2011 Rugby League Four Nations
2011 | Four Nations|
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Number of teams | 4 |
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Matches played | 7 |
Attendance | 128,065 (18,295 per match) |
Points scored | 280 (40 per match) |
Tries scored | 47 (6.71 per match) |
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The 2011 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (also known as the 2011 Gillette Rugby League Four Nations due to sponsorship by Gillette) was the third staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England and Wales during October and November 2011. The series was contested by regular contestants Australia, England and New Zealand, in addition to Wales, who had qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2010 European Cup.[1] The tournament saw the return of international rugby league to London's Wembley Stadium for the first time since 1997, with a double-header played on 5 November 2011. Australia won the tournament, defeating England in the final at Elland Road, Leeds, on 19 November 2011. The match was the last of the 17-year professional career of Australia's captain Darren Lockyer.
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History
The 2011 tournament was the third of three Four Nations series planned before the 2013 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific. There was no Four Nations in 2012 due to teams preparing for the World Cup.[2][3]
In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Wales qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2010 European Cup.
Referees
Touch judges/Video Referees
Shane Rehm (TJ)
James Child (TJ)
Ian Smith (VR)
Ben Thaler (VR)
Qualifying nations
Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
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Tim Sheens | Darren Lockyer | 1 |
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Steve McNamara | Jamie Peacock | 3 |
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Stephen Kearney | Benji Marshall | 2 |
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Iestyn Harris | Lee Briers | 5 |
Squads
Australia
Australian coach Tim Sheens' touring squad was announced on 3 October:[5] Of the twenty four players, twenty three were Australian born while one was Fijian born.
1 Replaced originally selected Brett Stewart who withdrew due to injury.
2 Replaced originally selected David Taylor who withdrew due to injury.
3 Replaced originally selected Glenn Stewart who withdrew for compasionate reasons.[6]
England
The England squad for the 2011 Four Nations:[7] Of the twenty four players, twenty two were English born while one was New Zealand born and one Australian born.
Coach: Steve McNamara
New Zealand
The Kiwis announced their 23-man touring squad on 4 October.[8] Of the twenty three players, eighteen were New Zealand born while four were Australian born and one Tongan born.
Coach: Stephen Kearney
1 Replaced original replacement Krisnan Inu who withdrew for family reasons.[9] He replaced originally selected Steve Matai who withdrew due to injury.[10]
2 Replaced originally selected Manu Vatuvei who withdrew due to injury.[10]
3 Replaced originally selected Shaun Johnson who withdrew due to injury.[10]
Wales
The Welsh training squad was named on 14 September.[11] Of the twenty three players, nine were English born while eight were Welsh born and five Australian borns and one South African born.
Coach: Iestyn Harris
Gareth Thomas was originally selected in the squad, but retired with immediate effect in the week leading up to the tournament.[12]
Venues
The games were played at venues in England and Wales. The tournament final was played in Leeds.
Warrington | Leigh | London | Hull | Wrexham | Leeds |
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Halliwell Jones Stadium | Leigh Sports Village | Wembley | KC Stadium | Racecourse Ground | Elland Road |
Capacity: 13,200 | Capacity: 11,000 | Capacity: 90,000 | Capacity: 25,400 | Capacity: 15,771 | Capacity: 37,890 |
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Results
Round 1
28 October 2011
8:00pm (BST) |
Australia ![]() |
26 – 12 | ![]() |
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Tries Matthew Scott (3') 1 Tony Williams (29') 1 Johnathan Thurston (37') 1 Darius Boyd (65') 1 Akuila Uate (77') 1 Goals Johnathan Thurston 3/5 (4', 30', 66') |
Tries 1 (48') Jason Nightingale 1 (56') Kalifa Faifai Loa Goals 2/2 (49', 52') Benji Marshall |
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington, England [13]
Attendance: 12,491 Referee/s: Phil Bentham Man of the Match: Sam Thaiday[14] |
Teams
AUSTRALIA: 1. Billy Slater 2. Akuila Uate 3. Willie Tonga 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Darius Boyd 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Paul Gallen 9. Cameron Smith 10. Matthew Scott 11. Luke Lewis 12. Sam Thaiday 13. Anthony Watmough 14. Cooper Cronk 15. Keith Galloway 16. David Shillington 17. Tony Williams
NEW ZEALAND: 1. Kevin Locke 2. Kalifa Faifai Loa 3. Lewis Brown 4. Gerard Beale 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Benji Marshall (c) 7. Kieran Foran 8. Ben Matulino 9. Issac Luke 10. Sam McKendry 11. Sika Manu 12. Simon Mannering 13. Jeremy Smith 14. Thomas Leuluai 15. Fuifui Moimoi 16. Alex Glenn 17. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
29 October 2011
2:30pm (BST) |
England ![]() |
42 – 4 | ![]() |
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Tries Sam Tomkins 4 (1', 16', 50', 59') Kirk Yeaman (22') 1 Jack Reed (54') 1 Chris Heighington (76') 1 Gareth Widdop (80') 1 Goals 5/8 Kevin Sinfield (17', 51', 60', 77', 80') |
Tries 1 Elliot Kear (66') Goals |
Leigh Sports Village, Leigh, England [13]
Attendance: 10,377 Referee/s: Henry Perenara Man of the Match: Sam Tomkins[15] |
Teams
ENGLAND: 1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ryan Hall 3. Jack Reed 4. Kirk Yeaman 5. Tom Briscoe 6. Kevin Sinfield 7. Rangi Chase 8. James Graham 9. James Roby 10. Jamie Peacock (c) 11. Gareth Ellis 12. Ben Westwood 13. Chris Heighington 14. Gareth Widdop 15. Adrian Morley 16. Jamie Jones-Buchanan 17. Jon Wilkin
WALES: 1. Danny Jones 2. Elliot Kear 3. Ian Webster 4. Christiaan Roets 5. Rhys Williams 6. Lee Briers (c) 7. Matt Seamark 8. Jordan James 9. Neil Budworth 10. Gil Dudson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Andy Bracek 13. Ben Flower 14. Ian Watson 15. Ross Divorty 16. Aled James 17. Craig Kopczak
Round 2
5 November 2011
1:00pm (GMT) |
Wales ![]() |
0 – 36 | ![]() |
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Tries 2 (20', 32') Sika Manu 2 (39', 62') Gerard Beale 1 (5') Jason Nightingale 1 (13') Kevin Locke 1 (75') Nathan Fien Goals 4/7 Benji Marshall (21', 33', 40', 77') |
Wembley Stadium, London, England [13]
Attendance: 42,344 Referee/s: Matt Cecchin Man of the Match: Thomas Leuluai[16] |
Teams
WALES: 1. Danny Jones 2. Elliot Kear 3. Ian Webster 4. Christiaan Roets 5. Rhys Williams 6. Lee Briers (c) 7. Lloyd White 8. Jordan James 9. Neil Budworth 10. Gil Dudson 11. Tyson Frizell 12. Chris Beasley 13. Ben Flower 14. Ian Watson 15. Andy Bracek 16. Ross Divorty 17. Craig Kopczak
NEW ZEALAND: 1. Kevin Locke 2. Gerard Beale 3. Lewis Brown 4. Alex Glenn 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Benji Marshall (c) 7. Kieran Foran 8. Sam McKendry 9. Thomas Leuluai 10. Ben Matulino 11. Sika Manu 12. Adam Blair 13. Jeremy Smith 14. Nathan Fien 15. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 16. Fuifui Moimoi 17. Elijah Taylor
5 November 2011
3:30pm (GMT) |
England ![]() |
20 – 36 | ![]() |
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Tries Ryan Hall (11', 40') 2 Jack Reed (60') 1 Chris Heighington (77') 1 Goals Kevin Sinfield 2/4 (62', 77') |
Tries 1 (17') Luke Lewis 1 (30') Tony Williams 1 (44') Greg Inglis 1 (53') Paul Gallen 1 (73') Darius Boyd 1 (79') Chris Lawrence Goals 6/6 Johnathan Thurston (19', 32', 45', 55', 74', 80') |
Wembley Stadium, London, England [13]
Attendance: 42,344 Referee/s: Henry Perenara Man of the Match: Johnathan Thurston[17] |
Teams
ENGLAND: 1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ryan Hall 3. Jack Reed 4. Kirk Yeaman 5. Tom Briscoe 6. Kevin Sinfield 7. Rangi Chase 8. James Graham 9. James Roby 10. Jamie Peacock (c) 11. Gareth Ellis 12. Ben Westwood 13. Chris Heighington 14. Gareth Widdop 15. Adrian Morley 16. Jamie Jones-Buchanan 17. Jon Wilkin
AUSTRALIA: 1. Billy Slater 2. Akuila Uate 3. Chris Lawrence 4. Greg Inglis 5. Darius Boyd 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Paul Gallen 9. Cameron Smith 10. Matthew Scott 11. Luke Lewis 12. Sam Thaiday 13. Anthony Watmough 14. Cooper Cronk 15. Keith Galloway 16. David Shillington 17. Tony Williams
Round 3
12 November 2011
06.00pm (GMT) |
England ![]() |
28 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries Tom Briscoe Ryan Hall James Graham Sam Tomkins Goals Kevin Sinfield 6/6 |
Tries Jason Nightingale Goals Benji Marshall 1/1 |
Teams
ENGLAND: 1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ryan Hall 3. Jack Reed 4. Kirk Yeaman 5. Tom Briscoe 6. Kevin Sinfield 7. Rangi Chase 8. James Graham 9. James Roby 10. Jamie Peacock (c) 11. Jon Wilkin 12. Ben Westwood 13. Chris Heighington 14. Gareth Widdop 15. Adrian Morley 16. Jamie Jones-Buchanan 17. Garreth Carvell
NEW ZEALAND: 1. Kevin Locke 2. Gerard Beale 3. Lewis Brown 4. Simon Mannering 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Benji Marshall (c) 7. Kieran Foran 8. Ben Matulino 9. Thomas Leuluai 17. Russell Packer 11. Sika Manu 10. Adam Blair 13. Jeremy Smith 12. Alex Glenn 14. Issac Luke 16. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 18. Elijah Taylor
13 November 2011
5:45pm (GMT) |
Wales ![]() |
14 – 56 | ![]() |
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Tries Rhys Williams (10') 1 Elliot Kear (14') 1 Jordan James (49') 1 Goals Lee Briers 1/3 (51') |
Tries 3 (38', 40', 69') Cooper Cronk 1 (25') Cameron Smith 1 (41') Daly Cherry-Evans 1 (45') Darius Boyd 1 (59') Johnathan Thurston 1 (63') Greg Inglis 1 (66') Jharal Yow Yeh 1 (73') Josh Morris Goals 8/9 (26', 39', 40', 42', 47', 60', 64', 70') Johnathan Thurston |
Teams
WALES: 1. Danny Jones 2. Elliot Kear 3. Ian Webster 4. Christiaan Roets 5. Rhys Williams 6. Lee Briers (c) 7. Lloyd White 8. Jordan James 9. Neil Budworth 10. Craig Kopczak 11. Chris Beasley 12. Andy Bracek 13. Ben Flower 14. Mark Lennon 15. Ross Divorty 16. Aled James 17. Gil Dudson
AUSTRALIA: 1. Darius Boyd 2. Josh Morris 3. Greg Inglis 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Jharal Yow Yeh 6. Cooper Cronk 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Keith Galloway 9. Cameron Smith (c) 10. David Shillington 15. Anthony Watmough 12. Beau Scott 13. Corey Parker 14. Daly Cherry-Evans 16. Paul Gallen 17. Matthew Scott 18. Sam Thaiday
Standings
2011 Four Nations
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Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 46 | +72 | 6 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 46 | +44 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 134 | −116 | 0 |
Final
Saturday, 19 November
6:00pm (GMT) |
England ![]() |
8 – 30 | ![]() |
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Tries 1 (36') Ryan Hall Goals 2/2 (38', 52') Kevin Sinfield |
Sam Thaiday (4') 1 Jharal Yow Yeh (57') 1 Johnathan Thurston (63') 1 Greg Inglis (69') 1 Darren Lockyer (80') 1Goals Johnathan Thurston 5/5 (6', 40', 59', 64', 70') Darren Lockyer 0/1 |
Elland Road, Leeds, England [13]
Attendance: 34,174 Referee/s: ![]() Man of the Match: ![]() |
England | Position | Australia |
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Sam Tomkins | FB | Darius Boyd |
Ryan Hall | WG | Akuila Uate |
Jack Reed | CE | Greg Inglis |
Kirk Yeaman | CE | Chris Lawrence |
Tom Briscoe | WG | Jharal Yow Yeh |
Kevin Sinfield | FE | Darren Lockyer (c) |
Rangi Chase | HB | Johnathan Thurston |
James Graham | PR | Matthew Scott |
James Roby | HK | Cameron Smith |
Jamie Peacock (c) | PR | David Shillington |
Jon Wilkin | SR | Luke Lewis |
Gareth Ellis | SR | Sam Thaiday |
Ben Westwood | LK | Paul Gallen |
Gareth Widdop | Int | Anthony Watmough |
Adrian Morley | Int | Cooper Cronk |
Jamie Jones-Buchanan | Int | Keith Galloway |
Garreth Carvell | Int | Tony Williams |
Statistics
Top pointscorers
2011 Four Nations top pointscorers | |||||||||
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Player | Team | T | G | FG | Pts | ||||
1 | Johnathan Thurston | ![]() |
3 | 22 | 0 | 56 | |||
2 | Kevin Sinfield | ![]() |
0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | |||
3 | Sam Tomkins | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||
4 | Ryan Hall | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |||
5 | Benji Marshall | ![]() |
0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Johnathan Thurston broke the record for most points in a single tournament with his 56-point haul. The previous record of 42 was set in 2005 by New Zealand's Stacey Jones.
Pre-tournament matches
Before the series, England played a Test match against France, New Zealand and Australia played a test in Newcastle before heading to Great Britain, and Wales played Ireland in Neath.[22][23][24]
New Zealand were originally scheduled to play a Test match against the Cook Islands on 7 October, however this was called off due to the unavailability of 29 frontline players.[25][26][27][28]
Australia vs New Zealand
16 October 2011
4:00pm (AEDT) |
Australia ![]() |
42 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries Uate (3', 7') 2 Boyd (13', 70') 2 Lawrence (20', 34') 2 Galloway (63') 1 Tonga (68') 1 Goals Thurston 4/7 (9', 15', 21, 72') C Smith (64') 1/1 |
Match details | Tries 1 (56') Locke Goals 1/1 (57') Luke |
AUSTRALIA: 1. Billy Slater 2. Akuila Uate 3. Willie Tonga 4. Chris Lawrence 5. Darius Boyd 6. Darren Lockyer (c) 7. Johnathan Thurston 8. Paul Gallen 9. Cameron Smith 10. Matthew Scott 11. Luke Lewis 12. Sam Thaiday 13. Anthony Watmough Int: 14. Cooper Cronk 15. Keith Galloway 16. David Shillington 17. Tony Williams
NEW ZEALAND: 1. Kevin Locke 2. Kalifa Faifai Loa 3. Lewis Brown 4. Gerard Beale 5. Jason Nightingale 6. Benji Marshall (c) 7. Kieran Foran 8. Russell Packer 9. Nathan Fien 10. Sam McKendry 11. Alex Glenn 12. Simon Mannering 13. Jeremy Smith Int: 14. Issac Luke 15. Fuifui Moimoi 16. Sika Manu 17. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
France vs England
21 October 2011
8:45pm (CET) |
France ![]() |
18 – 32 | ![]() |
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Tries Elima (17') 1 Pelissier (71') 1 Duport (74') 1 Goals Bosc (17', 71', 74') 3/3 |
Match details | Tries 2 (34', 50') Briscoe 1 (2') Hall 1 (30') Yeaman 1 (39') Roby 1 (68') Reed Goals 4/6 (30', 39', 50', 68') Sinfield |
FRANCE: 1. Cyril Stacul 2. Vincent Duport 3. Jean-Philippe Baile 4. Mathias Pala 5. Frédéric Vaccari 6. Dane Chisholm 7. Thomas Bosc 8. David Ferriol 9. Gregory Mounis 10. Remi Casty 11. Olivier Elima (c) 12. Cyril Gossard 13. Jason Baitieri Int: 14. Eloi Pelissier 15. Djamel Fakir 16. Michael Simon 17. Sebastien Raguin
ENGLAND: 1. Sam Tomkins 2. Ryan Hall 3. Jack Reed 4. Kirk Yeaman 5. Tom Briscoe 6. Kevin Sinfield 7. Rangi Chase 8. Jamie Peacock (c) 9. James Roby 10. James Graham 11. Gareth Ellis 12. Ben Westwood 13. Chris Heighington 14. Gareth Widdop 15. Adrian Morley 16. Jamie Jones-Buchanan 17. Jon Wilkin
Wales vs Ireland
22 October 2011
6:00pm (GMT) |
Wales ![]() |
30 – 6 | ![]() |
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Tries: Gay (2') 1 Roets (27') 1 Frizell (30') 1 Lennon (42') 1 Kear (45') 1 James (70') 1 Goals: Webster (27', 42', 70') 3/5 White 0/1 |
Match Details | Tries: 1 (77') Bergin Goals: 1/1 (77') Finn |
References
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- ↑ NZ Match Officials Confirmed for Four Nations 2011 nzrl.co.nz, 26 September 2011
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