New Zealand at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup

The 2013 New Zealand rugby league tour of Great Britain and France was a tour by the New Zealand national rugby league team to compete at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. New Zealand won Pool B of the tournament as well as their quarter and semi-finals, before losing to Australia 2-34 in the World Cup final.

New Zealand were the defending World Cup champions after winning the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

Background

Alongside Australia and France, New Zealand have competed at all thirteen World Cups. New Zealand finished runner up in 1988 and 2000 before winning the 2008 World Cup by defeating Australia 34-20 in the final.

After the 2008 tournament, international football focused on three Four Nations tournaments held between 2009 and 2011. New Zealand won the 2010 tournament but finished third in 2009 and 2011. New Zealand also lost four Anzac Test matches to Australia in this period and two trans-Tasman test matches.

Build up

New Zealand held a pre-season training camp in Sydney in January 2013 to start their World Cup build up. The camp involved between 30 and 40 players and was funded by Sport New Zealand.[1]

In February, Benji Marshall was stripped of the captaincy and replaced with Simon Mannering. Marshall had been the Kiwis captain since 2009 but his form had been poor at international level as captain.[2][3]

The New Zealand Kiwis played the annual ANZAC test against Australia at Canberra Stadium on 19 April, losing 12-32.[4][5] The squad was Josh Hoffman, Sam Perrett, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Dean Whare, Jason Nightingale, Kieran Foran (c), Shaun Johnson, Jesse Bromwich, Issac Luke, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Frank Pritchard, Kevin Proctor, Alex Glenn, Bench: Elijah Taylor, Sam McKendry, Ben Matulino, Tohu Harris. Captain Simon Mannering was ruled out on the day of the test, with Glenn replacing him in the starting side and Harris joining the bench. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck was the reserve.[6][7]

Benji Marshall signed for rugby union franchise the Blues in August, making him unavailable for the Kiwis World Cup squad. Sonny Bill Williams also declared himself unavailable for the World Cup.

During the 2013 NRL Grand Final, Shaun Kenny-Dowall was injured and was subsequently ruled out of the World Cup.

Following the naming of the squad, Sonny Bill Williams declared that he would be available for the tournament. After deliberation, he was added to the squad at the expense of Tohu Harris.[8] Harris declined the offer to travel with the squad as a travelling reserve.

The Kiwis assembled in Narrabeen, Sydney for a two-day training camp before flying to the United Kingdom.

Staff

The national selectors were Richie Barnett, Ivan Cleary, Stephen Kearney and Tawera Nikau, with Tony Iro serving as the convenor of selectors.[9]

Squad

Train-on squad

An initial training squad was named on 11 September 2015 and added to as teams were eliminated from the NRL finals.[9][10][11]

Brisbane Broncos: Alex Glenn, Josh Hoffman

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs: Greg Eastwood, Krisnan Inu, Sam Kasiano, Sam Perrett, Frank Pritchard

Melbourne Storm: Jesse Bromwich, Tohu Harris, Kevin Proctor

North Queensland Cowboys: Jason Taumalolo, Antonio Winterstein

St George Illawarra Dragons: Bronson Harrison, Jason Nightingale

Penrith Panthers: Lewis Brown, Sam McKendry, Dean Whare

New Zealand Warriors: Shaun Johnson, Thomas Leuluai, Kevin Locke, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Sam Rapira, Elijah Taylor, Manu Vatuvei

Wests Tigers: Adam Blair, Tim Simona

Unavailable: Gerard Beale, Benji Marshall

Final squad

Player Games Tries Goals Field-goals Points Position Club
Josh Hoffman21004FB Brisbane Broncos
Kevin Locke40000FB New Zealand Warriors
Jason Nightingale20000WG St George Illawarra Dragons
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck680032WG Sydney Roosters
Manu Vatuvei440016WG New Zealand Warriors
Bryson Goodwin640016CE South Sydney Rabbitohs
Krisnan Inu11004CE Canterbury Bulldogs
Dean Whare52008CE Penrith Panthers
Kieran Foran
(vice-captain)
60000SO Manly Sea Eagles
Thomas Leuluai10000HB New Zealand Warriors
Shaun Johnson6430076HB New Zealand Warriors
Jesse Bromwich51004PR Melbourne Storm
Sam Kasiano50000PR Canterbury Bulldogs
Sam Moa30000PR Sydney Roosters
Ben Matulino50000PR New Zealand Warriors
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves50000PR Sydney Roosters
Isaac Luke61004HK South Sydney Rabbitohs
Greg Eastwood11004SR Canterbury Bulldogs
Alex Glenn40000SR Brisbane Broncos
Simon Mannering (captain)52008SR New Zealand Warriors
Frank Pritchard31004SR Canterbury Bulldogs
Sonny Bill Williams530012SR Sydney Roosters
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala630012LF Sydney Roosters
Elijah Taylor61004LF New Zealand Warriors

Fixtures

Warm up match

New Zealand played a warm up match against the Cook Islands on 20 October in Doncaster. The match was played with unlimited interchange and as a result was not regarded as a test match. It was Simon Mannering's first match as Kiwis captain. The halftime score was 24-0.

1 Josh Hoffman, 2 Jason Nightingale, 3 Krisnan Inu, 4 Dean Whare, 5 Manu Vatuvei, 6 Kieran Foran, 7 Shaun Johnson, 8 Jesse Bromwich, 9 Issac Luke, 10 Sam Kasiano, 11 Frank Pritchard, 12 Simon Mannering (c), 13 Elijah Taylor. Interchange: 14 Greg Eastwood, 15 Ben Matulino, 16 Alex Glenn, 17 Kevin Locke, 18 Bryson Goodwin, 19 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck

World Cup Pool B

Team
Pld W D L TF PF PA +/ Pts
 New Zealand 33002614634+1126
 Samoa 3201148452+324
 France 310221578–632
 Papua New Guinea 3003522103–810

Samoa

27 October 2013
18:00
New Zealand  42–24  Samoa
Try: Hoffman 11' c
Mannering (2) 15' c, 22' c
Tuivasa-Sheck 17' m
Vatuvei (3) 43' m, 49' m, 73' c
Luke 45' c
Goal: Johnson (5/8) 10', 15', 23', 46', 73'
Report Try: Roberts 39' m
Leilua 52' m
Manumalealii 57' m
Matagi 60' c
A. Winterstein 65' c
Goal: Milford (2/5) 61', 65'
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
Attendance: 14,965
Referee: Richard Silverwood (England)
Man of the Match: Dean Whare (New Zealand)
FB1 Josh Hoffman
RW2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC3 Dean Whare
LC4 Bryson Goodwin
LW5 Manu Vatuvei
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jesse Bromwich
SR11 Frank Pritchard
SR12 Sonny Bill Williams
LF13 Simon Mannering (c)
Substitutions:
IC14 Elijah Taylor
IC15 Sam Kasiano
IC16 Sam Moa
IC17 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Anthony Milford
RW2 Antonio Winterstein
RC3 Junior Sa'u
LC4 Joseph Leilua
LW5 Daniel Vidot
SO6 Reni Maitua
SH7 Ben Roberts
PR8 David Fa’alogo
HK9 Pita Godinet
PR10 Suaia Matagi
SR11 Iosia Soliola (c)
SR12 Frank Winterstein
LF13 Sauaso Sue
Substitutions:
IC14 Penani Manumalealii
IC15 Leeson Ah Mau
IC16 Mark Taufua
IC17 Mose Masoe
Coach:
Matt Parish

Touch Judges:
Tim Roby (England)
Joe Cobb (England)
Video Referee:
Thierry Alibert (France)

France

1 November 2013
20:00
New Zealand  48–0  France
Try: Inu 6' c
Goodwin 24' c
Nu'uausala (2) 39' c, 75' c
Johnson (2) 51' c, 55' c
Eastwood 65' c
Tuivasa-Sheck 80' c
Goal: Johnson (8/8) 7', 26', 39', 51', 56', 66', 76', 80'
Report
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 17,518
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Man of the Match: Shaun Johnson (New Zealand)
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Jason Nightingale
RC3 Bryson Goodwin
LC4 Krisnan Inu
LW5 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Ben Matulino
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR11 Frank Pritchard
SR12 Alex Glenn
LF13 Simon Mannering (c)
Substitutes
IC14 Elijah Taylor
IC15 Sam Kasiano
IC16 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC17 Greg Eastwood
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Morgan Escaré
RW2 Frédéric Vaccari
RC3 Jean-Philippe Baile
LC4 Vincent Duport
LW5 Cyril Stacul
SO6 Thomas Bosc
SH7 Theo Fages
PR8 Olivier Elima (c)
HK9 Kane Bentley
PR10 Rémi Casty
SR11 Kevin Larroyer
SR12 Sébastien Raguin
LF13 Andrew Bentley
Substitutes
IC14 Gregory Mounis
IC15 Jamal Fakir
IC16 Benjamin Garcia
IC17 Michael Simon
Coach:
Richard Agar

Touch Judges:
Grant Atkins (Australia)
Robert Hicks (England)
Video Referee:
Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Papua New Guinea

8 November 2013
20:00
New Zealand  56–10  Papua New Guinea
Try: Goodwin 4' c
Tuivasa-Sheck (2) 7' c, 11' c
Williams (3) 15' c, 27' c, 40' c
Nu'uausala 30' m
Whare (2) 50' c, 56' c
Taylor 67' m
Goal: Johnson (8/10) 4', 8', 12', 16', 28', 40', 51', 58'
Report Try: Aiye 41' c
Albert 78' m
Goal: Paniu (1/2) 43'
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 18,180
Referee: Ashley Klein (Australia)
Man of the Match: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
FB1 Josh Hoffman
RW2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC3 Dean Whare
LC4 Bryson Goodwin
LW5 Manu Vatuvei
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Ben Matulino
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jesse Bromwich
SR11 Alex Glenn
SR12 Sonny Bill Williams
LF13 Elijah Taylor
Substitutes
IC14 Sam Moa
IC15 Sam Kasiano
IC16 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC17 Thomas Leuluai
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 David Mead
RW2 Josiah Abavu
RC3 Menzie Yere
LC4 Francis Paniu
LW5 Nene MacDonald
SO6 Ray Thompson
SH7 Dion Aiye
PR8 Neville Costigan
HK9 Charlie Wabo
PR10 Joe Bruno
SR11 Jessie Joe Nandye
SR12 Jason Chan
LF13 Sebastian Pandia
Substitutes
IC14 Wellington Albert
IC15 Paul Aiton
IC16 Jason Tali
IC17 Mark Mexico
Coach:
Adrian Lam

Touch Judges:
Jose Pereira (France)
Robert Hicks (England)
Video Referee:
Richard Silverwood (England)

The 18,180 attendance was higher than all but one of Leeds Rhinos' home Super League attendances for 2013.[13]

Quarter-final

15 November 2013
20:00
New Zealand  40–4  Scotland
Try: Goodwin (2) 8' m, 71' m
Bromwich 15' c
Tuivasa-Sheck (2) 20' m, 50' c
Pritchard 27' c
Johnson 30' c
Vatuvei 58' m
Goal: Johnson (4/8) 17, 28', 31', 51'
Report Try: Hurst 67' m
Goal: Brough (0/1)
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 16,207
Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia)
Man of the Match: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (New Zealand)
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC3 Dean Whare
LC4 Bryson Goodwin
LW5 Manu Vatuvei
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Ben Matulino
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jesse Bromwich
SR11 Frank Pritchard
SR12 Sonny Bill Williams
LF13 Simon Mannering (c)
Substitutions:
IC14 Elijah Taylor
IC15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
IC16 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC17 Sam Moa
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Matty Russell
RW2 David Scott
RC3 Ben Hellewell
LC4 Kane Linnett
LW5 Alex Hurst
SO6 Danny Brough (c)
SH7 Peter Wallace
PR8 Adam Walker
HK9 Ian Henderson
PR10 Luke Douglas
SR11 Danny Addy
SR12 Brett Phillips
LF13 Ben Kavanagh
Substitutions:
IC14 Andrew Henderson
IC15 Oliver Wilkes
IC16 Alex Szostak
IC17 Sam Barlow
Coach:
Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
Jamal Thompson (New Zealand)
obert Hicks (New Zealand)
Video Referee:
Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Semi-final

New Zealand won the match when Shaun Johnson scored a try with 20 seconds remaining.[14]

23 November 2013
13:00
New Zealand  20–18  England
Try: Tuivasa-Sheck (2) 31' c, 44' m
Johnson 80' c
Goal: Johnson (4/5) 33', 38', 53' 80'
Report Try: O'Loughlin 16' c
Watkins 58' m
S. Burgess 67' c
Goal: Sinfield (3/4) 17', 25', 68'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 67,545
Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia)
Man of the Match: Sam Burgess
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC3 Dean Whare
LC4 Bryson Goodwin
LW5 Jason Nightingale
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jesse Bromwich
SR11 Sonny Bill Williams
SR12 Simon Mannering (c)
LF13 Elijah Taylor
Substitutions:
IC14 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC15 Sam Kasiano
IC16 Ben Matulino
IC17 Alex Glenn
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Josh Charnley
RC3 Kallum Watkins
LC4 Leroy Cudjoe
LW5 Ryan Hall
SO6 Gareth Widdop
SH7 Kevin Sinfield (c)
PR8 James Graham
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Sam Burgess
SR11 Brett Ferres
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
IC14 Rob Burrow
IC15 George Burgess
IC16 Chris Hill
IC17 Carl Ablett
Coach:
Steve McNamara

Touch Judges:
James Child (England)
Grant Atkins (Australia)
Video Referee:
Ashley Klein (Australia)

Final

30 November 2013
14:30
New Zealand  2–34  Australia
Tries:



Goals:
Shaun Johnson (1/1) 16'
Report Tries:
Billy Slater (2) 19' c, 41' c
Cooper Cronk 30' c
Brett Morris (2) 52' c, 72' c
Goals:
Johnathan Thurston (7/7) 4', 19', 30', 35', 41', 52', 72'
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 74,468[15]
Referee: Richard Silverwood
Man of the Match: Johnathan Thurston
New Zealand
Australia
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck
RC3 Dean Whare
LC4 Bryson Goodwin
LW5 Manu Vatuvei
SO6 Kieran Foran
SH7 Shaun Johnson
PR8 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
HK9 Isaac Luke
PR10 Jesse Bromwich
SR11 Simon Mannering (c)
SR12 Sonny Bill Williams
LF13 Elijah Taylor
Substitutions:
IC14 Frank-Paul Nu'uausala
IC15 Sam Kasiano
IC16 Ben Matulino
IC17 Alex Glenn
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Brett Morris
RC3 Greg Inglis
LC4 Jarryd Hayne
LW5 Darius Boyd
SO6 Johnathan Thurston
SH7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Matt Scott
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 James Tamou
SR11 Greg Bird
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
IC14 Daly Cherry-Evans
IC15 Josh Papalii
IC16 Andrew Fifita
IC17 Corey Parker
Coach:
Tim Sheens

Touch Judges:

Video Referee:

Aftermath

During the tournament several players were accused of mixing sleeping pills with energy drinks to help their recovery. While not illegal, concerns were raised by New Zealand support staff.[16][17] Sonny Bill Williams and Kieran Foran were named as two of the players involved.[18] The All Blacks had a similar problem at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[19] The National Rugby League set up a taskforce in response to the issue, with NZRL represented by high performance manager Tony Iro.[20]

The NZRL's player of the year was Kieran Foran.[21]

Following a post campaign review, the NZRL re-appointed Stephen Kearney for two more years, with an option to renew the contract until the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[20]

References

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  5. Luckless Kiwis bemoan video ref rulings stuff.co.nz, 20 April 2013
  6. Foran looks to brain not brawn to defeat rivals New Zealand Herald, 19 April 2013
  7. Kiwis captain Mannering out of Anzac test stuff.co.nz, 19 April 2013
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  14. James Riach. "New Zealand 20-18 England - Rugby League World Cup semi-final report". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  15. Fitzgibbon, Liam (1 December 2013). "Clinical Kangaroos crowned World Champions". 3News. Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  16. "Rugby league to investigate Kiwis' use of pills". Stuff. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  17. "Kiwis look into possible prescription drug misuse at World Cup". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  18. "Cup scandal erupts: Sonny Bill Williams and Kieran Foran under investigation for mixing pills and drinks". Daily Telegraph. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  19. "All Blacks in 'silly' sleeping pill antics at World Cup". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
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