Round 3
England 24 lost to New Zealand 36
| 2008 World Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14698 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 8th November, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 8:00pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Tony Archer | |||||||
| Venue | EnergyAustralia (Newcastle-Maitland) | |||||||
| Crowd | 15,145 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 24 | – | 14 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 4 | – | 8 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Rob BURROW | 2 | T | 4 | Manu VATUVEI | ||||
| Martin GLEESON | Nathan FIEN | |||||||
| Mick HIGHAM | Lance HOHAIA | |||||||
| Jason NIGHTINGALE | ||||||||
| Robert PURDHAM | 4/4 | G | 3/4 | Issac LUKE | ||||
| 1/1 | Jeremy SMITH | |||||||
| 0/1 | Benji MARSHALL | |||||||
| 0/2 | Steve MATAI | |||||||
| England | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Paul WELLENS [St Helens] | 1 | FB | 1 | Lance HOHAIA [Warriors] | ||||
| Mark CALDERWOOD [Wigan] | 2 | W | 2 | Jason NIGHTINGALE [St Geo Illa] | ||||
| Paul SYKES [Bradford] | 3 | C | 3 | Steve MATAI [Manly] | ||||
| Keith SENIOR [Leeds] | 4 | C | 4 | Jerome ROPATI [Warriors] | ||||
| Lee SMITH [Leeds] | 5 | W | 5 | Manu VATUVEI [Warriors] | ||||
| Martin GLEESON [Warrington] | 6 | FE | 6 | Benji MARSHALL (c) [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Rob BURROW [Leeds] | 7 | HB | 7 | Thomas LEULUAI [Wigan] | ||||
| Adrian MORLEY [Warrington] | 8 | FR | 8 | Adam BLAIR [Melbourne] | ||||
| Mick HIGHAM [Wigan] | 9 | HK | 9 | Nathan FIEN [Warriors] | ||||
| Jamie PEACOCK (c) [Leeds] | 10 | FR | 10 | Evarn TUIMAVAVE [Warriors] | ||||
| Jamie JONES-BUCHANAN [Leeds] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Simon MANNERING [Warriors] | ||||
| Gareth ELLIS [Leeds] | 12 | 2R | 12 | David FA'ALOGO [South Sydney] | ||||
| Robert PURDHAM [Harlequins] | 13 | L | 13 | Jeremy SMITH [Melbourne] | ||||
| Kevin SINFIELD [Leeds] | 14 | B | 14 | Issac LUKE [South Sydney] | ||||
| Ben WESTWOOD [Warrington] | 15 | B | 15 | Greg EASTWOOD [Brisbane] | ||||
| Gareth HOCK [Wigan] | 16 | B | 16 | David KIDWELL [South Sydney] | ||||
| Jamie LANGLEY [Bradford] | 17 | B | 17 | Bronson HARRISON [Wests Tigers] | ||||
| Tony SMITH | HC | Stephen KEARNEY | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Semi Final vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ade Gardner (wing), Leon Pryce (five-eighth), James Roby (hooker), James Graham (front row), Danny McGuire (bench), Maurie Fa'asavalu (bench), Jon Wilkin (bench)
- In:
- Paul Sykes (centre), Lee Smith (wing), Mick Higham (hooker), Jamie Jones-Buchanan (second row), Robert Purdham (lock), Ben Westwood (bench), Jamie Langley (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Gleeson (centre to five-eighth), Jamie Peacock (second row to front row), Kevin Sinfield (lock to bench)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Semi Final vs. England
- Out:
- Sam Perrett (wing), Krisnan Inu (centre), Nathan Cayless (front row), Setaimata Sa (second row), Sam Rapira (bench)
- In:
- Jason Nightingale (wing), Steve Matai (centre), Evarn Tuimavave (front row), David Kidwell (bench), Bronson Harrison (bench)
- Changes:
- David Fa'alogo (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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