2010 Rugby League Four Nations
International rugby league tournament
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The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was played in Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2010. The tournament was the second time the Four Nations had been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France.
| 2010 Four Nations | |
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| Number of teams | 4 |
| Host countries |  Australia New Zealand |
| Winner | New Zealand |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Attendance | 137,436 (19,634 per match) |
| Points scored | 340 (48.57 per match) |
| Tries scored | 61 (8.71 per match) |
| Top scorer | Benji Marshall (40) |
| Top try scorers |  Tony Clubb (4) Junior Sa'u (4) Brent Tate (4) |
The series was contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and the winners of the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea.[1]
Teams
| Team | Mascot | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank | Continent |
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| Australia |
The Kangaroos | Tim Sheens | Darren Lockyer | 1 | Oceania |
| England |
The Lions | Steve McNamara | James Graham | 3 | Europe |
| New Zealand |
The Kiwis | Stephen Kearney | Benji Marshall | 2 | Oceania |
 Papua New Guinea |
The Kumuls | Stanley Gene | Paul Aiton | 6 | Oceania |
Australia
Coach: Tim Sheens
Of the twenty five players, twenty three were Australian born while two were Fijian born.
* Replaced originally selected Jarryd Hayne after he withdrew due to injury.[2]
England
Coach: Steve McNamara
All twenty four players were English born.
1 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[3]
2 Replaced originally selected Adrian Morley who was originally selected to captain the squad, but withdrew due to an injury suffered in the pre-tournament match against the New Zealand Māori.;[4] while James Graham was named the team captain.
New Zealand
Coach: Stephen Kearney
Of the twenty two players, seventeen were New Zealand born while five were Australian born.
1 Replaced originally selected Fuifui Moimoi who withdrew due to injury.[5]
2 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[6]
Antonio Winterstein and Lewis Brown were included in the squad but not selected to play in any of the tournament's matches.[7]
Papua New Guinea
Coach: Stanley Gene
Of the twenty four players, fourteen were Papua New Guinea born while one was Australian born.
| Club Team | Players |
|---|---|
| Agmark Rabaul Gurias | Dion Aiye, Larsen Marabe, George Moni, Rodney Pora, Pidi Tongap |
| Haswell Hornets | Joseph Pombo |
| Cronulla Sharks | Paul Aiton (capt.) |
| Enga Mioks | David Loko |
| Featherstone Rovers | Jessie Joe Parker |
| Gold Coast Titans | Ryan Tongia |
| Goroka Bintangor Lahanis | Glen Nami |
| Halifax | Makali Aizue |
| Hunslet Hawks | Michael Mark, Charlie Wabo |
| Ipswich Jets | Desmond Mok |
| Masta Mak Rangers | Nickson Kolo, Johnson Kuike |
| Mendi Muruks | Elizah Riyong |
| Newtown Jets | Richard Kambo |
| Northern Pride | Rod Griffin |
| North Sydney Bears | James Nightingale* |
| Parkes Spacemen | Benjamin John |
| Sheffield Eagles | Menzie Yere |
| QRL | Alex Haija |
* Replaced originally selected Sigfred Gande who withdrew due to injury just hours before the tournament started.[8]
Venues
The games were played at venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Brisbane.
| Brisbane | Wellington | Sydney |
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| Suncorp Stadium | Westpac Stadium | Parramatta Stadium |
| Capacity: 52,500 | Capacity: 34,500 | Capacity: 21,500 |
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| Rotorua | Melbourne | Auckland |
| International Stadium | AAMI Park | Eden Park |
| Capacity: 26,000 | Capacity: 30,050 | Capacity: 50,000 |
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Officiating
Three referees were initially appointed to control matches in the Four Nations:
Tony Archer (3 matches)
Shane Rehm (2 matches)
Richard Silverwood (1 match)
Richard Silverwood suffered a leg injury and missed round two. He was replaced for this round by Australian referee Ben Cummins.[9]
Pre-tournament matches
Before the series, New Zealand played an additional Test against Samoa. It was the first time the two nations have clashed.[10] England played Cumbria on 3 October as a memorial match for Gary Purdham.[11] England also faced the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-Samoa test.[12]
Papua New Guinea vs Prime Ministers XIII
25 September 2010 |
Cumbria vs England
3 October 2010 |
Ipswich Centennial XIII v Papua New Guinea
16 October 2010 |
New Zealand Māori v England
16 October 2010 5:30pm |
New Zealand vs Samoa
Results
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 6 | Qualification for Final |
| 2 | New Zealand |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 56 | +64 | 4 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 154 | −132 | 0 |
Round one
New Zealand vs England
In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kangaroos defeated the Junior Kiwis 24–16.
Saturday, 23 October 8:00pm |
| New Zealand |
24 – 10 | England |
|---|---|---|
| Tries Junior Sa'u (4') 1 Lance Hohaia (34') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (44') 1 Benji Marshall (66') 1 Goals Benji Marshall 4/5 |
Match details |
Tries 1 (56') James Roby 1 (58') Gareth Widdop Goals 1/2 Gareth Widdop |
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Australia vs Papua New Guinea
In the curtain raiser match Samoa defeated Tonga 22–6.[15]
Sunday, 24 October 4:00pm |
| Australia |
42 – 0 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Willie Tonga (21', 76') 2 Billy Slater (5') 1 Brent Tate (14') 1 Cooper Cronk (17') 1 Brett Morris (25') 1 Johnathan Thurston (55') 1 Darren Lockyer (59') 1 Goals Johnathan Thurston 5/8 |
Match details |
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Attendance: 11,308 Referee: Shane Rehm Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston |
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Round two
New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea
In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kiwis defeated the Junior Kangaroos 32–20 to square the series 1-all. The Junior Kangaroos were ahead 20–0 at half time.[16]
With the victory, New Zealand retained the Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy.
Saturday, 30 October 4:00pm |
| New Zealand |
76 – 12 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Sam Perrett (3', 48', 63') 3 Junior Sa'u (25', 43', 45') 3 Jeremy Smith (12', 17') 2 Simon Mannering (7') 1 Lance Hohaia (32') 1 Greg Eastwood (36') 1 Issac Luke (40') 1 Jason Nightingale (72') 1 Sika Manu (76') 1 Goals Benji Marshall 8/10 Issac Luke 2/4 |
Match details |
Tries 1 (53') Emmanual Yere 1 (56') Glen Nami Goals 2/2 Ryan Tongia |
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Australia vs England
Sunday, 31 October 6:30pm |
| Australia |
34 – 14 | England |
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| Tries Luke Lewis (5', 18') 2 Billy Slater (22') 1 Brent Tate (27') 1 Willie Tonga (31') 1 Lote Tuqiri (47') 1 Goals Cameron Smith 5/7 |
Match details |
Tries 1 (9') Sam Burgess 1 (43') Luke Robinson Goals 2/2 Ben Westwood 1/1 Leroy Cudjoe |
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia Attendance: 18,894 Referee: Tony Archer Player of the Match: Luke Lewis |
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Round three
England vs Papua New Guinea
Saturday, 6 November 6:00pm (NZDT) |
| England |
36 – 10 | Papua New Guinea |
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| Tries Tony Clubb 4 (18', 30', 40', 76') Luke Robinson (16', 36') 2 Ben Harrison (55') 1 Goals Ben Westwood 3/4 Gareth Widdop 1/3 |
Match details |
Tries 1 (58') Makali Aizue 1 (66') Emmanuel Yere Goals 1/2 Dion Aiye |
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New Zealand vs Australia
Saturday, 6 November 8:15pm (NZDT) |
| New Zealand |
20 – 34 | Australia |
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| Tries Frank Pritchard (30') 1 Jason Nightingale (64') 1 Shaun Kenny-Dowall (77') 1 Goals Benji Marshall 4/5 |
Match details |
Tries 2 (21', 58') Brett Morris 1 (7') Cooper Cronk 1 (24') Brent Tate 1 (46') Darius Boyd 1 (55') Chris Lawrence Goals 3/4 Cameron Smith 2/2 Todd Carney |
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Attendance: 44,324 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Paul Gallen |
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Final
Saturday, 13 November 8:30pm (AEDT) |
| Australia |
12 – 16 | New Zealand |
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| Tries Brent Tate (4') 1 Billy Slater (59') 1 Goals Cameron Smith 2/2 |
Match details |
Tries 1 (36') Shaun Kenny-Dowall 1 (71') Jason Nightingale 1 (79') Nathan Fien Goals 2/3 Benji Marshall |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia Attendance: 36,299 Referee: Tony ArcherPlayer of the Match: Jeremy Smith[17] |
| Australia | Position | New Zealand |
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| Billy Slater | FB | Lance Hohaia |
| Darius Boyd | WG | Jason Nightingale |
| Mark Gasnier | CE | Shaun Kenny-Dowall |
| Willie Tonga | CE | Simon Mannering |
| Lote Tuqiri | WG | Sam Perrett |
| Darren Lockyer (c) | FE | Benji Marshall (c) |
| Jamie Soward | HB | Nathan Fien |
| Matthew Scott | PR | Adam Blair |
| Cameron Smith | HK | Thomas Leuluai |
| David Shillington | PR | Sam McKendry |
| Luke Lewis | SR | Bronson Harrison |
| Sam Thaiday | SR | Ben Matulino |
| Greg Bird | LK | Jeremy Smith |
| Kurt Gidley | Int | Greg Eastwood |
| Tom Learoyd-Lahrs | Int | Isaac Luke |
| Nate Myles | Int | Frank-Paul Nuuausala |
| Anthony Watmough | Int | Sika Manu |
Broadcasting details
The Four Nations was broadcast to over 60 countries worldwide.[18]
- Australia:
- Nine Network – All Kangaroos matches live (except New Zealand vs Australia) plus the final, others delayed
- Fox Sports – Some live and some delayed
- Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia:
- Astro – All Matches Live
- Fiji, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Marianas, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia and Guam:
- FijiTV – All Matches Live
- New Zealand:
- Niue:
- Broadcasting Corporation of Niue – All Matches Live
- Papua New Guinea:
- EMTV – All Matches Live
- Samoa:
- Samoa Broadcasting Corporation – All Matches Live
- Singapore:
- StarHub – All Matches Live
- Tonga and Solomon Islands:
- Tonga Broadcasting Commission – All Matches Live
- Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Croatia:
- SportKlub – All Matches Live
- Ireland:
- BSkyB – Live coverage of all matches except NZ v England & Australia v PNG.
- United Kingdom:
- Afghanistan, Chad, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar, Oman, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Algeria
- Orbit Showtime Network – All Matches Live
- Sub-Sahra Region and South Africa
- SuperSport – Coverage of tournament final
- Canada, the United States of America and the Caribbean:
- Fox Soccer Channel – All Matches Live