2010 Rugby League Four Nations

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 (2010) Four Nations  ()
Number of teams4
Host countries Australia
 New Zealand
Winner New Zealand
Matches played7
Attendance137,436 (19,634 per match)
Points scored340 (48.57 per match)
Tries scored61 (8.71 per match)
Top scorer Benji Marshall (40)
Top try scorers Tony Clubb (4)
Junior Sa'u (4)
Brent Tate (4)
Tournaments
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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
Team Mascot Coach Captain RLIF Rank Continent
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.

Club TeamPlayers
Brisbane BroncosDarren Lockyer (capt.), Sam Thaiday
Canberra RaidersTom Learoyd-Lahrs, David Shillington
Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPaul Gallen
Gold Coast TitansGreg Bird
Manly Sea EaglesAnthony Watmough
Melbourne StormCooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Newcastle KnightsKurt Gidley
New Zealand WarriorsBrent Tate
North Queensland CowboysMatthew Scott, Willie Tonga
South Sydney RabbitohsGreg Inglis
Penrith PanthersPetero Civoniceva, Luke Lewis
St. George Illawarra DragonsDarius Boyd, Brett Morris, Dean Young
Sydney RoostersTodd Carney, Nate Myles
Wests TigersChris Lawrence, Robbie Farah, Lote Tuqiri*

* Replaced originally selected Jarryd Hayne after he withdrew due to injury.[2]

England

Coach: Steve McNamara

All twenty four players were English born.

Club TeamPlayers
Castleford TigersMichael Shenton1
Harlequins RLTony Clubb
Huddersfield GiantsKevin Brown, Leroy Cudjoe, Luke Robinson, Eorl Crabtree, Darrell Griffin, Shaun Lunt
Hull F.C.Tom Briscoe
Leeds RhinosRyan Hall
Melbourne StormGareth Widdop
South Sydney RabbitohsSam Burgess
St HelensJames Graham (capt.), James Roby
Warrington WolvesRyan Atkins, Ben Harrison, Ben Westwood, Garreth Carvell2
Wests TigersGareth Ellis
Wigan WarriorsDarrell Goulding, Sam Tomkins, Joel Tomkins, Stuart Fielden, Sean O'Loughlin

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.[5]

New Zealand

Coach: Stephen Kearney

Of the twenty two players, seventeen were New Zealand born while five were Australian born.

Club TeamPlayers
Canberra RaidersBronson Harrison
Leeds RhinosGreg Eastwood
Melbourne StormAdam Blair, Sika Manu
Newcastle KnightsJunior Sa'u
Penrith PanthersFrank Pritchard, Sam McKendry1
St George Illawarra DragonsNathan Fien, Jason Nightingale, Jeremy Smith
South Sydney RabbitohsIssac Luke
Sydney RoostersShaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Sam Perrett, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
New Zealand WarriorsLewis Brown, Lance Hohaia, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Manu Vatuvei2
Wests TigersBenji Marshall (capt.)
Wigan WarriorsThomas Leuluai

1 Replaced originally selected Fuifui Moimoi who withdrew due to injury.[6]

2 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[7]

Antonio Winterstein and Lewis Brown were included in the squad but not selected to play in any of the tournament's matches.[8]

Papua New Guinea

Coach: Stanley Gene

Of the twenty four players, fourteen were Papua New Guinea born while one was Australian born.

Club TeamPlayers
Agmark Rabaul GuriasDion Aiye, Larsen Marabe, George Moni, Rodney Pora, Pidi Tongap
Haswell HornetsJoseph Pombo
Cronulla SharksPaul Aiton (capt.)
Enga MioksDavid Loko
Featherstone RoversJessie Joe Parker
Gold Coast TitansRyan Tongia
Goroka Bintangor LahanisGlen Nami
HalifaxMakali Aizue
Hunslet HawksMichael Mark, Charlie Wabo
Ipswich JetsDesmond Mok
Masta Mak RangersNickson Kolo, Johnson Kuike
Mendi MuruksElizah Riyong
Newtown JetsRichard Kambo
Northern PrideRod Griffin
North Sydney BearsJames Nightingale*
Parkes SpacemenBenjamin John
Sheffield EaglesMenzie Yere
QRLAlex Haija

* Replaced originally selected Sigfred Gande who withdrew due to injury just hours before the tournament started.[9]

Officials

Three referees were initially appointed to control matches in the Four Nations:

Richard Silverwood suffered a leg injury and missed round two. He was replaced for this round by Australian referee Ben Cummins.[10]

Venues

The games were played at venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Brisbane.

Brisbane Wellington Sydney
Suncorp Stadium Westpac Stadium Parramatta Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 21,500
Rotorua Melbourne Auckland
International Stadium AAMI Park Eden Park
Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 50,000

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
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 20,681[11]
Referee: Tony Archer
FB1 Lance Hohaia
RW2 Jason Nightingale
RC3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Junior Sa'u
LW5 Manu Vatuvei
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Nathan Fien
PR8 Greg Eastwood
HK9 Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Adam Blair
SR11 Simon Mannering
SR12 Bronson Harrison
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Issac Luke
BE15 Ben Matulino
BE16 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
BE17 Frank Pritchard
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Gareth Widdop
RW2 Darrell Goulding
RC3 Michael Shenton
LC4 Ryan Atkins
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Brown
SH7 Sam Tomkins
PR8 James Graham (c)
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Stuart Fielden
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Sam Burgess
LF13 Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE14 Luke Robinson
BE15 Joel Tomkins
BE16 Ben Westwood
BE17 Darrell Griffin
Coach:
Steve McNamara

Australia vs Papua New Guinea

In the curtain raiser match Samoa defeated Tonga 22–6.[12]

Sunday, 24 October
4:00pm
Australia  42 – 0  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Willie Tonga (21', 76') 2
Billy Slater (5') 1
Brent Tate (14') 1
Cooper Cronk (17') 1
Brett Morris (25') 1
Cameron Smith (55') 1
Darren Lockyer (59') 1
Goals
Cameron Smith 5/8		 Match details
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,308
Referee: Shane Rehm
Man of the Match: Cameron Smith
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Brett Morris
RC3 Brent Tate
LC4 Willie Tonga
LW5 Lote Tuqiri
SO6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Nate Myles
HK9 Cameron Smith
PR10 Petero Civoniceva
SR11 Luke Lewis
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE14 David Shillington
BE15 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE16 Anthony Watmough
BE17 Kurt Gidley
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1 Ryan Tongia
RW2 Michael Mark
RC3 Jessie Joe Parker
LC4 Emmanuel Yere
LW5 Elizah Riyong
FE6 Glen Nami
HB7 Dion Aiye
PR8 Makali Aizue
HK9 Charlie Wabo
PR10 George Moni
SR11 Rod Griffin
SR12 David Loko
LK13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14 Benjamin John
BE15 Nickson Kolo
BE16 Larsen Marabe
BE17 Joseph Pombo
Coach:
Stanley Gene

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.[13]

Saturday, 30 October
4:00pm
New Zealand  76 – 12  Papua New Guinea
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
International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Cummins
FB1 Lance Hohaia
RW2 Jason Nightingale
RC3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Junior Sa'u
LW5 Sam Perrett
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Nathan Fien
PR8 Sam McKendry
HK9 Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
SR11 Sika Manu
SR12 Simon Mannering
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Issac Luke
BE15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BE16 Bronson Harrison
BE17 Greg Eastwood
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Ryan Tongia
RW2 Michael Mark
RC3 Jessie Joe Parker
LC4 Emmanuel Yere
LW5 Elizah Riyong
FE6 Glen Nami
HB7 Dion Aiye
PR8 Makali Aizue
HK9 Charlie Wabo
PR10 James Nightingale
SR11 Rod Griffin
SR12 Johnson Kuike
LK13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14 Benjamin John
BE15 Nickson Kolo
BE16 Pidi Tongap
BE17 Alex Haija
Coach:
Stanley Gene

Australia vs England
Sunday, 31 October
6:30pm
Australia  34 – 14  England
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
Man of the Match: Luke Lewis
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Brett Morris
RC3 Brent Tate
LC4 Willie Tonga
LW5 Lote Tuqiri
SO6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Nate Myles
HK9 Cameron Smith
PR10 Petero Civoniceva
SR11 Luke Lewis
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE14 David Shillington
BE15 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE16 Anthony Watmough
BE17 Kurt Gidley
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Darrell Goulding
RC3 Leroy Cudjoe
LC4 Ryan Atkins
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Sean O'Loughlin
SH7 Luke Robinson
PR8 Sam Burgess
HK9 James Roby
PR10 James Graham (c)
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Joel Tomkins
LF13 Ben Westwood
Substitutions:
BE14 Stuart Fielden
BE15 Eorl Crabtree
BE16 Ben Harrison
BE17 Shaun Lunt
Coach:
Steve McNamara

Round three

England vs Papua New Guinea
Saturday, 6 November
6:00pm (NZDT)
England  36 – 10  Papua New Guinea
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
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Shane Rehm
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Ryan Hall
RC3 Leroy Cudjoe
LC4 Tony Clubb
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Brown
SH7 Luke Robinson
PR8 James Graham (c)
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Sam Burgess
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE14 Darrell Griffin
BE15 Garreth Carvell
BE16 Ben Harrison
BE17 Gareth Widdop
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB1 Jessie Joe Parker
RW2 Michael Mark
RC3 Elizah Riyong
LC4 Emmanuel Yere
LW5 Richard Kembo
FE6 Glen Nami
HB7 Dion Aiye
PR8 Makali Aizue
HK9 Charlie Wabo
PR10 Nickson Kolo
SR11 Rod Griffin
SR12 David Loko
LK13 Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14 Benjamin John
BE15 George Moni
BE16 Joseph Pombo
BE17 Johnson Kuike
Coach:
Stanley Gene

New Zealand vs Australia
Saturday, 6 November
8:15pm (NZDT)
New Zealand  20 – 34  Australia
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
Man of the Match: Paul Gallen
FB1 Lance Hohaia
RW2 Jason Nightingale
RC3 Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4 Junior Sa'u
LW5 Sam Perrett
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Nathan Fien
PR8 Frank-Paul Nuuausala
HK9 Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Adam Blair
SR11 Sika Manu
SR12 Simon Mannering
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Issac Luke
BE15 Greg Eastwood
BE16 Frank Pritchard
BE17 Ben Matulino
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Darius Boyd
RW2 Brett Morris
RC3 Brent Tate
LC4 Chris Lawrence
LW5 Lote Tuqiri
SO6 Todd Carney
SH7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Matthew Scott
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 David Shillington
SR11 Greg Bird
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE14 Dean Young
BE15 Petero Civoniceva
BE16 Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE17 Robbie Farah
Coach:
Tim Sheens

Points table
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Australia 330011034+766
2 New Zealand W 320112056+644
3 England 31026068−82
4 Papua New Guinea 300322154−1320

Final
Saturday, 13 November
8:30pm (AEDT)
Australia  12 – 16  New Zealand
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 Archer
Man of the Match: Jeremy Smith[14]
Australia Position New Zealand
Billy Slater FB Lance Hohaia
Brett Morris WG Jason Nightingale
Brent Tate CE Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Willie Tonga CE Simon Mannering
Lote Tuqiri WG Sam Perrett
Darren Lockyer (c) FE Benji Marshall (c)
Cooper Cronk 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
Paul Gallen LK Jeremy Smith
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Int Greg Eastwood
Greg Bird Int Isaac Luke
Kurt Gidley Int Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Nate Myles Int Sika Manu

Pre-tournament matches

Before the series, New Zealand played an additional Test against Samoa. It was the first time the two nations have clashed.[15] England played Cumbria on 3 October as a memorial match for Gary Purdham.[16] England also faced the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-Samoa test.[17]

Papua New Guinea vs Prime Ministers XIII
25 September 2010
Papua New Guinea  18 – 30 Prime Minister's XIII
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000 approx.

Cumbria vs England
3 October 2010
Cumbria 18 – 18  England
Recreation Ground, Whitehaven
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Phil Bentham

Ipswich Centennial XIII v Papua New Guinea

New Zealand Māori v England
16 October 2010
5:30pm
Māori  18 – 18  England
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512
Referee: Leon Williamson

New Zealand vs Samoa
16 October 2010
7:35pm
New Zealand  50 – 6  Samoa
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512[18]
Referee: Shane Rehm

Broadcasting details

The Four Nations was broadcast to over 60 countries worldwide.[19]

  • 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:
  • New Zealand:
    • Sky Sport – All Matches Live
    • Prime – All New Zealand matches delayed
  • Niue:
  • Papua New Guinea:
    • EMTV – All Matches Live
  • Samoa:
  • Singapore:
  • Tonga and Solomon Islands:
  • 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:
    • BSkyB – Live coverage of all matches except NZ v England & Australia v PNG.
    • BBC – Live coverage of NZ v England & Australia v PNG. All other matches delayed.
  • 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 State of America and the Caribbean:
    • Fox Soccer Channel – All Matches Live

References
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  2. Hayne out of Australia team The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  3. England tour over for injured Shenton The Independent, 28 October 2010
  4. Carvell called up by EnglandSydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  5. James Graham replaces injured Adrian Morley Daily Mail, 18 October 2010
  6. McKendry called into Kiwis for injured Moimoi Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine NZRL, 11 October 2010
  7. Vatuvei looks ahead after breaking arm Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 24 October 2010
  8. AP (5 October 2010). "New faces join Kiwis Four Nations squad". Wide World of Sports. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  9. PNG's Gande out of Four Nations Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine YahooXtra News, 25 October 2010
  10. Aussie boys must quit whingeing The Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2010
  11. "Kiwis too strong for England". The Press Association. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  12. Steve, By (31 July 2010). "Beetson filthy over Folau request". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  13. "League: Second half Junior Kiwis blitz squares Aussie series". The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  14. "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". nrl.com. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  15. "League: Kiwis to play Samoa for first time". The New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  16. England to play Garry Purdham memorial game against Cumbria The Guardian, 17 June 2010
  17. "NZ Maori rugby league to play England". Stuff.co.nz. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  18. "Half Century Up - Kiwis 50, Toa Samoa 6". voxy.co.nz. New Zealand: Digital Advance Limited. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  19. "International Broadcast Information - Four Nations". Rlfournations.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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