World Cup 2008

Game 3

England 24 lost to New Zealand 36

World Cup 2008
Game 3

England
24
36
New Zealand
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14698
Status Completed
Date Saturday, 8th November, 2008
Kick Off 8:00 PM (local time)
Referee Tony Archer
Venue EnergyAustralia (Newcastle)
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 George Illawarra]
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:
World Cup 2008 - Game 2 vs. Australia
Next Game:
World Cup 2008 - 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:
World Cup 2008 - Game 2 vs. Papua New Guinea
Next Game:
World Cup 2008 - 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)

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson