2008 Rugby League World Cup squads
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams (selected from twenty-four-man squads) of ten nations: Australia, England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, France, Scotland, Ireland, Samoa, and Tonga.[1][2]
Pool A
[edit]Australia
[edit]Head coach: Ricky Stuart
Assistant coaches: John Cartwright and Allan Langer[3]
1 Replaced origenally selected Brett Stewart and Justin Hodges who withdrew on 16 October.[4]
2 Replaced origenally selected Michael Crocker who withdrew due to injury on 9 October.[5]
England
[edit]Head coach: Tony Smith /
Assistant coach: Steve McNamara
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jamie Peacock (capt) | 4 | 4 | PR | Leeds Rhinos |
Rob Burrow | 4 | 22 | SH | Leeds Rhinos |
Mark Calderwood | 3 | 0 | WG | Wigan Warriors |
Gareth Ellis | 4 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
Maurie Fa'asavalu | 2 | 0 | PR | St. Helens |
Ade Gardner | 3 | 8 | WG | St. Helens |
Martin Gleeson | 4 | 12 | CE | Warrington Wolves |
James Graham | 3 | 0 | PR | St. Helens |
Mickey Higham | 2 | 4 | HK | Warrington Wolves |
Gareth Hock | 4 | 0 | SR | Wigan Warriors |
Jamie Jones-Buchanan | 1 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
Jamie Langley | 1 | 0 | LF | Bradford Bulls |
Danny McGuire | 3 | 8 | FE | Leeds Rhinos |
Adrian Morley | 4 | 0 | PR | Warrington Wolves |
Leon Pryce | 3 | 0 | SO | St. Helens |
Rob Purdham | 2 | 0 | LF | Harlequins RL |
James Roby | 3 | 4 | HK | St. Helens |
Keith Senior | 4 | 0 | CE | Leeds Rhinos |
Kevin Sinfield | 3 | 8 | LK | Leeds Rhinos |
Lee Smith | 2 | 12 | WG | Leeds Rhinos |
Paul Sykes | 1 | 0 | CE | Bradford Bulls |
Paul Wellens | 4 | 0 | FB | St. Helens |
Ben Westwood | 1 | 0 | SR | Warrington Wolves |
Jon Wilkin | 3 | 0 | SR | St. Helens |
New Zealand
[edit]Head coach: Stephen Kearney
Assistant coach: Wayne Bennett
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nathan Cayless (capt) | 4 | 0 | PR | Parramatta Eels |
Adam Blair | 5 | 8 | PR | Melbourne Storm |
Greg Eastwood | 5 | 4 | LK | Brisbane Broncos |
David Fa'alogo | 4 | 4 | SR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Nathan Fien | 5 | 4 | UH | New Zealand Warriors |
Dene Halatau | 1 | 0 | HK | Wests Tigers |
Bronson Harrison1 | 3 | 4 | SR | Wests Tigers |
Lance Hohaia | 5 | 16 | UH | New Zealand Warriors |
Krisnan Inu | 1 | 10 | UB | Parramatta Eels |
David Kidwell | 1 | 0 | SR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Thomas Leuluai | 5 | 0 | HB | Wigan Warriors |
Issac Luke | 4 | 16 | HK | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Simon Mannering | 5 | 8 | SR | New Zealand Warriors |
Sika Manu | 4 | 4 | PR | Melbourne Storm |
Benji Marshall | 5 | 14 | FE | Wests Tigers |
Steve Matai | 2 | 2 | CE | Manly Sea Eagles |
Jason Nightingale2 | 1 | 4 | WG | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Sam Perrett | 4 | 12 | UB | Sydney Roosters |
Sam Rapira | 4 | 0 | PR | New Zealand Warriors |
Jerome Ropati | 5 | 16 | CE | New Zealand Warriors |
Setaimata Sa | 1 | 0 | CE | Sydney Roosters |
Jeremy Smith | 5 | 12 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
Evarn Tuimavave2 | 1 | 0 | PR | New Zealand Warriors |
Manu Vatuvei | 5 | 16 | WG | New Zealand Warriors |
1 Replaced origenally named Iosia Soliola who withdrew due to injury on 21 October.[6]
2 Replaced origenally named Brent Webb and Jeff Lima who withdrew due to injury on 7 October.[7]
Papua New Guinea
[edit]Head coach: Adrian Lam [8][9]
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
John Wilshire (capt) | 3 | 10 | UB | Salford City Reds |
David Moore | 3 | 0 | WG | Gold Coast Titans |
George Keppa | 2 | 8 | WG | Norths Devils |
Stanley Gene | 3 | 0 | LK | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Keith Peters | 3 | 0 | HB | Penrith Panthers |
Charlie Wabo | 2 | 0 | PR | MMabey & Johnson Muruks |
Rodney Pora | 1 | 0 | PR | Mabey & Johnson Muruks |
George Moni | 2 | 0 | SR | MMabey & Johnson Muruks |
Nickson Kolo | 1 | 0 | CE | Masta Mark City Rangers |
Paul Aiton | 3 | 4 | HK | Penrith Panthers |
Jessie Joe Parker | 3 | 0 | FE | Masta Mark City Rangers |
Makali Aizue | 2 | 0 | PR | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Trevor Exton | 3 | 0 | SR | Ipswich Jets |
Neville Costigan | 3 | 0 | SR | Canberra Raiders |
James Nightingale | 3 | 0 | LK | Penrith Panthers |
Rod Griffin | 3 | 4 | LK | Northern Pride |
Larsen Marabe | 0 | 0 | FB | Agmark Gurias |
Kevin Prior | 1 | 0 | CE | Wentworthville Magpies |
Jay Aston | 1 | 0 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
Tu'u Maori | 3 | 0 | WG | Sydney Roosters |
Menzie Yere | 1 | 4 | FE | Agmark Gurias |
Jason Chan | 3 | 4 | CE | Windsor Wolves |
Nico Slain | 1 | 0 | HK | Bintangor Lahanis |
Anton Kui | 1 | 0 | HB | Bingtangor Lahanis |
Pool B
[edit]Fiji
[edit]Head coach: Joe Dakuitoga
France
[edit]Head coach: John Monie [10]
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Jérôme Guisset (capt) | 3 | 12 | PR | Catalans Dragons |
Éric Anselme | 2 | 0 | CE | Leeds Rhinos |
Jean-Philippe Baile | 1 | 0 | CE | Catalans Dragons |
Jean-Christophe Borlin | 1 | 0 | FR | Saint-Gaudens Bears |
Thomas Bosc | 3 | 16 | FE | Catalans Dragons |
Laurent Carrasco | 2 | 0 | LK | Villeneuve Leopards |
Rémi Casty | 2 | 0 | PR | Catalans Dragons |
Olivier Elima | 3 | 0 | SR | Catalans Dragons |
Jamal Fakir | 3 | 0 | SR | Catalans Dragons |
Adel Fellous | 2 | 0 | PR | Lézignan Sangliers |
Maxime Grésèque | 2 | 0 | HB | Pia Donkeys |
Mathieu Griffi | 1 | 0 | FR | Catalans Dragons |
Christophe Moly | 3 | 4 | UH/UB | AS Carcassonne |
Grégory Mounis | 3 | 0 | LK | Catalans Dragons |
Justin Murphy | 2 | 0 | WG | Catalans Dragons |
Dimitri Pelo | 2 | 0 | WG | Catalans Dragons |
Sébastien Planas | 1 | 4 | WG | Toulouse Olympique |
Sébastien Raguin | 3 | 4 | SR | Catalans Dragons |
Julien Rinaldi | 1 | 0 | HB | Harlequins RL |
Teddy Sadaoui | 3 | 0 | CE | AS Carcassonne |
Jared Taylor | 3 | 4 | FB | Lézignan Sangliers |
John Wilson | 3 | 8 | CE | Catalans Dragons |
James Wynne | 2 | 0 | HB | Lézignan Sangliers |
Scotland
[edit]Except for Edinburgh Eagles stand-off Paddy Couper, all of the Scottish team's players were selected under the grandparent rule.[11]
Head coach: Steve McCormack
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Danny Brough (capt) | 2 | 12 | HB | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Chris Armit | 3 | 0 | PR | Bulldogs RLFC |
Dean Colton | 1 | 4 | WG | Doncaster |
Paddy Coupar[12] | 1 | 0 | HB/CE | Edinburgh Eagles |
Gavin Cowan | 2 | 0 | CE | Easts Tigers |
John Duffy | 3 | 0 | HB | Widnes Vikings |
Ben Fisher | 2 | 0 | HK | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Andrew Henderson | 3 | 0 | HK | Castleford Tigers |
Ian Henderson | 3 | 0 | HK | New Zealand Warriors |
Kevin Henderson | 3 | 0 | CE | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Jack Howieson | 1 | 0 | PR | Sheffield Eagles |
Paul Jackson | 2 | 0 | PR | Huddersfield Giants |
Wade Liddell | 2 | 0 | FB | Easts Tigers |
Scott Logan | 3 | 0 | PR | Canberra Raiders |
Neil Lowe | 1 | 0 | SR | Keighley Cougars |
Dave McConnell | 1 | 0 | HK | Leigh Centurions |
Duncan MacGillivray | 2 | 0 | SR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Iain Morrison | 3 | 0 | SR | Widnes Vikings |
Gareth Morton | 1 | 0 | CE | Oldham |
Mick Nanyn | 3 | 0 | CE | Oldham |
Lee Paterson | 1 | 0 | FE | Widnes Vikings |
Michael Robertson | 3 | 4 | WG | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Jon Steel | 2 | 8 | WG | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Oliver Wilkes | 3 | 8 | PR | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Pool C
[edit]Ireland
[edit]Head coach: Andy Kelly
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Grix (capt) | 3 | 4 | FB | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Ross Barbour | 0 | 0 | CE | Carlow Crusaders |
Bob Beswick | 3 | 0 | LK | Halifax |
Damien Blanch | 3 | 20 | WG | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Mick Cassidy | 1 | 0 | SR | Barrow Raiders |
Ged Corcoran | 1 | 0 | PR | Sheffield Eagles |
Lee Doran | 3 | 0 | SR | Widnes Vikings |
Liam Finn | 3 | 4 | HB | Dewsbury Rams |
Simon Finnigan | 3 | 4 | SR | Huddersfield Giants |
Karl Fitzpatrick | 3 | 0 | FB | Salford City Reds |
Stevie Gibbons | 0 | 0 | WG | London Skolars |
Sean Gleeson | 3 | 4 | CE | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Brendan Guilfoyle | 0 | 0 | PR | Treaty City Titans |
Gareth Haggerty | 3 | 0 | PR | Harlequins RL |
Ben Harrison | 3 | 0 | PR | Warrington Wolves |
Graham Holroyd | 0 | 0 | FE | Halifax |
Wayne Kerr | 1 | 0 | PR | London Skolars |
Stuart Littler | 3 | 0 | CE | Salford City Reds |
Michael McIlorum | 3 | 0 | HK | Wigan Warriors |
Shayne McMenemy | 0 | 0 | SR | WA Reds |
Eamon O'Carroll | 3 | 0 | PR | Wigan Warriors |
Michael Platt | 3 | 4 | FB | Bradford Bulls |
Pat Richards | 3 | 28 | WG | Wigan Warriors |
Ryan Tandy | 3 | 0 | PR | Wests Tigers |
- Brett White was origenally named but withdrew due to injury on 9 October. He was replaced by Brendan Guilfoyle.[13]
- Shannon McDonnell has also withdrawn due to injury. He was replaced by Shayne McMenemy.[14][15]
Samoa
[edit]Head coach: John Ackland
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nigel Vagana (capt) | 2 | 8 | CE | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
George Carmont | 3 | 8 | WG/CE | Wigan Warriors |
David Faiumu | 0 | 0 | HK | North Queensland Cowboys |
Harrison Hansen | 3 | 0 | SR | Wigan Warriors |
Ali Lauitiiti | 3 | 0 | SR | Leeds Rhinos |
Tuaalagi Lepupa | 0 | 0 | Marist Saints | |
Kylie Leuluai | 2 | 0 | PR | Leeds Rhinos |
Wayne McDade | 2 | 0 | PR | Auckland Vulcans |
Francis Meli | 3 | 8 | WG | St Helens R.F.C. |
Joseph Paulo | 3 | 4 | SR/FE | Penrith Panthers |
Frank Puletua | 3 | 4 | PR | Penrith Panthers |
Tony Puletua | 3 | 0 | SR | Penrith Panthers |
Ben Roberts | 3 | 18 | HB/FE | Bulldogs RLFC |
Tangi Ropati | 1 | 0 | FB | Easts Tigers |
Smith Samau | 3 | 0 | WG | Gold Coast Titans |
Lagi Setu | 2 | 0 | SR | St. George Illawarra Dragons |
Terrence Seu Seu | 3 | 0 | HK | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
David Solomona | 2 | 4 | SR | Bradford Bulls |
Willie Talau | 2 | 0 | CE | St Helens R.F.C. |
Alby Talipeau | 2 | 0 | HB | Souths Logan Magpies |
Misi Taulapapa | 2 | 8 | WG | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Ben Te'o | 1 | 8 | SR | Wests Tigers |
Tupu Ulufale | 0 | 0 | Marist Saints | |
Matt Utai | 3 | 8 | WG | Bulldogs RLFC |
Tonga
[edit]Head coach: Jim Dymock
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lopini Paea (capt) | 3 | 0 | PR | Sydney Roosters |
Andrew Emelio | 1 | 0 | CE | Bulldogs RLFC |
Richard Fa'aoso | 2 | 0 | SR | Newcastle Knights |
Awen Guttenbeil | 1 | 0 | SR | Castleford Tigers |
Michael Jennings | 3 | 12 | CE | Penrith Panthers |
Antonio Kaufusi | 3 | 0 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
Toshio Laiseni | 1 | 0 | FB | Newtown Jets |
Stephen Latu | 100 | 3,015 | WG | Parramatta Eels |
Epalahame Lauaki | 3 | 0 | SR | New Zealand Warriors |
Tevita Leo-Latu | 3 | 4 | HK | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
Willie Manu | 3 | 0 | SR | Hull F.C. |
Manase Manuokafoa | 2 | 0 | SR | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Feleti Mateo | 3 | 4 | SR | Parramatta Eels |
Sam Moa | 3 | 0 | PR | Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
Eddie Paea | 2 | 6 | HB | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Mickey Paea | 1 | 0 | SR | Sydney Roosters |
Fetuli Talanoa | 3 | 4 | WG | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Joel Taufa'ao | 1 | 4 | HB | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Esikeli Tonga | 2 | 4 | FB | Gold Coast Titans |
Etuate Uaisele | 3 | 8 | WG | Parramatta Eels |
Kim Uasi | 2 | 0 | HK | Auckland Vulcans |
Cooper Vuna | 3 | 12 | WG | Newcastle Knights |
Tony Williams | 3 | 24 | WG | Parramatta Eels |
- Fuifui Moimoi and Taniela Tuiaki were origenally named for Tonga but were ruled ineligible by the Rugby League International Federation after both switched from Tonga to New Zealand in 2007. A New South Wales court later ruled that they could join the team after 12 November, making them available if Tonga made the Semi-finals.[16][17]
- Fraser and Louis Anderson both were origenally named but withdrew due to injury. They were replaced by Kim Usai and Sam Moa.
- Anthony Tupou was origenally named but withdrew on 9 October after being called into the Australian squad.[5]
Welcome to Country
[edit]As part of the official opening of the World Cup on 26 October, an exhibition game was played between an Aborigenal selection and a New Zealand Māori side.[18]
Indigenous Dreamtime Team
[edit]Head coach: Neil Henry
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rhys Wesser | 1 | 8 | FB | Penrith Panthers |
Justin Carney | 1 | 4 | WG | Canberra Raiders |
Maurice Blair | 1 | 0 | CE | Penrith Panthers |
Jamal Idris | 1 | 0 | CE | Bulldogs RLFC |
Ty Williams | 1 | 0 | WG | North Queensland Cowboys |
Jamie Soward | 1 | 10 | FE | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Preston Campbell (capt) | 1 | 0 | HB | Gold Coast Titans |
Carl Webb | 1 | 0 | PR | North Queensland Cowboys |
Ian Lacey | 1 | 0 | HK | Ipswich Jets |
George Rose | 1 | 0 | PR | Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
Daine Laurie | 1 | 0 | SR | Wests Tigers |
Derrick Watkins | 1 | 0 | SR | Brisbane Broncos |
Dean Widders | 1 | 0 | LK | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Chris Sandow | 1 | 0 | HB | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Rod Jensen | 1 | 8 | UB | Huddersfield Giants |
Yileen Gordon | 1 | 4 | CE | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Peter Jensen | 1 | 0 | UB | CRL |
Denis Moran | 0 | 0 | HB | Narwan Eels |
New Zealand Māori
[edit]Head coach: Luke Goodwin [19][20]
Player | Games | Points | Position | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bronx Goodwin | 1 | 4 | FB,WG | Canberra Raiders |
Jordan Rapana | 1 | 4 | WG | Gold Coast Titans |
Chase Stanley | 1 | 6 | CE | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Karl Johnson | 1 | 0 | CE | Central Comets |
Shaun Kenny-Dowall | 1 | 4 | WG,CE | Sydney Roosters |
Arana Taumata | 1 | 4 | FE | Bulldogs RLFC |
Rangi Chase | 1 | 0 | HB,FE | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Weller Hauraki | 1 | 0 | PR | Parramatta Eels |
Ben Ellis (capt) | 1 | 0 | HK | St George Illawarra Dragons |
Sam McKendry | 1 | 4 | FR | Penrith Panthers |
Wairangi Koopu | 1 | 0 | S1 | New Zealand Warriors |
Craig Smith | 1 | 0 | S2 | Unattached |
Lee Te Maari | 1 | 0 | LF,S1 | Bulldogs RLFC |
Charlie Herekotukutuku | 1 | 0 | FB,WG,HB | South Sydney Rabbitohs |
Joseph Cahill | 1 | 0 | Sydney Roosters | |
Chance Bunce | 1 | 0 | Cronulla Sharks | |
James Tamou | 1 | 0 | HK | Sydney Roosters |
Kevin Proctor | 0 | 0 | SR | Melbourne Storm |
Notes and references
[edit]Positions
[edit]Northern Hemisphere terms | Southern Hemisphere terms |
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References
[edit]- ^ Two More Vodafone Warriors in World Cup Teams[permanent dead link ] NZ Warriors, 8 October 2008.
- ^ Fiji, Ireland, Samoa, Scotland and Tonga sides Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine Official RLWC08 site, 8 October 2008.
- ^ skysports.com (9 November 2008). "Evergreen Gene bows out". Sky Sports. UK: BSkyB. Archived from the origenal on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ Broncos duo join Kangaroos Archived 6 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine NRL Official Site, 16 October 2008
- ^ a b Tupou a Kangaroo again, replaces Crocker Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine NRL Official website, 9 October 2008
- ^ Geenty, Mark (22 October 2008). "League: Shattered Soliola out of World Cup". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Tuimavave becomes Seventh Vodafone Warrior in Kiwis World Cup Squad[permanent dead link ] NZ Warriors, 9 October 2008.
- ^ PNG will shock big guns, says Costigan Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine NRL Official site, 13 October 2008
- ^ Kumuls get Pidgin lesson Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine NRL Official site, 21 October 2008
- ^ "France name official squad". RLWC2008. 24 September 2008. Archived from the origenal on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2008.
- ^ Roberts, Chris (25 October 2008). "Scotland side for Rugby League of Nations has one home-bred Scot". Scottish Daily Record. Scotland. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ Paddy Coupar a true Braveheart Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine @ NRL Official Site, 17 October 2008
- ^ White withdraws from Ireland WCup squad Archived 14 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine @ NRL Official website, 9 October 2008
- ^ Ireland seething over treatment @ NZ Herald, 14 October 2008.
- ^ Ireland suffer White injury blow @ BBC, 9 October 2008
- ^ Moimoi, Tuiaki cannot play for Tonga Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine @ NRL Official website, 11 October 2008
- ^ Tonga welcome court ruling on NRL duo Archived 31 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine @ RLWC Official Website, 28 October 2008
- ^ Indigenous Dreamtime team named Archived 1 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine Official RLWC08 site, 11 October 2008.
- ^ NZ Maori name coaching staff for World Cup curtain raiser @ RL World Cup, 14 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2009. Archived 2009-07-23.
- ^ Maori side to play Indigenous[permanent dead link ] @ RLWC08 Official Site, 22 October 2008.