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2008 World Cup

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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> England 32 (L. Smith 3, A. Gardner 2, M. Gleeson tries; K. Sinfield 4 goals) defeated Papua New Guinea 22 (P. Aiton, J. Chan, R. Griffin, G. Keppa tries; J. Wilshere 3 goals) at Dairy Farmers Stadium.
Date: Sat, 25th October.   Kickoff: 7:00 PM.   Halftime: Papua New Guinea 16-12.   Scrums: England 8-7.   Penalties: 8-all.   Referee: Shayne Hayne.   Crowd: 10,780.
England: Wellens, Gardner, Gleeson, Senior, Smith; Pryce, Burrow; Peacock (C), Roby, Graham, Hock, Ellis, Sinfield. Int: McGuire, Fa'asavalu, Morley, Wilkin.
Papua New Guinea: Wilshere (C), Mead, Maori, Parker, Keppa; Gene, Peters; Aizue, Aiton, Exton, Costigan, Nightingale, Griffin. Int: Pora, Moni, Chan, Wabo.
> France 36 (J. Guisset 2, C. Moly, S. Raguin, J. Taylor, J. Wilson tries; T. Bosc 6 goals) defeated Scotland 18 (D. Colton, J. Steel, O. Wilkes tries; D. Brough 3 goals) at Canberra Stadium.
Date: Sun, 26th October.   Kickoff: 5:25 PM.   Halftime: France 18-6.   Scrums: Scotland 7-6.   Penalties: Scotland 8-6.   Referee: Leon Williamson.   Crowd: 9,287.
Scotland: Robertson, Colton, Cowan, Henderson, Steel; Duffy, Brough (C); Logan, Henderson, Jackson, MacGillivray, Morrison, Paterson. Int: Henderson, Wilkes, Armit, Nanyn.
France: Taylor, Murphy, Wilson, Raguin, Sadaoui; Bosc, Grésèque; Fellous, Rinaldi, Elima, Guisset (C), Anselme, Mounis. Int: Wynne, Casty, Fakir, Moly.
> Australia 30 (I. Folau 2, G. Inglis, J. Monaghan, B. Slater tries; J. Thurston 4, C. Smith goals) defeated New Zealand 6 (S. Manu try; S. Matai goal) at Sydney Football Stadium.
Date: Sun, 26th October.   Kickoff: 8:00 PM.   Halftime: Australia 14-6.   Scrums: Australia 6-5.   Penalties: Australia 7-6.   Referee: Ashley Klein.   Crowd: 34,157.
Australia: Slater, Monaghan, Inglis, Folau, Tate; Lockyer (C), Thurston; Price, Smith, Civoniceva, Laffranchi, Stewart, Gallen. Int: Gidley, Kite, Tupou, Perry.
New Zealand: Hohaia, Perrett, Matai, Ropati, Vatuvei; Marshall, Leuluai; Cayless (C), Fien, Blair, Mannering, Manu, Smith. Int: Halatau, Eastwood, Sa, Rapira.
> Tonga 22 (M. Jennings, E. Tonga, E. Uaisele, C. Vuna tries; J. Taufa'ao 2, T. Williams goals) defeated Ireland 20 (D. Blanch 3, M. Platt tries; P. Richards 2 goals) at Parramatta Stadium.
Date: Mon, 27th October.   Kickoff: 6:55 PM.   Halftime: Tonga 12-10.   Scrums: Ireland 11-7.   Penalties: Ireland 14-8.   Referee: Steve Ganson.   Crowd: 6,165.
Tonga: Talanoa, Vuna, Jennings, Uaisele, Tonga; Mateo, Taufa'ao; Kaufusi, Leo-Latu, Manuokafoa, Paea (C), Fa'aoso, Manu. Int: Moa, Lauaki, Uasi, Williams.
Ireland: Platt, Blanch, Gleeson, Littler, Richards; Grix (C), Fitzpatrick; O'Carroll, Beswick, Tandy, Harrison, Doran, Finnigan. Int: McIlorum, Finn, Haggerty, Cassidy.

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