Round 1
Tonga 22 def. Ireland 20
| 2008 World Cup Round 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14691 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Monday, 27th October, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:55pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Tony De Las Heras, Paul Holland | |||||||
| Video Ref | Paul Simpkins | |||||||
| Venue | Parramatta (Parramatta) | |||||||
| Crowd | 6,165 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 12 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 11 | |||||
| Penalties | 8 | – | 14 | |||||
| Tonga | Scoresheet | Ireland | ||||||
| Michael JENNINGS | T | 3 | Damien BLANCH | |||||
| Esikeli TONGA | Michael PLATT | |||||||
| Etuate UAISELE | ||||||||
| Cooper VUNA | ||||||||
| Joel TAUFA'AO | 2/3 | G | 2/4 | Pat RICHARDS | ||||
| Tony WILLIAMS | 1/1 | |||||||
| Feleti MATEO | 0/1 | |||||||
| Tonga | Teams | Ireland | ||||||
| Fetuli TALANOA [South Sydney] | 1 | FB | 1 | Michael PLATT [Bradford] | ||||
| Cooper VUNA [Newcastle] | 2 | W | 2 | Damien BLANCH [Wakefield Trinity] | ||||
| Michael JENNINGS [Penrith] | 3 | C | 3 | Sean GLEESON [Wakefield Trinity] | ||||
| Etuate UAISELE | 4 | C | 4 | Stuart LITTLER [Salford] | ||||
| Esikeli TONGA [Gold Coast] | 5 | W | 5 | Pat RICHARDS [Wigan] | ||||
| Feleti MATEO [Parramatta] | 6 | FE | 6 | Scott GRIX (c) [Wakefield Trinity] | ||||
| Joel TAUFA'AO | 7 | HB | 7 | Karl FITZPATRICK [Salford] | ||||
| Antonio KAUFUSI [Melbourne] | 8 | FR | 8 | Eamon O'CARROLL [Wigan] | ||||
| Tevita LEO-LATU [Wakefield Trinity] | 9 | HK | 9 | Bob BESWICK [Widnes] | ||||
| Manase MANUOKAFOA [South Sydney] | 14 | FR | 10 | Ryan TANDY [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Lopini PAEA (c) [Sydney] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Ben HARRISON [Warrington] | ||||
| Richard FA'AOSO [Newcastle] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Lee DORAN [Leigh] | ||||
| Willie MANU [Hull FC] | 13 | L | 13 | Simon FINNIGAN [Bradford] | ||||
| Sam MOA | 15 | B | 14 | Mike McILORUM [Wigan] | ||||
| Epalahame LAUAKI [Warriors] | 16 | B | 15 | Liam FINN [Dewsbury] | ||||
| Kim UASI | 17 | B | 16 | Gareth HAGGERTY [Harlequins] | ||||
| Tony WILLIAMS [Parramatta] | 20 | B | 17 | Mick CASSIDY [Barrow] | ||||
| Jim DYMOCK | HC | Andy KELLY | ||||||
Team Info
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- 2008 Test Matches - Standalone vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 2 vs. Samoa
- Out:
- Eddie Paea (halfback), Awen Guttenbeil (front row), Andrew Emelio (second row)
- In:
- Etuate Uaisele (centre), Joel Taufa'ao (halfback), Kim Uasi (bench)
- Changes:
- Cooper Vuna (centre to wing), Tony Williams (wing to bench), Manase Manuokafoa (bench to front row), Lopini Paea (bench to second row)
Ireland
- Previous Game:
- 2006/07 World Cup Qualifiers - Game 6 vs. Lebanon
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 3 vs. Samoa
- Out:
- Anthony Stewart (wing), Paul Handforth (five-eighth), Paul Prescott (second row), Ged Corcoran (second row), Chris Bridge (bench), Steve Gibbons (bench), Wayne Kerr (bench)
- In:
- Michael Platt (fullback), Pat Richards (wing), Karl Fitzpatrick (halfback), Ryan Tandy (front row), Ben Harrison (second row), Simon Finnigan (lock), Mike McIlorum (bench), Gareth Haggerty (bench)
- Changes:
- Scott Grix (fullback to five-eighth), Liam Finn (halfback to bench), Mick Cassidy (front row to bench), Lee Doran (lock to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
Sources:Castleford Tigers Heritage, RFL Player Registers
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