Round 3
Ireland 34 def. Samoa 16
| 2008 World Cup Round 3 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14696 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 5:25pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Thierry Alibert | |||||||
| Video Ref | Steve Ganson (St Helens) | |||||||
| Venue | Parramatta (Parramatta) | |||||||
| 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 [Salford] | 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) [South Sydney] | ||||
| 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 [Leigh] | 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 [Salford] | 15 | B | 14 | Frank PULETUA [Penrith] | ||||
| Wayne KERR [London] | 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:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 1 vs. Tonga
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - 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:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 2 vs. Tonga
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - 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)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson
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