2008 World Cup
       New Zealand Kiwis

2008 World Cup Index [Draw] [Player Stats]

Location: International > Nations > First Grade Competition: World Cup

Club: New Zealand [Club Headlines]

Squad: Adam Blair (Melbourne Storm), Nathan Cayless - captain (Parramatta Eels), Greg Eastwood (Brisbane Broncos), David Fa'alogo (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Nathan Fien (NZ Warriors), Dene Halatau (Wests Tigers), Lance Hohaia (NZ Warriors), Krisnan Inu (Parramatta Eels), David Kidwell (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Thomas Leuluai (Wigan Warriors), Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Simon Mannering (NZ Warriors), Sika Manu (Melbourne Storm), Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers), Steve Matai (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Jason Nightingale (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters), Sam Rapira (NZ Warriors), Jereome Ropati (NZ Warriors), Setaimata Sa (Sydney Roosters), Jeremy Smith (Melbourne Storm), Iosia Soliola (Sydney Roosters), Evarn Tuimavave (NZ Warriors), Manu Vatuvei (NZ Warriors).
Gains Adam Blair (Melbourne Storm), Nathan Cayless - captain (Parramatta Eels), Greg Eastwood (Brisbane Broncos), David Fa'alogo (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Nathan Fien (NZ Warriors), Dene Halatau (Wests Tigers), Lance Hohaia (NZ Warriors), Krisnan Inu (Parramatta Eels), David Kidwell (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Thomas Leuluai (Wigan Warriors), Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Simon Mannering (NZ Warriors), Sika Manu (Melbourne Storm), Benji Marshall (Wests Tigers), Steve Matai (Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles), Jason Nightingale (St.George-Illawarra Dragons), Sam Perrett (Sydney Roosters), Sam Rapira (NZ Warriors), Jereome Ropati (NZ Warriors), Setaimata Sa (Sydney Roosters), Jeremy Smith (Melbourne Storm), Iosia Soliola (Sydney Roosters), Evarn Tuimavave (NZ Warriors), Manu Vatuvei (NZ Warriors).
Losses: Jeff Lima (Melbourne Storm), Brent Webb (Leeds Rhinos).
Coach: Stephen Kearney
Club Season Index: New Zealand [Season Matches Review]

Click the match link for full match details including teams, scoring details, articles and more Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sun Oct 26: Australia Kangaroos 30 d. New Zealand Kiwis 6 Date: Sunday October 26, 2008 Venue: Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW) Crowd: 34,157 Table Position: 2 Tries (1): Sika Manu Goals (1): Steve Matai (1 from 1) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sat Nov 1: New Zealand Kiwis 48 d. Papua New Guinea 6 Date: Saturday November 1, 2008 Venue: Skilled Park, Robina, Gold Coast (QLD) Crowd: 11,278 Table Position: 2 Tries (9): Simon Mannering 2, Sam Perrett 2, Adam Blair, Greg Eastwood, David Fa'alogo, Issac Luke, Jerome Ropati Goals (6): Krisnan Inu (6 from 8), Issac Luke (0 from 1) Pool A - Oct 25-Nov 9 Sat Nov 8: England 24 l. New Zealand Kiwis 36 Date: Saturday November 8, 2008 Venue: Energy Australia Stadium, New Lambton, Newcastle (NSW) Crowd: 15,145 Table Position: 2 Tries (7): Manu Vatuvei 4, Nathan Fien, Lance Hohaia, Jason Nightingale Goals (4): Issac Luke (3 from 4), Jeremy Smith (Qld) (1 from 1), Benji Marshall (0 from 1), Steve Matai (0 from 2) Semi Finals - Nov 15-16 Sat: New Zealand Kiwis 32 d. England 22 Date: Saturday November 15, 2008 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Crowd: 26,659 Tries (6): Jerome Ropati 2, Bronson Harrison, Lance Hohaia, Benji Marshall, Sam Perrett Goals (4): Jeremy Smith (Qld) (3 from 5), Benji Marshall (1 from 1) Final - Nov 22 Sat: Australia 20 l. New Zealand 34 Date: Saturday November 22, 2008 Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD) Crowd: 50,599 Tries (6): Lance Hohaia 2, Adam Blair, Benji Marshall, Jerome Ropati, Jeremy Smith (Qld) Goals (5): Benji Marshall (3 from 4), Issac Luke (2 from 2)

Position: 2 Played: 3 (Home 1, Away 2) Won: 2, Drawn: 0, Lost: 1, Byes: 0 For: 90 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Against: 60 (0 tries, 0 goals, 0 fgoals) Points: 4, Difference: 30 Pool A [26 Oct 08] L 6-30 v Australia Pool A [01 Nov 08] W 48-6 v PNG Pool A [08 Nov 08] W 36-24 v England Semi Finals [15 Nov 08] W 32-22 v England Final [22 Nov 08] W 34-20 v Australia Player record for this season. Click player name for player profile Player P T G FG Pts Adam Blair 5 2 0 0 8 Nathan Cayless 4 0 0 0 0 Greg Eastwood 5 (5) 1 0 0 4 David Fa'alogo 4 (1) 1 0 0 4 Nathan Fien 5 1 0 0 4 Dene Halatau 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Bronson Harrison 3 (1) 1 0 0 4 Lance Hohaia 5 4 0 0 16 Krisnan Inu 1 0 6/8 0 12 David Kidwell 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 Thomas Leuluai 5 0 0 0 0 Issac Luke 4 (4) 1 5/7 0 14 Simon Mannering 5 2 0 0 8 Sika Manu 3 (2) 1 0 0 4 Benji Marshall 5 2 4/6 0 16 Steve Matai 2 0 1/3 0 2 Jason Nightingale 1 1 0 0 4 Sam Perrett 4 3 0 0 12 Sam Rapira 4 (4) 0 0 0 0 Jerome Ropati 5 4 0 0 16 Setaimata Sa 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Smith (Qld) 5 1 4/6 0 12 Iosia Soliola 0 0 0 0 0 Evarn Tuimavave 1 0 0 0 0 Manu Vatuvei 5 4 0 0 16 25 players used Appearances in brackets denote games off interchange/repl bench Crowd Information: Total: Games 5 - 137838 (Average: 27,568) Home: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Away: Games 0 - 0 (Average: 0) Leading Point Scorers: 16: Lance Hohaia (5), Benji Marshall (5), Jerome Ropati (5), Manu Vatuvei (5) 14: Issac Luke (4) Leading Try Scorers: 4: Lance Hohaia (5), Jerome Ropati (5), Manu Vatuvei (5) 3: Sam Perrett (4) 2: Adam Blair (5), Simon Mannering (5), Benji Marshall (5) 1: Greg Eastwood (5), David Fa'alogo (4), Nathan Fien (5), Bronson Harrison (3), Issac Luke (4), Sika Manu (3), Jason Nightingale (1), Jeremy Smith (Qld) (5) Leading Goal Scorers: 6: Krisnan Inu. Attempts: 6/8. Accuracy: 75% (1) 5: Issac Luke. Attempts: 5/7. Accuracy: 71% (4) 4: Benji Marshall. Attempts: 4/6. Accuracy: 67% (5) 4: Jeremy Smith (Qld). Attempts: 4/6. Accuracy: 67% (5) 1: Steve Matai. Attempts: 1/3. Accuracy: 33% (2) Numbers in brackets denote appearances