NEW ZEALAND KIWIS 32
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)
ENGLAND 22
Tries (4): Danny McGuire 2, Martin Gleeson, Jamie Peacock
Goals (3): Rob Burrow (3 from 3), Rob Purdham (0 from 1)
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)
Crowd: 26,659
Referee: Shayne Hayne
Halftime score: New Zealand Kiwis 16-10 | |
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Sat November 15 2008, 6:55PM AEST GMT+10Sat: New Zealand Kiwis 32 d. England 22 at
Suncorp Stadium, Castlemaine Street, Milton, Brisbane (QLD)Crowd: 26,659
Sun November 16 2008, 7:55PM AEST GMT+10Sun: Australia Kangaroos 52 d. Fiji 0 at
Sydney Football Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park, Sydney (NSW)Crowd: 15,855
Sat November 15, 2008
Source: www.englandrl.co.ukEngland bowed out of the World Cup as another inept defensive performance in Brisbane condemned them to a 32-22 defeat.
New Zealand ran rings around England in the first 23 minutes to race into a 16-0 lead - courtesy of tries from Sam Perrett, Jerome Ropati and Lance Hohaia.
England briefly hit back before half-time, scoring tries through captain Jamie Peacock and Danny McGuire to cut the deficit to 16-10, but an error-strewn performance continued after the break.
Bronson Harrison, Ropati and Benji Marshall added further tries for New Zealand - rendering McGuire's second and Martin Gleeson's effort irrelevant.
Pryce immediately made an impact from his new position, taking McGuire's pass and giving Gleeson the chance to force his way over wide out.
Burrow kicked the difficult conversion to close the gap to six points once more. But the fumbles continued, and New Zealand clinched victory after taking advantage of another defensive howler.
McGuire dropped Fein's kick on his own line - and when Gardner was 'nutmegged' Ropati pounced on the ball for a soft try, to which Marshall added the goal.
McGuire jinked his way over for a second try six minutes from the end, and Burrow landed a third goal. But the Kiwis had the final say when Marshall took a pass from Ropati that deflected off McGuire to score his side's sixth try.
At Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
New Zealand 32 (Jerome Ropati 2, Sam Perrett, Lance Hohaia, Bronson Harrison, Benji Marshall tries; Jeremy Smith 3 goals, Benji Marshall goal)
England 22 (Danny McGuire 2, Jamie Peacock, Martin Gleeson tries; Rob Burrow 3 goals)
Halftime: 16-10 New Zealand
Referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia)
Crowd: 26,659
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ForumWed November 12, 2008
England and New Zealand players will take part in a public fan celebration at the Broncos Leagues Club tomorrow (Thurs, Nov 13) ahead of their 2008 Rugby League World Cup semi-final in Brisbane on Saturday (Nov 15).
New Zealand will start favourites in the Suncorp Stadium play-off after finishing second in the pool behind Australia, with England third and Papua New Guinea fourth. The Kiwis came from behind to beat the Lions 36-24 in Newcastle last weekend.
The winner of that match will play the winner of Australia v Fiji (Sun, Nov 16) in the Final at Suncorp Stadium on Saturday week (Nov 22).
WHAT Public Fan Day/ Sausage Sizzle, 5.00-7.00pm
WHEN Thursday, November 13
WHO 5.30-6.00pm Select players/officials from England, 6.00-6.30pm Select players/officials from New Zealand
WHERE Broncos Leagues Club, Fulcher Road, Red Hill
Semi Finals
New Zealand Kiwis 32 d. England 22
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