Round 2
Australia 52 def. England 4
| 2008 World Cup Round 2 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14695 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Sunday, 2nd November, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tony Archer | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Steve Chiddy, James Child | |||||||
| Video Ref | Ashley Klein (Bathurst) | |||||||
| Venue | Etihad (Melbourne) | |||||||
| Crowd | 36,297 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 22 | – | 4 | |||||
| Scrums | 7 | – | 2 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England | ||||||
| Greg INGLIS | 3 | T | James ROBY | |||||
| Billy SLATER | 3 | |||||||
| Anthony LAFFRANCHI | 2 | |||||||
| Joel MONAGHAN | ||||||||
| Scott PRINCE | 8/10 | G | 0/1 | Kevin SINFIELD | ||||
| Australia | Teams | England | ||||||
| Billy SLATER [Melbourne] | 1 | FB | 1 | Paul WELLENS [St Helens] | ||||
| Joel MONAGHAN [Canberra] | 2 | W | 2 | Ade GARDNER [St Helens] | ||||
| Greg INGLIS [Melbourne] | 3 | C | 3 | Martin GLEESON [Warrington] | ||||
| Israel FOLAU [Melbourne] | 4 | C | 4 | Keith SENIOR [Leeds] | ||||
| Brent TATE [Warriors] | 5 | W | 5 | Mark CALDERWOOD [Wigan] | ||||
| Darren LOCKYER (c) [Brisbane] | 6 | FE | 6 | Leon PRYCE [St Helens] | ||||
| Scott PRINCE [Gold Coast] | 7 | HB | 7 | Rob BURROW [Leeds] | ||||
| Steve PRICE [Warriors] | 8 | FR | 8 | Adrian MORLEY [Warrington] | ||||
| Cameron SMITH [Melbourne] | 9 | HK | 9 | James ROBY [St Helens] | ||||
| Petero CIVONICEVA [Penrith] | 10 | FR | 10 | James GRAHAM [St Helens] | ||||
| Anthony LAFFRANCHI [Gold Coast] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Gareth ELLIS [Leeds] | ||||
| Glenn STEWART [Manly] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Jamie PEACOCK (c) [Leeds] | ||||
| Paul GALLEN [Cronulla] | 13 | L | 13 | Kevin SINFIELD [Leeds] | ||||
| Karmichael HUNT [Brisbane] | 14 | B | 14 | Danny McGUIRE [Leeds] | ||||
| Brent KITE [Manly] | 15 | B | 15 | Maurie FA'ASAVALU [St Helens] | ||||
| Anthony TUPOU [Sydney] | 16 | B | 16 | Gareth HOCK [Wigan] | ||||
| Josh PERRY [Manly] | 17 | B | 17 | Jon WILKIN [St Helens] | ||||
| Ricky STUART | HC | Tony SMITH | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 3 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Out:
- Johnathan Thurston (halfback), Kurt Gidley (bench)
- In:
- Scott Prince (halfback), Karmichael Hunt (bench)
England
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 1 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Round 3 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Lee Smith (wing)
- In:
- Mark Calderwood (wing)
- Changes:
- Jamie Peacock (front row to second row), Gareth Hock (second row to bench), Adrian Morley (bench to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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