Semi Final
New Zealand 32 def. England 22
| 2008 World Cup Semi Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/15011 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 15th November, 2008 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:55pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Shayne Hayne | |||||||
| Venue | Suncorp (Brisbane) | |||||||
| Crowd | 26,659 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 16 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 11 | – | 9 | |||||
| Penalties | 6 | – | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | England | ||||||
| Jerome ROPATI | 2 | T | 2 | Danny McGUIRE | ||||
| Bronson HARRISON | Martin GLEESON | |||||||
| Lance HOHAIA | Jamie PEACOCK | |||||||
| Benji MARSHALL | ||||||||
| Sam PERRETT | ||||||||
| Jeremy SMITH | 3/5 | G | 3/3 | Rob BURROW | ||||
| Benji MARSHALL | 1/1 | 0/1 | Robert PURDHAM | |||||
| New Zealand | Teams | England | ||||||
| Lance HOHAIA [Warriors] | 1 | FB | 1 | Paul WELLENS [St Helens] | ||||
| Sam PERRETT [Sydney] | 2 | W | 2 | Ade GARDNER [St Helens] | ||||
| Simon MANNERING [Warriors] | 3 | C | 3 | Martin GLEESON [Warrington] | ||||
| Jerome ROPATI [Warriors] | 4 | C | 4 | Keith SENIOR [Leeds] | ||||
| Manu VATUVEI [Warriors] | 5 | W | 5 | Mark CALDERWOOD [Wigan] | ||||
| Benji MARSHALL [Wests Tigers] | 6 | FE | 6 | Danny McGUIRE [Leeds] | ||||
| Nathan FIEN [Warriors] | 7 | HB | 7 | Rob BURROW [Leeds] | ||||
| Nathan CAYLESS (c) [Parramatta] | 8 | FR | 8 | James GRAHAM [St Helens] | ||||
| Thomas LEULUAI [Wigan] | 9 | HK | 9 | James ROBY [St Helens] | ||||
| Adam BLAIR [Melbourne] | 10 | FR | 10 | Jamie PEACOCK (c) [Leeds] | ||||
| Bronson HARRISON [Wests Tigers] | 17 | 2R | 11 | Ben WESTWOOD [Warrington] | ||||
| David FA'ALOGO [South Sydney] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Gareth ELLIS [Leeds] | ||||
| Jeremy SMITH [Melbourne] | 13 | L | 13 | Robert PURDHAM [Harlequins] | ||||
| Sika MANU [Melbourne] | 11 | B | 14 | Leon PRYCE [St Helens] | ||||
| Issac LUKE [South Sydney] | 14 | B | 15 | Adrian MORLEY [Warrington] | ||||
| Greg EASTWOOD [Brisbane] | 15 | B | 16 | Mick HIGHAM [Wigan] | ||||
| Sam RAPIRA [Warriors] | 16 | B | 17 | Jon WILKIN [St Helens] | ||||
| Stephen KEARNEY | HC | Tony SMITH | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 3 vs. England
- Next Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Final vs. Australia
- Out:
- Jason Nightingale (wing), Steve Matai (centre), Evarn Tuimavave (front row), David Kidwell (bench)
- In:
- Sam Perrett (wing), Nathan Cayless (front row), Sika Manu (bench), Sam Rapira (bench)
- Changes:
- Thomas Leuluai (halfback to hooker), Nathan Fien (hooker to halfback), Simon Mannering (second row to centre), Bronson Harrison (bench to second row)
England
- Previous Game:
- 2008 World Cup - Game 3 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2009 Test Matches - vs. France
- Out:
- Paul Sykes (centre), Lee Smith (wing), Jamie Jones-Buchanan (second row), Kevin Sinfield (bench), Gareth Hock (bench), Jamie Langley (bench)
- In:
- Ade Gardner (wing), Danny McGuire (five-eighth), James Graham (front row), James Roby (hooker), Leon Pryce (bench), Jon Wilkin (bench)
- Changes:
- Martin Gleeson (five-eighth to centre), Adrian Morley (front row to bench), Mick Higham (hooker to bench), Ben Westwood (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash
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