New Zealand 56 def. Tonga 8
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/37144 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 18th October, 2008 | |||||||
| Referee | Jason Robinson | |||||||
| Venue | Mt Smart (Auckland) | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 22 | – | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | Scoresheet | Tonga | ||||||
| Jerome ROPATI | 3 | T | Tevita LEO-LATU | |||||
| Benji MARSHALL | 2 | Cooper VUNA | ||||||
| Jason NIGHTINGALE | 2 | |||||||
| Thomas LEULUAI | ||||||||
| Simon MANNERING | ||||||||
| Setaimata SA | ||||||||
| Krisnan INU | 6/8 | G | 0/1 | Eddie PAEA | ||||
| Steve MATAI | 2/2 | 0/1 | Tony WILLIAMS | |||||
| New Zealand | Teams | Tonga | ||||||
| Sam PERRETT [Sydney] |
1 | FB | 1 | Fetuli TALANOA [South Sydney] |
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| Jason NIGHTINGALE [St George Illawarra] |
2 | W | 2 | Esikeli TONGA [Gold Coast] |
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| Steve MATAI [Manly] |
3 | C | 3 | Cooper VUNA [Newcastle] |
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| Jerome ROPATI [Warriors] |
4 | C | 4 | Michael JENNINGS [Penrith] |
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| Krisnan INU [Parramatta] |
5 | W | 5 | Tony WILLIAMS [Parramatta] |
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| Benji MARSHALL [Wests Tigers] |
6 | FE | 6 | Feleti MATEO [Parramatta] |
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| Thomas LEULUAI [Wigan] |
7 | HB | 7 | Eddie PAEA [South Sydney] |
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| Adam BLAIR [Melbourne] |
8 | FR | 8 | Awen GUTTENBEIL (c) [Castleford] |
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| Nathan FIEN [Warriors] |
9 | HK | 9 | Tevita LEO-LATU [Wakefield Trinity] |
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| Sam RAPIRA [Warriors] |
10 | FR | 10 | Antonio KAUFUSI [Melbourne] |
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| Simon MANNERING [Warriors] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Richard FA'AOSO [Newcastle] |
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| Setaimata SA [Sydney] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Andrew EMELIO [Bulldogs] |
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| Jeremy SMITH (c) [Melbourne] |
13 | L | 13 | Willie MANU [Hull FC] |
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| Issac LUKE [South Sydney] |
14 | B | 15 | Epalahame LAUAKI [Warriors] |
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| Greg EASTWOOD [Brisbane] |
15 | B | 17 | Sam MOA [Cronulla] |
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| Sika MANU [Melbourne] |
16 | B | 22 | Manase MANUOKAFOA [South Sydney] |
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| David FA'ALOGO [South Sydney] |
17 | B | 16 | Lopini PAEA [Sydney] |
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| Stephen KEARNEY | HC | Jim DYMOCK | ||||||
Team Info
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2008 Bundaberg Rum Centenary Test - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2008 - Game 1 vs. Australia
- Out:
- Brent Webb (fullback), Iosia Soliola (centre), Lance Hohaia (five-eighth), Roy Asotasi (front row), Nathan Cayless (front row), Sonny Bill Williams (second row), Dene Halatau (bench), Frank Pritchard (bench)
- In:
- Steve Matai (centre), Jerome Ropati (centre), Krisnan Inu (wing), Benji Marshall (five-eighth), Nathan Fien (hooker), Sam Rapira (front row), Greg Eastwood (bench), Sika Manu (bench)
- Changes:
- Setaimata Sa (centre to second row), Sam Perrett (wing to fullback), Issac Luke (hooker to bench), David Fa'alogo (lock to bench), Jeremy Smith (bench to lock), Adam Blair (bench to front row)
Tonga
- Previous Game:
- [no comp] - vs. Fiji
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2008 - Game 1 vs. Ireland
- In:
- Fetuli Talanoa (fullback), Esikeli Tonga (wing), Cooper Vuna (centre), Michael Jennings (centre), Tony Williams (wing), Feleti Mateo (five-eighth), Eddie Paea (halfback), Awen Guttenbeil (front row), Tevita Leo-Latu (hooker), Antonio Kaufusi (front row), Richard Fa'aoso (second row), Andrew Emelio (second row), Willie Manu (lock), Epalahame Lauaki (bench), Sam Moa (bench), Manase Manuokafoa (bench), Lopini Paea (bench)