World Cup 2000

Game 2

New Zealand 84 def. Cook Islands 10

World Cup 2000
Game 2

New Zealand
84
10
Cook Islands
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14295
Status Completed
Date Thursday, 2nd November, 2000
Referee Tim Mander
Venue Madejski (Reading)
Crowd 3,982
Match Stats
Halftime Score 48 4
Penalties 4 2
New Zealand Scoresheet Cook Islands
Richie BARNETT 2 T Kevin IRO
Robbie HUNTER-PAUL 2   Meti NOOVAO
Tasesa LAVEA 2      
David VAEALIKI 2      
Nathan CAYLESS      
Ali LAUITI'ITI      
Quentin PONGIA      
Tony PULETUA      
Nigel VAGANA      
Lesley VAINIKOLO      
Ruben WIKI      
 
Tasesa LAVEA 12 G Richard PIAKURA
New Zealand Teams Cook Islands
Richie BARNETT (c) 1 FB 1 Richard PIAKURA
Nigel VAGANA
[Auckland]
2 W 2 Tangia TONGIIA
Richie BLACKMORE
[Leeds]
3 C 3 Peter LEWIS
David VAEALIKI
[Parramatta]
4 C 4 Kevin IRO (c)
[St Helens]
Lesley VAINIKOLO
[Canberra]
5 W 5 Karl TE MATA
 
Tasesa LAVEA
[Melbourne]
6 FE 6 Leroy JOE
Robbie HUNTER-PAUL
[Bradford]
7 HB 7 Michael ANDERSSON
 
Joe VAGANA
[Auckland]
8 FR 8 George TUAKURA
Richard SWAIN
[Melbourne]
9 HK 9 Zane CLARK
Nathan CAYLESS
[Parramatta]
10 FR 10 Jason TEMU
[Newcastle]
Ali LAUITI'ITI
[Auckland]
11 2R 11 Anthony SAMUEL
Tony PULETUA
[Penrith]
12 2R 12 Tere GLASSIE
Ruben WIKI
[Canberra]
13 L 13 Meti NOOVAO
 
Stacey JONES
[Auckland]
14 B 14 Craig BOWEN
Craig SMITH
[St Geo Illa]
15 B 15 Patrick KURU
Quentin PONGIA 16 B 16 Vaine KINO
Stephen KEARNEY
[Melbourne]
17 B 17 Sonny SHEPHERD
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
World Cup 2000 - Game 1 vs. Lebanon
Next Game:
World Cup 2000 - Game 3 vs. Wales
Out:
Tonie Carroll (centre), Willie Talau (centre), Brian Jellick (wing), Henry Paul (five-eighth), Logan Swann (second row), Matt Rua (bench)
In:
Nigel Vagana (wing), Richie Blackmore (centre), David Vaealiki (centre), Tasesa Lavea (five-eighth), Ali Lauiti'iti (second row), Tony Puletua (second row)
Changes:
Stacey Jones (halfback to bench), Craig Smith (front row to bench), Quentin Pongia (front row to bench), Stephen Kearney (second row to bench), Joe Vagana (bench to front row), Robbie Hunter-Paul (bench to halfback), Nathan Cayless (bench to front row)

Cook Islands

Previous Game:
World Cup 2000 - Game 1 vs. Wales
Next Game:
World Cup 2000 - Game 3 vs. Lebanon
Out:
Steve Berryman (centre), Tyrone Pau (second row), Adam Watene (bench)
In:
Meti Noovao (lock), Vaine Kino (bench), Sonny Shepherd (bench)
Changes:
Craig Bowen (five-eighth to bench), Leroy Joe (halfback to five-eighth), Patrick Kuru (second row to bench), Anthony Samuel (lock to second row), Michael Andersson (bench to halfback), Peter Lewis (bench to centre), Tere Glassie (bench to second row)

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