roosters Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Sam Perrett, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
New Zealand New Zealand Warriors Lewis Brown, Lance Hohaia, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Manu Vatuvei2
Australia Wests Tigers Benji Marshall (capt.)
England Wigan Warriors Thomas Leuluai

1 Replaced originally selected Fuifui Moimoi who withdrew due to injury.[6]

2 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[7]

Antonio Winterstein and Lewis Brown were included in the squad but not selected to play in any of the tournament's matches.[8]

Papua New Guinea

Coach: Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene

Of the twenty four players, fourteen were Papua New Guinea born while one was Australian born.

Club Team Players
Papua New Guinea Agmark Rabaul Gurias Dion Aiye, Larsen Marabe, George Moni, Rodney Pora, Pidi Tongap
New Zealand Haswell Hornets Joseph Pombo
Australia Cronulla Sharks Paul Aiton (capt.)
Papua New Guinea Enga Mioks David Loko
England Featherstone Rovers Jessie Joe Parker
Australia Gold Coast Titans Ryan Tongia
Papua New Guinea Goroka Bintangor Lahanis Glen Nami
England Halifax RLFC Makali Aizue
England Hunslet Hawks Michael Mark, Charlie Wabo
Australia Ipswich Jets Desmond Mok
Papua New Guinea Masta Mak Rangers Nickson Kolo, Johnson Kuike
Papua New Guinea Mendi Muruks Elizah Riyong
Australia Newtown Jets Richard Kambo
Australia Northern Pride Rod Griffin
Australia North Sydney Bears James Nightingale*
Australia Parkes Spacemen Benjamin John
England Sheffield Eagles Menzie Yere
QRL Alex Haija

* Replaced originally selected Sigfred Gande who withdrew due to injury just hours before the tournament started.[9]

Officials

Three referees were initially appointed to control matches in the Four Nations:

Richard Silverwood suffered a leg injury and missed round two. He was replaced for this round by Australian referee Ben Cummins.[10]

Venues

The games were played at venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Brisbane.

Wellington Sydney Rotorua Melbourne Auckland Brisbane
Westpac Stadium Parramatta Stadium International Stadium AAMI Park Eden Park Suncorp Stadium
Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 21,500 Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 50,000 Capacity: 52,500

Round one

New Zealand vs England

In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kangaroos defeated the Junior Kiwis 24-16.

Saturday, 23 October
8:00pm
New Zealand  24 – 10  England
Tries
Junior Sa'u (4') 1
Lance Hohaia (34') 1
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (44') 1
Benji Marshall (66') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 4/5
Match details Tries
1 (56') James Roby
1 (58') Gareth Widdop
Goals
1/2 Gareth Widdop
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 20,681[11]
Referee/s: Tony Archer
FB 1 Lance Hohaia
RW 2 Jason Nightingale
RC 3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC 4 Junior Sa'u
LW 5 Manu Vatuvei
FE 6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB 7 Nathan Fien
PR 8 Greg Eastwood
HK 9 Thomas Leuluai
PR 10 Adam Blair
SR 11 Simon Mannering
SR 12 Bronson Harrison
LK 13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE 14 Issac Luke
BE 15 Ben Matulino
BE 16 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
BE 17 Frank Pritchard
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB 1 Gareth Widdop
RW 2 Darrell Goulding
RC 3 Michael Shenton
LC 4 Ryan Atkins
LW 5 Tom Briscoe
SO 6 Kevin Brown
SH 7 Sam Tomkins
PR 8 James Graham (c)
HK 9 James Roby
PR 10 Stuart Fielden
SR 11 Gareth Ellis
SR 12 Sam Burgess
LF 13 Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE 14 Luke Robinson
BE 15 Joel Tomkins
BE 16 Ben Westwood
BE 17 Darrell Griffin
Coach:
England Steve McNamara

Australia vs Papua New Guinea

In the curtain raiser match Samoa defeated Tonga 22–6.[12]

Sunday, 24 October
4:00pm
Australia  42 – 0  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Willie Tonga (21', 76') 2
Billy Slater (5') 1
Brent Tate (14') 1
Cooper Cronk (17') 1
Brett Morris (25') 1
Cameron Smith (55') 1
Darren Lockyer (59') 1
Goals
Cameron Smith 5/8
Match details
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,308
Referee/s: Shane Rehm
Man of the Match: Cameron Smith
FB 1 Billy Slater
RW 2 Brett Morris
RC 3 Brent Tate
LC 4 Willie Tonga
LW 5 Lote Tuqiri
SO 6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Nate Myles
HK 9 Cameron Smith
PR 10 Petero Civoniceva
SR 11 Luke Lewis
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LF 13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE 14 David Shillington
BE 15 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE 16 Anthony Watmough
BE 17 Kurt Gidley
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens
FB 1 Ryan Tongia
RW 2 Michael Mark
RC 3 Jessie Joe Parker
LC 4 Emmanuel Yere
LW 5 Elizah Riyong
FE 6 Glen Nami
HB 7 Dion Aiye
PR 8 Makali Aizue
HK 9 Charlie Wabo
PR 10 George Moni
SR 11 Rod Griffin
SR 12 David Loko
LK 13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14 Benjamin John
BE 15 Nickson Kolo
BE 16 Larsen Marabe
BE 17 Joseph Pombo
Coach:
Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene

Round two

New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea

In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kiwis defeated the Junior Kangaroos 32-20 to square the series 1-all. The Junior Kangaroos were ahead 20-0 at half time.[13]

Saturday, 30 October
4:00pm
New Zealand  76 – 12  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Sam Perrett (3', 48', 63') 3
Junior Sa'u (25', 43', 45') 3
Jeremy Smith (12', 17') 2
Simon Mannering (7') 1
Lance Hohaia (32') 1
Greg Eastwood (36') 1
Issac Luke (40') 1
Jason Nightingale (72') 1
Sika Manu (76') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 8/10
Issac Luke 2/4
Match details Tries
1 (53') Emmanual Yere
1 (56') Glen Nami
Goals
2/2 Ryan Tongia
International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,000
Referee/s: Ben Cummins
FB 1 Lance Hohaia
RW 2 Jason Nightingale
RC 3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC 4 Junior Sa'u
LW 5 Sam Perrett
FE 6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB 7 Nathan Fien
PR 8 Sam McKendry
HK 9 Thomas Leuluai
PR 10 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
SR 11 Sika Manu
SR 12 Simon Mannering
LK 13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE 14 Issac Luke
BE 15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BE 16 Bronson Harrison
BE 17 Greg Eastwood
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB 1 Ryan Tongia
RW 2 Michael Mark
RC 3 Jessie Joe Parker
LC 4 Emmanuel Yere
LW 5 Elizah Riyong
FE 6 Glen Nami
HB 7 Dion Aiye
PR 8 Makali Aizue
HK 9 Charlie Wabo
PR 10 James Nightingale
SR 11 Rod Griffin
SR 12 Johnson Kuike
LK 13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14 Benjamin John
BE 15 Nickson Kolo
BE 16 Pidi Tongap
BE 17 Alex Haija
Coach:
Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene

Australia vs England

Sunday, 31 October
6:30pm
Australia  34 – 14  England
Tries
Luke Lewis (5', 18') 2
Billy Slater (22') 1
Brent Tate (27') 1
Willie Tonga (31') 1
Lote Tuqiri (47') 1
Goals
Cameron Smith 5/7
Match details Tries
1 (9') Sam Burgess
1 (43') Luke Robinson
Goals
2/2 Ben Westwood
1/1 Leroy Cudjoe
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,894
Referee/s: Tony Archer
Man of the Match: Luke Lewis
FB 1 Billy Slater
RW 2 Brett Morris
RC 3 Brent Tate
LC 4 Willie Tonga
LW 5 Lote Tuqiri
SO 6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Nate Myles
HK 9 Cameron Smith
PR 10 Petero Civoniceva
SR 11 Luke Lewis
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LF 13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE 14 David Shillington
BE 15 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE 16 Anthony Watmough
BE 17 Kurt Gidley
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens
FB 1 Sam Tomkins
RW 2 Darrell Goulding
RC 3 Leroy Cudjoe
LC 4 Ryan Atkins
LW 5 Tom Briscoe
SO 6 Sean O'Loughlin
SH 7 Luke Robinson
PR 8 Sam Burgess
HK 9 James Roby
PR 10 James Graham (c)
SR 11 Gareth Ellis
SR 12 Joel Tomkins
LF 13 Ben Westwood
Substitutions:
BE 14 Stuart Fielden
BE 15 Eorl Crabtree
BE 16 Ben Harrison
BE 17 Shaun Lunt
Coach:
England Steve McNamara

Round Three

England vs Papua New Guinea

Saturday, 6 November
6:00pm (NZDT)
England  36 – 10  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Tony Clubb 4
(18', 30', 40', 76')
Luke Robinson (16', 36') 2
Ben Harrison (55') 1
Goals
Ben Westwood 3/4
Gareth Widdop 1/3
Match details Tries
1 (58') Makali Aizue
1 (66') Emmanuel Yere
Goals
1/2 Dion Aiye
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee/s: Shane Rehm
FB 1 Sam Tomkins
RW 2 Ryan Hall
RC 3 Leroy Cudjoe
LC 4 Tony Clubb
LW 5 Tom Briscoe
SO 6 Kevin Brown
SH 7 Luke Robinson
PR 8 James Graham (c)
HK 9 James Roby
PR 10 Sam Burgess
SR 11 Gareth Ellis
SR 12 Ben Westwood
LF 13 Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE 14 Darrell Griffin
BE 15 Garreth Carvell
BE 16 Ben Harrison
BE 17 Gareth Widdop
Coach:
England Steve McNamara
FB 1 Jessie Joe Parker
RW 2 Michael Mark
RC 3 Elizah Riyong
LC 4 Emmanuel Yere
LW 5 Richard Kembo
FE 6 Glen Nami
HB 7 Dion Aiye
PR 8 Makali Aizue
HK 9 Charlie Wabo
PR 10 Nickson Kolo
SR 11 Rod Griffin
SR 12 David Loko
LK 13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14 Benjamin John
BE 15 George Moni
BE 16 Joseph Pombo
BE 17 Johnson Kuike
Coach:
Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene

New Zealand vs Australia

Saturday, 6 November
8:15pm (NZDT)
New Zealand  20 – 34  Australia
Tries
Frank Pritchard (30') 1
Jason Nightingale (64') 1
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (77') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 4/5
Match details Tries
2 (21', 58') Brett Morris
1 (7') Cooper Cronk
1 (24') Brent Tate
1 (46') Darius Boyd
1 (55') Chris Lawrence
Goals
3/4 Cameron Smith
2/2 Todd Carney
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 44,324
Referee/s: Richard Silverwood
Man of the Match: Paul Gallen
FB 1 Lance Hohaia
RW 2 Jason Nightingale
RC 3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC 4 Junior Sa'u
LW 5 Sam Perrett
FE 6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB 7 Nathan Fien
PR 8 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
HK 9 Thomas Leuluai
PR 10 Adam Blair
SR 11 Sika Manu
SR 12 Simon Mannering
LK 13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE 14 Issac Luke
BE 15 Greg Eastwood
BE 16 Frank Pritchard
BE 17 Ben Matulino
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB 1 Darius Boyd
RW 2 Brett Morris
RC 3 Brent Tate
LC 4 Chris Lawrence
LW 5 Lote Tuqiri
SO 6 Todd Carney
SH 7 Cooper Cronk
PR 8 Matthew Scott
HK 9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10 David Shillington
SR 11 Greg Bird
SR 12 Sam Thaiday
LF 13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE 14 Dean Young
BE 15 Petero Civoniceva
BE 16 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE 17 Robbie Farah
Coach:
Australia Tim Sheens

Points table

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Australia 330011034+766
2 New Zealand 320112056+644
3 England 31026068−82
4 Papua New Guinea 300322154−1320

Final

Saturday, 13 November
8:30pm (AEDT)
Australia  12 16  New Zealand
Tries
Brent Tate (4') 1
Billy Slater (59') 1

Goals
Cameron Smith 2/2
Match details Tries
1 (36') Shaun Kenny-Dowall
1 (71') Jason Nightingale
1 (79') Nathan Fien
Goals
2/3 Benji Marshall
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 36,299
Referee/s: Australia Tony Archer
Man of the Match: New Zealand Jeremy Smith[14]
Australia Position New Zealand
Billy Slater FB Lance Hohaia
Brett Morris WG Jason Nightingale
Brent Tate CE Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Willie Tonga CE Simon Mannering
Lote Tuqiri WG Sam Perrett
Darren Lockyer (c) FE Benji Marshall (c)
Cooper Cronk HB Nathan Fien
Matthew Scott PR Adam Blair
Cameron Smith HK Thomas Leuluai
David Shillington PR Sam McKendry
Luke Lewis SR Bronson Harrison
Sam Thaiday SR Ben Matulino
Paul Gallen LK Jeremy Smith
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Int Greg Eastwood
Greg Bird Int Isaac Luke
Kurt Gidley Int Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Nate Myles Int Sika Manu

Pre-tournament matches

Before the series, New Zealand played an additional Test against Samoa. It was the first time the two nations have clashed.[15] England played Cumbria on 3 October as a memorial match for Gary Purdham.[16] England also faced the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-Samoa test.[17]

Papua New Guinea vs Prime Ministers XIII

25 September 2010
Papua New Guinea  18 – 30 Australia Prime Minister's XIII
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000 approx.

Cumbria vs England

3 October 2010
Cumbria Cumbria 18 – 18  England
Recreation Ground, Whitehaven
Attendance: 5,250
Referee/s: Phil Bentham

Ipswich Centennial XIII v Papua New Guinea

New Zealand Māori v England

16 October 2010
5:30pm
Māori  18 – 18  England
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512
Referee/s: Leon Williamson

New Zealand vs Samoa

16 October 2010
7:35pm
New Zealand  50 – 6  Samoa
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512[18]
Referee/s: Shane Rehm

Broadcasting details

The Four Nations was broadcast to over 60 countries worldwide.[19]

References

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  2. Hayne out of Australia team The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  3. England tour over for injured Shenton The Independent, 28 October 2010
  4. Carvell called up by EnglandSydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  5. James Graham replaces injured Adrian Morley Daily Mail, 18 October 2010
  6. McKendry called into Kiwis for injured Moimoi NZRL, 11 October 2010
  7. Vatuvei looks ahead after breaking arm rleague.com, 24 October 2010
  8. AP (5 October 2010). "New faces join Kiwis Four Nations squad". Wide World of Sports. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. PNG's Gande out of Four Nations Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. YahooXtra News, 25 October 2010
  10. Aussie boys must quit whingeing The Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2010
  11. "Kiwis too strong for England". The Press Association. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  12. Steve, By (31 July 2010). "Beetson filthy over Folau request". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  13. "League: Second half Junior Kiwis blitz squares Aussie series". The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  14. http://www.nrl.com/kiwis-claim-second-four-nations-title/tabid/10874/newsid/83042/default.aspx?cid=NRL_HP_Hero
  15. "League: Kiwis to play Samoa for first time". The New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  16. England to play Garry Purdham memorial game against Cumbria The Guardian, 17 June 2010
  17. "NZ Maori rugby league to play England". Stuff.co.nz. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  18. "Half Century Up - Kiwis 50, Toa Samoa 6". voxy.co.nz. New Zealand: Digital Advance Limited. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  19. "International Broadcast Information - Four Nations". Rlfournations.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

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