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Revision as of 03:48, 16 October 2010
2010 | Four Nations|
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Number of teams | 4 |
Host countries | Australia New Zealand |
< 2009 2011 > |
The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament is scheduled to be played in Australia and New Zealand during October and November 2010. The tournament will be the second time the Four Nations has been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France.
The series will be contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and winners of the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea after they defeated the Cook Islands 42-14.[1]
Teams
Team | Mascot | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
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Australia | The Kangaroos | Tim Sheens | Darren Lockyer | 1 |
England | The Lions | Steve McNamara | Adrian Morley | 3 |
New Zealand | The Kiwis | Stephen Kearney | Benji Marshall | 2 |
Papua New Guinea | The Kumuls | Stanley Gene | Paul Aiton | 6 |
Squads
Australia
- 24 man squad
- Coach: Tim Sheens
England
- 24 man squad
- Coach: Steve McNamara
New Zealand
- 24 man squad
- Coach: Stephen Kearney
- Fuifui Moimoi was originally selected but was replaced by Sam McKendry when Moimoi broke his arm.[2]
Papua New Guinea
- 24 man squad
- Coach: Stanley Gene
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 34 | +76 | 6 |
2 | New Zealand W | 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 v England
- The Junior Kiwis will play the Junior Kangaroos as a curtain raiser to this match.
Australia vs PNG
Round two
New Zealand v PNG
- The Junior Kiwis will play the Junior Kangaroos as a curtain raiser to this match.
Australia vs England
Round Three
England v PNG
New Zealand vs Australia
Final
Pre-tournament matches
Before the series, New Zealand have announced that they will play an additional Tests against Samoa. It will be the first time the two nations have clashed.[4] England played Cumbria on October 3 as a memorial match for Gary Purdham.[5] England will also face the New Zealand Māori rugby league team.[6]
PNG vs Prime Ministers XIII
Cumbria vs England
2010-10-03
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Cumbria | 18-18 | England |
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Tries Kyle Amor John Paul Brocklebank Scott McAvoy
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Report [1] |
Tries Tony Clubb Gareth Carvell Richie Myler
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New Zealand vs Samoa
New Zealand Māori v England
Broadcasting details
The Four Nations will be broadcast to over 60 countries worldwide.[7]
- Australia:
Nine Network – All Matches Live
Fox Sports – Delayed Coverage
- 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:
Sky Sport – All Matches Live
Prime – All New Zealand matches delayed
- 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:
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
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_league/8336567.stm
- ^ McKendry called into Kiwis for injured Moimoi NZRL, 11 October 2010
- ^ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/beetson-filthy-over-folau-request/story-e6frfgbo-1225899261766
- ^ Kiwis to play Samoa for first time New Zealand Herald, 2 June 2010
- ^ England to play Garry Purdham memorial game against Cumbria The Guardian, 17 June 2010
- ^ http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/3997991/New-Zealand-Maori-rugby-league-to-play-England
- ^ http://www.rlfournations.com/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=31187
External links
Rugby League Four Nations - official website