World Cup 2008

Game 3

Ireland 34 def. Samoa 16

World Cup 2008
Game 3

Ireland
34
16
Samoa
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14696
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 5th November, 2008
Kick Off 5:25 PM (local time)
Referee Thierry Alibert
Venue Parramatta (Sydney)
Crowd 8,602
Match Stats
Halftime Score 16 12
Scrums 6 7
Penalties 11 10
Ireland Scoresheet Samoa
Pat RICHARDS 3 T David SOLOMONA
Liam FINN   Misi TAULAPAPA
Simon FINNIGAN   Nigel VAGANA
Sean GLEESON      
 
Pat RICHARDS 5/10 G 2/3 Ben ROBERTS
Ireland Teams Samoa
Michael PLATT
[Bradford]
1 FB 1 Smith SAMAU
[Gold Coast]
Damien BLANCH
[Wakefield Trinity]
2 W 2 Matt UTAI
[Bulldogs]
Sean GLEESON
[Wakefield Trinity]
3 C 3 Willie TALAU
[St Helens]
Stuart LITTLER 4 C 4 George CARMONT
[Wigan]
Pat RICHARDS
[Wigan]
5 W 5 Francis MELI
[St Helens]
 
Scott GRIX (c)
[Wakefield Trinity]
6 FE 6 Nigel VAGANA (c)
[Souths]
Liam FINN
[Dewsbury]
7 HB 7 Ben ROBERTS
[Bulldogs]
 
Eamon O'CARROLL
[Wigan]
8 FR 8 Wayne McDADE
Bob BESWICK
[Widnes]
9 HK 9 Terence SEUSEU
[Cronulla]
Gareth HAGGERTY
[Harlequins]
10 FR 10 Tony PULETUA
[Penrith]
Ben HARRISON
[Warrington]
11 2R 11 Lagi SETU
[St Geo Illa]
Lee DORAN 12 2R 15 Ali LAUITI'ITI
[Leeds]
Simon FINNIGAN
[Bradford]
13 L 13 Harrison HANSEN
[Wigan]
 
Mike McILORUM
[Wigan]
14 B 12 David SOLOMONA
[Bradford]
Karl FITZPATRICK 15 B 14 Frank PULETUA
[Penrith]
Wayne KERR 16 B 16 Joseph PAULO
[Penrith]
Ryan TANDY
[Wests Tigers]
17 B 17 Misi TAULAPAPA
[Cronulla]
 
Andy KELLY   HC   John ACKLAND
   
 

Team Info

Ireland

Previous Game:
World Cup 2008 - Game 1 vs. Tonga
Next Game:
World Cup 2008 - Qualif Semi vs. Fiji
Out:
Mick Cassidy (bench)
In:
Wayne Kerr (bench)
Changes:
Karl Fitzpatrick (halfback to bench), Ryan Tandy (front row to bench), Liam Finn (bench to halfback), Gareth Haggerty (bench to front row)

Samoa

Previous Game:
World Cup 2008 - Game 2 vs. Tonga
Next Game:
World Cup 2008 - Playoff vs. France
Out:
Kylie Leuluai (front row), Albert Talipeau (bench)
In:
Wayne McDade (front row), Misi Taulapapa (bench)
Changes:
David Solomona (second row to bench), Ali Lauiti'iti (bench to second row)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson