Game 1
Tonga 22 def. Ireland 20
World Cup 2008 Game 1 |
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Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14691 | |||||||
Status | Completed | |||||||
Date | Monday, 27th October, 2008 | |||||||
Kick Off | 6:55 PM (local time) | |||||||
Referee | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
Venue | Parramatta (Sydney) | |||||||
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] |
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Cooper VUNA [Newcastle] |
2 | W | 2 | Damien BLANCH [Wakefield Trinity] |
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Michael JENNINGS [Penrith] |
3 | C | 3 | Sean GLEESON [Wakefield Trinity] |
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Etuate UAISELE | 4 | C | 4 | Stuart LITTLER | ||||
Esikeli TONGA [Gold Coast] |
5 | W | 5 | Pat RICHARDS [Wigan] |
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Feleti MATEO [Parramatta] |
6 | FE | 6 | Scott GRIX (c) [Wakefield Trinity] |
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Joel TAUFA'AO | 7 | HB | 7 | Karl FITZPATRICK | ||||
Antonio KAUFUSI [Melbourne] |
8 | FR | 8 | Eamon O'CARROLL [Wigan] |
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Tevita LEO-LATU [Wakefield Trinity] |
9 | HK | 9 | Bob BESWICK [Widnes] |
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Manase MANUOKAFOA [South Sydney] |
14 | FR | 10 | Ryan TANDY [Wests Tigers] |
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Lopini PAEA (c) [Sydney] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Ben HARRISON [Warrington] |
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Richard FA'AOSO [Newcastle] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Lee DORAN | ||||
Willie MANU [Hull FC] |
13 | L | 13 | Simon FINNIGAN [Bradford] |
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Sam MOA | 15 | B | 14 | Mike McILORUM [Wigan] |
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Epalahame LAUAKI [Warriors] |
16 | B | 15 | Liam FINN [Dewsbury] |
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Kim UASI | 17 | B | 16 | Gareth HAGGERTY [Harlequins] |
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Tony WILLIAMS [Parramatta] |
20 | B | 17 | Mick CASSIDY [Barrow] |
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Jim DYMOCK | HC | Andy KELLY | ||||||
Team Info
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2008 - Game 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:
- World Cup Qualifiers 2006/07 - Game 6 vs. Lebanon
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2008 - Game 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