2011 Rugby League Four Nations

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2011 (2011) Four Nations  ()
Four Nations logo
Number of teams 4
Host countries  England
 Wales
Winner  Australia

Matches played 7
Attendance 128,065 (18,295 per match)
Points scored 280 (40 per match)
Tries scored 47 (6.71 per match)
Top scorer Australia Johnathan Thurston (56)
Top try scorer England Sam Tomkins (5)
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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.

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

Qualifying nations

Team Coach Captain RLIF Rank
Australia Australia Tim Sheens Darren Lockyer 1
England England Steve McNamara Jamie Peacock 3
New Zealand New Zealand Stephen Kearney Benji Marshall 2
Wales Wales 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.

No. Name State Club
661 Darren Lockyer (c) QLD Brisbane Broncos
715 Luke Lewis NSW Penrith Panthers
724 Willie Tonga1 QLD North Queensland Cowboys
731 Johnathan Thurston QLD North Queensland Cowboys
737 Greg Inglis QLD South Sydney Rabbitohs
738 Cameron Smith (vc) QLD Melbourne Storm
739 Sam Thaiday QLD Brisbane Broncos
744 Cooper Cronk QLD Melbourne Storm
750 Paul Gallen NSW Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
751 Billy Slater QLD Melbourne Storm
758 Anthony Watmough NSW Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
761 Darius Boyd QLD St. George Illawarra Dragons
764 Robbie Farah NSW Wests Tigers
765 David Shillington QLD Canberra Raiders
767 Josh Morris2 NSW Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
 ? Jharal Yow Yeh QLD Brisbane Broncos
 ? Corey Parker QLD Brisbane Broncos
 ? Daly Cherry-Evans QLD Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 ? Tony Williams NSW Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
 ? Akuila Uate NSW Newcastle Knights
 ? Matthew Scott QLD North Queensland Cowboys
 ? Beau Scott3 NSW St. George Illawarra Dragons
 ? Chris Lawrence NSW Wests Tigers
 ? Keith Galloway NSW Wests Tigers

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: England Steve McNamara

Club Team Players
Australia Brisbane Broncos Jack Reed
England Castleford Rangi Chase
England Huddersfield Leroy Cudjoe
England Hull F.C. Tom Briscoe, Kirk Yeaman
England Leeds Carl Ablett, Ryan Bailey, Ryan Hall, Ben Jones-Bishop, Danny McGuire, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jamie Peacock(C), Kevin Sinfield
Australia Melbourne Storm Gareth Widdop
England St Helens James Graham, James Roby, Jon Wilkin
England Warrington Garreth Carvell, Adrian Morley, Ben Westwood
Australia Wests Tigers Gareth Ellis, Chris Heighington
England Wigan Michael McIlorum, Sam Tomkins

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: New Zealand Stephen Kearney

Club Team Players
Australia Brisbane Broncos Gerard Beale, Alex Glenn
Australia Cronulla Sharks Jeremy Smith
Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Kieran Foran
Australia Melbourne Storm Adam Blair, Sika Manu, Kevin Proctor
New Zealand New Zealand Warriors Lewis Brown, Kevin Locke, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Russell Packer, Bill Tupou1, Elijah Taylor3
Australia North Queensland Cowboys Kalifa Faifai Loa2
Australia Parramatta Eels Fuifui Moimoi
Australia Penrith Panthers Sam McKendry
Australia St George Illawarra Dragons Jason Nightingale, Nathan Fien
Australia South Sydney Rabbitohs Issac Luke
Australia Sydney Roosters Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Australia Wests Tigers Benji Marshall
England Wigan Thomas Leuluai

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: Wales Iestyn Harris

Club Team Players
England Bradford Craig Kopczak
Australia Burleigh Bears Mark Lennon
Australia Central Comets Chris Beasley, Ian Webster
Australia Cronulla Sharks Tyson Frizell
Wales Crusaders RL Andy Bracek, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower, Jordan James, Elliot Kear, Peter Lupton, Lloyd White, Lee Williams
England Featherstone Rovers Ross Divorty
England Halifax Danny Jones
Australia Mackay Cutters Neil Budworth
Wales South Wales Scorpions Andrew Gay, Aled James, Christiaan Roets
England Swinton Ian Watson
England Warrington Lee Briers, Rhys Williams
Australia Wynnum Manly Seagulls Matt Seamark

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
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
Samoa v Fiji 2013 RLWC (1).jpg LeighStadium-May2008.jpg Wembley Stadium 2015 RWC.jpg KC Stadium before Hull v Burnley.jpg Wrexham FC.jpg East Stand at Elland Road prior to the 2010 World Club Challenge.jpg

Results

Round 1

28 October 2011
8:00pm (BST)
Australia  26 – 12  New Zealand
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  Wales
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  New Zealand
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  Australia
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  New Zealand
Tries
Tom Briscoe
Ryan Hall
James Graham
Sam Tomkins
Goals
Kevin Sinfield 6/6
Tries
Jason Nightingale
Goals
Benji Marshall 1/1
KC Stadium, Hull, England [13]
Attendance: 23,447[18]
Man of the Match: Kevin Sinfield[19]

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  Australia
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
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Wales [13]
Attendance: 5,233
Man of the Match: Darius Boyd[20]

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
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 118 46 +72 6
2  England 3 2 0 1 90 46 +44 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 54 54 0 2
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 18 134 −116 0

Final

Saturday, 19 November
6:00pm (GMT)
England  8 – 30  Australia
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: Australia Matt Cecchin
Man of the Match: Australian colours.svg Johnathan Thurston[21]
England Position Australia
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
Player Team T G FG Pts
1 Johnathan Thurston  Australia 3 22 0 56
2 Kevin Sinfield  England 0 15 0 30
3 Sam Tomkins  England 5 0 0 20
4 Ryan Hall  England 4 0 0 16
5 Benji Marshall  New Zealand 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  New Zealand
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
Ausgrid Stadium, Newcastle, Australia
Attendance: 32,890
Referee/s: Phil Bentham

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  England
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
Parc des Sports, Avignon, France
Attendance: 16,866
Referee/s: Matt Cecchin

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  Ireland
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
The Gnoll, Neath, Wales
Attendance: 2,265
Referee/s: Thierry Alibert

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