Round 1
England 32 def. Papua New Guinea 22
| 2008 World Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14688 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th October, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 7:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Shayne Hayne | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Steve Chiddy, Adam Burns | |||||||
| Venue | Dairy Farmers (Townsville) | |||||||
| Crowd | 10,780 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 16 | |||||
| Scrums | 8 | – | 7 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 8 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Lee SMITH | 3 | T | Paul AITON | |||||
| Ade GARDNER | 2 | Jason CHAN | ||||||
| Martin GLEESON | Rod GRIFFIN | |||||||
| George KEPPA | ||||||||
| Kevin SINFIELD | 4/6 | G | 3/4 | John WILSHERE | ||||
| England | Teams | Papua New Guinea | ||||||
| Paul WELLENS [St Helens] | 1 | FB | 1 | John WILSHERE (c) [Salford] | ||||
| Ade GARDNER [St Helens] | 2 | W | 2 | David MEAD | ||||
| Martin GLEESON [Warrington] | 3 | C | 3 | Tu'u MAORI | ||||
| Keith SENIOR [Leeds] | 4 | C | 4 | Jessie Joe PARKER | ||||
| Lee SMITH [Leeds] | 5 | W | 5 | George KEPPA | ||||
| Leon PRYCE [St Helens] | 6 | FE | 6 | Stanley GENE (c) [Hull KR] | ||||
| Rob BURROW [Leeds] | 7 | HB | 7 | Keith PETERS [Penrith] | ||||
| Jamie PEACOCK (c) [Leeds] | 8 | FR | 8 | Makali AIZUE [Hull KR] | ||||
| James ROBY [St Helens] | 9 | HK | 9 | Paul AITON [Penrith] | ||||
| James GRAHAM [St Helens] | 10 | FR | 10 | Trevor EXTON | ||||
| Gareth HOCK [Wigan] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Neville COSTIGAN [Canberra] | ||||
| Gareth ELLIS [Leeds] | 12 | 2R | 12 | James NIGHTINGALE | ||||
| Kevin SINFIELD [Leeds] | 13 | L | 13 | Rod GRIFFIN | ||||
| Danny McGUIRE [Leeds] | 14 | B | 14 | Rodney PORA | ||||
| Maurie FA'ASAVALU [St Helens] | 15 | B | 15 | George MONI | ||||
| Adrian MORLEY [Warrington] | 16 | B | 16 | Jason CHAN | ||||
| Jon WILKIN [St Helens] | 17 | B | 17 | Charlie WABO | ||||
| Tony SMITH | HC | Adrian LAM | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 2008 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Shaun Briscoe (fullback), Peter Fox (wing), Michael Shenton (centre), Paul Sykes (centre), Mark Calderwood (wing), Richard Myler (halfback), Stuart Fielden (front row), Mick Higham (hooker), Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook (front row), Ben Westwood (second row), Robert Purdham (lock), David Hodgson (bench), Jamie Langley (bench), Darrell Griffin (bench), Tony Clubb (bench)
- In:
- Paul Wellens (fullback), Ade Gardner (wing), Keith Senior (centre), Lee Smith (wing), Leon Pryce (five-eighth), Rob Burrow (halfback), Jamie Peacock (front row), James Roby (hooker), James Graham (front row), Gareth Ellis (second row), Kevin Sinfield (lock), Danny McGuire (bench), Maurie Fa'asavalu (bench), Adrian Morley (bench), Jon Wilkin (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Gleeson (five-eighth to centre)
Papua New Guinea
- Previous Game:
- 2007 Test Matches - Standalone vs. France
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 2 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Michael Mark (wing), Menzie Yere (centre), Kevin Prior (front row), Nigel Hukula (front row), Joseph Omae (bench), Gimapau Keimelo (bench)
- In:
- David Mead (wing), Stanley Gene (five-eighth), Makali Aizue (front row), Trevor Exton (front row), Neville Costigan (second row), Jason Chan (bench)
- Changes:
- Jessie Joe Parker (five-eighth to centre), Rod Griffin (second row to lock), Charlie Wabo (lock to bench)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
Sources:Castleford Tigers Heritage
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