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) |
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The series was contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and the winners of the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea.[1]
Teams
edit| Team | Mascot | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank | Continent |
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| Australia
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The Kangaroos | Tim Sheens | Darren Lockyer | 1 | Oceania |
| England
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The Lions | Steve McNamara | James Graham | 3 | Europe |
| New Zealand
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The Kiwis | Stephen Kearney | Benji Marshall | 2 | Oceania |
 Papua New Guinea
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The Kumuls | Stanley Gene | Paul Aiton | 6 | Oceania |
Australia
editCoach: 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
editCoach: 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
editCoach: 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
editCoach: Stanley Gene
Of the twenty four players, fourteen were Papua New Guinea born while one was Australian born.
* Replaced originally selected Sigfred Gande who withdrew due to injury just hours before the tournament started.[8]
Venues
editThe 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
editThree 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
editBefore 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
editCumbria vs England
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Ipswich Centennial XIII v Papua New Guinea
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New Zealand Māori v England
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New Zealand vs Samoa
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Results
editStandings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 6 | Qualification for Final |
| 2 | New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 56 | +64 | 4 | |
| 3 | England
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 68 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Papua New Guinea
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 154 | −132 | 0 |
Source: Gillette Four Nations
Round one
editNew Zealand vs England
editIn the curtain raiser match the Junior Kangaroos defeated the Junior Kiwis 24–16.
Saturday, 23 October
8:00pm |
| New Zealand
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24 – 10 | England
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| 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
editIn the curtain raiser match Samoa defeated Tonga 22–6.[15]
Sunday, 24 October
4:00pm |
| Australia
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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
editNew Zealand vs Papua New Guinea
editIn 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
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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
editSunday, 31 October
6:30pm |
| Australia
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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
editEngland vs Papua New Guinea
editSaturday, 6 November
6:00pm (NZDT) |
| England
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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
editSaturday, 6 November
8:15pm (NZDT) |
| New Zealand
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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
editSaturday, 13 November
8:30pm (AEDT) |
| Australia
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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
editThe 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
References
edit- ^ "PNG seal 2010 Four Nations place". BBC News. 1 November 2009.
- ^ Hayne out of Australia team The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
- ^ England tour over for injured Shenton The Independent, 28 October 2010
- ^ Carvell called up by EnglandSydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
- ^ McKendry called into Kiwis for injured Moimoi Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine NZRL, 11 October 2010
- ^ Vatuvei looks ahead after breaking arm Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 24 October 2010
- ^ "New faces join Kiwis Four Nations squad". Wide World of Sports. Associated Press. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- ^ PNG's Gande out of Four Nations Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine YahooXtra News, 25 October 2010
- ^ Aussie boys must quit whingeing The Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2010
- ^ "League: Kiwis to play Samoa for first time". The New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ England to play Garry Purdham memorial game against Cumbria The Guardian, 17 June 2010
- ^ "NZ Maori rugby league to play England". Stuff.co.nz. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Half Century Up - Kiwis 50, Toa Samoa 6". voxy.co.nz. New Zealand: Digital Advance Limited. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Kiwis too strong for England". The Press Association. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Steve, By (31 July 2010). "Beetson filthy over Folau request". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "League: Second half Junior Kiwis blitz squares Aussie series". The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". nrl.com. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- ^ "International Broadcast Information - Four Nations". Rlfournations.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.