Round 1
Australia 30 def. New Zealand 6
| 2008 World Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14690 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 26th October, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | James Child, Jose Pereria | |||||||
| Video Ref | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | SFS (Sydney) | |||||||
| Crowd | 34,157 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 14 | – | 6 | |||||
| Scrums | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| Penalties | 7 | – | 6 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Israel FOLAU | 2 | T | Sika MANU | |||||
| Greg INGLIS | ||||||||
| Joel MONAGHAN | ||||||||
| Billy SLATER | ||||||||
| Johnathan THURSTON | 4/5 | G | 1/1 | Steve MATAI | ||||
| Cameron SMITH | 1/1 | |||||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Billy SLATER [Melbourne] | 1 | FB | 1 | Lance HOHAIA [Warriors] | ||||
| Joel MONAGHAN [Canberra] | 2 | W | 2 | Sam PERRETT [Sydney] | ||||
| Greg INGLIS [Melbourne] | 3 | C | 3 | Steve MATAI [Manly] | ||||
| Israel FOLAU [Melbourne] | 4 | C | 4 | Jerome ROPATI [Warriors] | ||||
| Brent TATE [Warriors] | 5 | W | 5 | Manu VATUVEI [Warriors] | ||||
| Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] | 6 | FE | 6 | Benji MARSHALL [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Johnathan THURSTON [North Qld] | 7 | HB | 7 | Thomas LEULUAI [Wigan] | ||||
| Steve PRICE [Warriors] | 8 | FR | 8 | Nathan CAYLESS (c) [Parramatta] | ||||
| Cameron SMITH [Melbourne] | 9 | HK | 9 | Nathan FIEN [Warriors] | ||||
| Petero CIVONICEVA [Penrith] | 10 | FR | 10 | Adam BLAIR [Melbourne] | ||||
| Anthony LAFFRANCHI [Gold Coast] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Simon MANNERING [Warriors] | ||||
| Glenn STEWART [Manly] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Sika MANU [Melbourne] | ||||
| Paul GALLEN [Cronulla] | 13 | L | 13 | Jeremy SMITH [Melbourne] | ||||
| Kurt GIDLEY [Newcastle] | 14 | B | 14 | Dene HALATAU [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Brent KITE [Manly] | 15 | B | 15 | Greg EASTWOOD [Brisbane] | ||||
| Anthony TUPOU [Sydney] | 16 | B | 16 | Setaimata SA [Sydney] | ||||
| Josh PERRY [Manly] | 17 | B | 17 | Sam RAPIRA [Warriors] | ||||
| Ricky STUART | HC | Stephen KEARNEY | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2008 Bundaberg Rum Centenary Test - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 2 vs. England
- Out:
- Mark Gasnier (centre), Justin Hodges (centre), Greg Bird (five-eighth), Ryan Hoffman (second row), Michael Crocker (lock), Willie Mason (bench), Carl Webb (bench)
- In:
- Joel Monaghan (wing), Brent Tate (wing), Darren Lockyer (five-eighth), Steve Price (front row), Anthony Laffranchi (second row), Glenn Stewart (second row), Josh Perry (bench)
- Changes:
- Greg Inglis (wing to centre), Israel Folau (wing to centre), Brent Kite (front row to bench), Paul Gallen (second row to lock)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2008 Test Matches - Standalone vs. Tonga
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Jason Nightingale (wing), Krisnan Inu (wing), Issac Luke (bench), David Fa'alogo (bench)
- In:
- Lance Hohaia (fullback), Manu Vatuvei (wing), Nathan Cayless (front row), Dene Halatau (bench)
- Changes:
- Sam Perrett (fullback to wing), Sam Rapira (front row to bench), Setaimata Sa (second row to bench), Sika Manu (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin
Sources:Castleford Tigers Heritage
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