FOUR NATIONS SERIES
Wales v New Zealand
Date : 5 November 2011
Time : 13.00hrs (GMT)
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
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The 2011 Rugby League Four Nations tournament is a rugby league tournament scheduled to be played in England and Wales in late 2011. The series will be contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and Wales, who qualified by winning the 2010 European Cup. The 2011 series is 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 will be no Four Nations in 2012 due to teams preparing for the World Cup.
In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Wales has qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2010 European Cup. Wales come face to face with holders New Zealand in Saturdays’ 3rd match at Wembley Stadium, London (UK Sat 13.00hrs (GMT).
Four Nations Match Latest Results Sat 29th Oct 2011 Leigh Sports Village England 42- 4 Wales England: T: Sam Tomkins 4, Kirk Yeaman, Jack Reed, Chris Heighington, Gareth Widdop, G: Kevin Sinfield 5 Wales: T: Elliot Kear
Fri 28th Oct 2011 Halliwell Jones Stadium Australia 26-12 New Zealand Australia: T: Matt Scott, Tony Williams, Johnathan Thurston, Darius Boyd, Akuila Uate, G: Johnathan Thurston 3,
New Zealand: T: Jason Nightingale, Kalifa Faifai, G: Benji Marshall 2 Wales is one of the longest standing teams in Rugby League history having played their first Test match against the famous New Zealand ‘All Golds’ touring side in 1908, where they defeated the tourists by a single point to notch their first ever Test match victory. However, the history of Welsh Rugby League arguably goes back even further to the first ever Test match, which was played in 1904 between England and Other Nationalities, of which 10 of the 12 man squad were of Welsh nationality.
Wales has a proven record in producing players of the highest calibre and three of their players have been honoured with a place in the Rugby League Hall of Fame. Those players are Billy Boston, Wigan’s all-time record try scorer with a magnificent record of 478 tries in 488 games, Jim Sullivan, all-time record appearance and points scored for Wigan and Gus Risman, who led minnows Workington Town to Challenge Cup glory in 1952, aged 41.
The Welsh team booked their place in the 2011 Gillette Four Nations with a fine 12 points to 11 win over the French in the Final of the 2010 Alitalia European Cup. The French were expected to win and claim the final spot in this years Four Nations but the Welsh, under the leadership of Head Coach Iestyn Harris and Captain, the legendary Gareth Thomas, upset the odds and stole the title from under the Frenchmen’s noses.
Wales Team Details:
Nickname : The Dragons
Governing body : Wales Rugby League
Region : Europe
Most caps : Ian Watson (27)
Top try-scorer : Iestyn Harris (12)
Top point-scorer : Iestyn Harris (165)
RLIF ranking : 7th
First international :New Zealand 8–9 Wales (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908)
Biggest win : United States 4–92 Wales (Philadelphia, USA; 11 June 1995)
Biggest defeat : England 74–0 Wales (Doncaster, England; 10 October 2008) World Cup
Appearances : 3 (first time in 1975)
Best result : Semi-finals, 1995; 2000
Four Nations Played (0):
TEAM NEWS:
Wales squad: Chris Beasley (Central Comets), Andy Bracek (Crusaders), Lee Briers (Warrington Wolves), Neil Budworth (MacKay Cutters), Ross Divorty (Featherstone Rovers), Gil Dudson (Crusaders) Ben Flower (Crusaders), Tyson Frizell (Cronulla Sharks), Andrew Gay (South Wales Scorpions), Aled James (South Wales Scorpions), Jordan James (Crusaders), Danny Jones (Halifax) Craig Kopzcak (Bradford Bulls), Elliot Kear (Crusaders), Mark Lennon (Thirroul Butchers), Peter Lupton (Crusaders), Christiaan Roets (South Wales Scorpions), Matt Seamark (Wynnum Manly Seagulls), Geraint Davies (Unattached), Ian Watson (Swinton Lions), Ian Webster (Central Comets), Lloyd White (Crusaders), Lee Williams (Crusaders), Rhys Williams (Warrington Wolves).
New Zealand Head Coach Stephen Kearney
The sport of Rugby League sprung to life in New Zealand through the years of 1906 and 1907. After breaking away from the control of New Zealand Rugby Union, one of the most famous names in Rugby League history, the great Albert Baskerville, organised the very first Rugby League tour in history, where his New Zealand side travelled to Great Britain to play against the Northern Union in 1907.
That New Zealand side, which also included Australian legend Dally Messenger, played their first ever International Test match against Wales while on tour. Wales proved victorious in a nail biting 9-8 victory against the Kiwi side of the time, who have gone down in history as the ‘All Golds’. After their defeat to Wales, New Zealand went on to play a three-test series against a Northern Union representative side and won the series 2-1, with Messenger scoring vital points in their two victorious tests. The ‘All Golds’ also played a Test series in Australia on their return home, again winning 2-1 despite the fact that Messenger elected to play for the Australian side in all three games.
The ‘All Golds’ tour is regarded by many as being one of the key factors in helping aid the growth and popularity of Rugby League during those fledgling years both in Britain and Australia and played a large role in the sport being as strong as it is today. New Zealand took part in all four of the Tri-Nations tournaments held between 1999 and 2006 and were victors on one occasion. They defeated Australia 24-0 in the 2005 final. They consigned Australia to their first defeat international test series defeat in 27 years.
During the 2010 final the Four Nations Trophy was practically in Australian hands when an inspired run and move from Benji Marshall led to a Nathan Fien try in the final minutes which once again tipped the balance of power into Kiwi hands.
New Zealand Team Details:
Nickname : The Kiwis
Governing body : NZRL
Head coach : Stephen Kearney
Captain : Benji Marshall
Most caps : Ruben Wiki (55)
Top try-scorer : Nigel Vagana (19)
Top point-scorer : Des White (467)
RLIF ranking : 2nd
First international: Wales 9–8 New Zealand (Aberdare, Wales; 1 January 1908)
Biggest win : Tonga 0–74 New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand; 1999)
Biggest defeat : New Zealand 0–58 Australia (Wellington, New Zealand; 14 October 2007)
World Cup
Appearances : 13 (first time in 1954)
Best result : Champions, 2008
Four Nations Played (2): 2009, 2010 (Winners)
New Zealand Squad:
* Shontayne Hape * Paul Whatuira * Taniela Tuiaki * Jeremy Smith * David Faiumu * Roy Asotasi * Frank Pritchard * Fuifui Moimoi * Jeff Lima * Krisnan Inu * Sam Rapira * Steve Matai * Dene Halatau * Jeremy Smith * Luke Covell * Ben Roberts * Simon Mannering
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