New Zealand vs. Tonga

New Zealand 40 def. Tonga 24

[no comp]

New Zealand
40
24
Tonga
Match Info
Match URL www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/37149
Status Completed
Date Wednesday, 14th October, 2009
Kick Off 7:35 PM (local time)
Referee Leon Williamson
Venue Rotorua (Rotorua)
Crowd 8,000
Match Stats
Halftime Score 24 8
New Zealand Scoresheet Tonga
Bryson GOODWIN 2 T 2 Etuate UAISELE
Benji MARSHALL 2   Sam LATU
Nathan FIEN   Willie MATAKA
Steve MATAI   Feleti MATEO
Sam PERRETT      
Junior SA'U      
 
Issac LUKE 3/6 G 2/5 Eddie PAEA
Bryson GOODWIN 1/1      
Benji MARSHALL 0/1      
New Zealand Teams Tonga
Lance HOHAIA
[Warriors]
1 FB 1 Toshio LAISENI
Bryson GOODWIN
[Bulldogs]
2 W 2 Sam LATU
Steve MATAI
[Manly]
3 C 3 Pita MAILE
Junior SA'U
[Newcastle]
4 C 4 Siuatonga LIKILIKI
[Warriors]
Sam PERRETT
[Sydney]
5 W 5 Etuate UAISELE
[Parramatta]
 
Benji MARSHALL (c)
[Wests Tigers]
6 FE 6 Feleti MATEO (c)
[Parramatta]
Nathan FIEN
[St George Illawarra]
7 HB 7 Eddie PAEA
 
Jeff LIMA
[Melbourne]
8 FR 8 Epalahame LAUAKI
[Hull FC]
Issac LUKE
[South Sydney]
9 HK 9 Kim UASI
Frank-Paul NU'UAUSALA
[Sydney]
10 FR 10 Richard FA'AOSO
[Newcastle]
Bronson HARRISON
[Canberra]
11 2R 11 Ukuma TA'AI
[Warriors]
Frank PRITCHARD
[Penrith]
12 2R 12 Willie MATAKA
[Wests Tigers]
Greg EASTWOOD
[Bulldogs]
13 L 13 Atelea VEA
[Cronulla]
 
Thomas LEULUAI
[Wigan]
14 B 14 Joel TAUFA'AO
Jared WAEREA-HARGREAVES
[Manly]
16 B 15 Sione TOVO
[Newcastle]
Iosia SOLIOLA
[Sydney]
15 B 16 Siosaia VAVE
Adam BLAIR
[Melbourne]
17 B 17 Pakisonasi AFU
 
Stephen KEARNEY   HC   Rohan SMITH
   
 

Team Info

New Zealand

Previous Game:
Australia vs New Zealand 2009 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Next Game:
Four Nations 2009 - Game 1 vs. Australia
Out:
Jerome Ropati (centre), Manu Vatuvei (wing), Roy Asotasi (front row), Dene Halatau (hooker), David Fa'alogo (second row), Simon Mannering (lock), Jason Nightingale (bench), Sika Manu (bench)
In:
Bryson Goodwin (wing), Steve Matai (centre), Junior Sa'u (centre), Issac Luke (hooker), Frank-Paul Nu'uausala (front row), Frank Pritchard (second row), Thomas Leuluai (bench), Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (bench)
Changes:
Iosia Soliola (centre to bench), Nathan Fien (five-eighth to halfback), Benji Marshall (halfback to five-eighth), Adam Blair (front row to bench), Greg Eastwood (bench to lock), Jeff Lima (bench to front row)

Tonga

Previous Game:
World Cup 2008 - Playoff vs. Scotland
Next Game:
Pacific Cup 2009 - Semi Final vs. Papua New Guinea
Out:
Fetuli Talanoa (fullback), Cooper Vuna (wing), Michael Jennings (centre), Antonio Kaufusi (front row), Tevita Leo-Latu (hooker), Lopini Paea (front row), Andrew Emelio (second row), Tony Williams (lock), Mickey Paea (bench), Sam Moa (bench), Willie Manu (bench)
In:
Sam Latu (wing), Pita Maile (centre), Siuatonga Likiliki (centre), Richard Fa'aoso (front row), Ukuma Ta'ai (second row), Willie Mataka (second row), Atelea Vea (lock), Joel Taufa'ao (bench), Sione Tovo (bench), Siosaia Vave (bench), Pakisonasi Afu (bench)
Changes:
Toshio Laiseni (centre to fullback), Epalahame Lauaki (second row to front row), Kim Uasi (bench to hooker)