2011 Rugby League Four Nations

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, which 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.

2011 (2011) Four Nations  ()
Number of teams4
Host countries England
 Wales
Winner Australia

Matches played7
Attendance128,065 (18,295 per match)
Points scored280 (40 per match)
Tries scored47 (6.71 per match)
Top scorer Johnathan Thurston (56)
Top try scorer Sam Tomkins (5)
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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

Qualifying nations

Team Coach Captain RLIF Rank
Australia Tim Sheens Darren Lockyer 1
England Steve McNamara Jamie Peacock 3
New Zealand Stephen Kearney Benji Marshall 2
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
661Darren Lockyer (c)QLDBrisbane Broncos
715Luke LewisNSWPenrith Panthers
724Willie Tonga1QLDNorth Queensland Cowboys
731Johnathan ThurstonQLDNorth Queensland Cowboys
737Greg InglisQLDSouth Sydney Rabbitohs
738Cameron Smith (vc)QLDMelbourne Storm
739Sam ThaidayQLDBrisbane Broncos
744Cooper CronkQLDMelbourne Storm
750Paul GallenNSWCronulla-Sutherland Sharks
751Billy SlaterQLDMelbourne Storm
758Anthony WatmoughNSWManly-Warringah Sea Eagles
761Darius BoydQLDSt. George Illawarra Dragons
764Robbie FarahNSWWests Tigers
765David ShillingtonQLDCanberra Raiders
767Josh Morris2NSWCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
?Jharal Yow YehQLDBrisbane Broncos
?Corey ParkerQLDBrisbane Broncos
?Daly Cherry-EvansQLDManly-Warringah Sea Eagles
?Tony WilliamsNSWManly-Warringah Sea Eagles
?Akuila UateNSWNewcastle Knights
?Matthew ScottQLDNorth Queensland Cowboys
?Beau Scott3NSWSt. George Illawarra Dragons
?Chris LawrenceNSWWests Tigers
?Keith GallowayNSWWests 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 compassionate 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

Club TeamPlayers
Brisbane BroncosJack Reed
CastlefordRangi Chase
HuddersfieldLeroy Cudjoe
Hull F.C.Tom Briscoe, Kirk Yeaman
LeedsCarl Ablett, Ryan Bailey, Ryan Hall, Ben Jones-Bishop, Danny McGuire, Jamie Jones-Buchanan, Jamie Peacock(C), Kevin Sinfield
Melbourne StormGareth Widdop
St. HelensJames Graham, James Roby, Jon Wilkin
WarringtonGarreth Carvell, Adrian Morley, Ben Westwood
Wests TigersGareth Ellis, Chris Heighington
WiganMichael 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: Stephen Kearney

Club TeamPlayers
Brisbane BroncosGerard Beale, Alex Glenn
Cronulla SharksJeremy Smith
Manly-Warringah Sea EaglesKieran Foran
Melbourne StormAdam Blair, Sika Manu, Kevin Proctor
New Zealand WarriorsLewis Brown, Kevin Locke, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Russell Packer, Bill Tupou1, Elijah Taylor3
North Queensland CowboysKalifa Faifai Loa2
Parramatta EelsFuifui Moimoi
Penrith PanthersSam McKendry
St George Illawarra DragonsJason Nightingale, Nathan Fien
South Sydney RabbitohsIssac Luke
Sydney RoostersJared Waerea-Hargreaves
Wests TigersBenji Marshall
WiganThomas 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: Iestyn Harris

Club TeamPlayers
BradfordCraig Kopczak
Burleigh BearsMark Lennon
Central CometsChris Beasley, Ian Webster
Cronulla SharksTyson Frizell
CrusadersAndy Bracek, Gil Dudson, Ben Flower, Jordan James, Elliot Kear, Peter Lupton, Lloyd White, Lee Williams
Featherstone RoversRoss Divorty
HalifaxDanny Jones
Mackay CuttersNeil Budworth
South Wales ScorpionsAndrew Gay, Aled James, Christiaan Roets
SwintonIan Watson
WarringtonLee Briers, Rhys Williams
Wynnum Manly SeagullsMatt 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
Halliwell Jones Stadium Leigh Sports Village Wembley
Capacity: 13,200 Capacity: 11,000 Capacity: 90,000
Hull Wrexham Leeds
KC Stadium Racecourse Ground Elland Road
Capacity: 25,400 Capacity: 15,771 Capacity: 37,890

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: Phil Bentham
Man of the Match: Sam Thaiday[14]
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Akuila Uate
RC3 Willie Tonga
LC4 Chris Lawrence
LW5 Darius Boyd
SO6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7 Johnathan Thurston
PR8 Paul Gallen
HK9 Cameron Smith
PR10 Matthew Scott
SR11 Luke Lewis
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Anthony Watmough
Substitutions:
BE14 Cooper Cronk
BE15 Keith Galloway
BE16 David Shillington
BE17 Tony Williams
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Kalifa Faifai Loa
RC3 Lewis Brown
LC4 Gerard Beale
LW5 Jason Nightingale
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Kieran Foran
PR8 Ben Matulino
HK9 Issac Luke
PR10 Sam McKendry
SR11 Sika Manu
SR12 Simon Mannering
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Thomas Leuluai
BE15 Fuifui Moimoi
BE16 Alex Glenn
BE17 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
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: Henry Perenara
Man of the Match: Sam Tomkins[15]
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Ryan Hall
RC3 Jack Reed
LC4 Kirk Yeaman
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Sinfield
SH7 Rangi Chase
PR8 James Graham
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Jamie Peacock (c)
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Chris Heighington
Substitutions:
BE14 Gareth Widdop
BE15 Adrian Morley
BE16 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
BE17 Jon Wilkin
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB1 Danny Jones
RW2 Elliot Kear
RC3 Ian Webster
LC4 Christiaan Roets
LW5 Rhys Williams
FE6 Lee Briers (c)
HB7 Matt Seamark
PR8 Jordan James
HK9 Neil Budworth
PR10 Gil Dudson
SR11 Tyson Frizell
SR12 Andy Bracek
LK13 Ben Flower
Substitutions:
BE14 Ian Watson
BE15 Ross Divorty
BE16 Aled James
BE17 Craig Kopczak
Coach:
Iestyn Harris

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: Matt Cecchin
Man of the Match: Thomas Leuluai[16]
FB1 Danny Jones
RW2 Elliot Kear
RC3 Ian Webster
LC4 Christiaan Roets
LW5 Rhys Williams
FE6 Lee Briers (c)
HB7 Lloyd White
PR8 Jordan James
HK9 Neil Budworth
PR10 Gil Dudson
SR11 Tyson Frizell
SR12 Chris Beasley
LK13 Ben Flower
Substitutions:
BE14 Ian Watson
BE15 Andy Bracek
BE16 Ross Divorty
BE17 Craig Kopczak
Coach:
Iestyn Harris
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Gerard Beale
RC3 Lewis Brown
LC4 Alex Glenn
LW5 Jason Nightingale
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Kieran Foran
PR8 Sam McKendry
HK9 Thomas Leuluai
PR10 Ben Matulino
SR11 Sika Manu
SR12 Adam Blair
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Nathan Fien
BE15 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BE16 Fuifui Moimoi
BE17 Elijah Taylor
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
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: Henry Perenara
Man of the Match: Johnathan Thurston[17]
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Ryan Hall
RC3 Jack Reed
LC4 Kirk Yeaman
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Sinfield
SH7 Rangi Chase
PR8 James Graham
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Jamie Peacock (c)
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Chris Heighington
Substitutions:
BE14 Gareth Widdop
BE15 Adrian Morley
BE16 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
BE17 Jon Wilkin
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Akuila Uate
RC3 Chris Lawrence
LC4 Greg Inglis
LW5 Darius Boyd
SO6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7 Johnathan Thurston
PR8 Paul Gallen
HK9 Cameron Smith
PR10 Matthew Scott
SR11 Luke Lewis
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Anthony Watmough
Substitutions:
BE14 Cooper Cronk
BE15 Keith Galloway
BE16 David Shillington
BE17 Tony Williams
Coach:
Tim Sheens

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]
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Ryan Hall
RC3 Jack Reed
LC4 Kirk Yeaman
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Sinfield
SH7 Rangi Chase
PR8 James Graham
HK9 James Roby
PR10 Jamie Peacock (c)
SR11 Jon Wilkin
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Chris Heighington
Substitutions:
BE14 Gareth Widdop
BE15 Adrian Morley
BE16 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
BE17 Garreth Carvell
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Gerard Beale
RC3 Lewis Brown
LC4 Simon Mannering
LW5 Jason Nightingale
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Kieran Foran
PR8 Ben Matulino
HK9 Thomas Leuluai
PR17 Russell Packer
SR11 Sika Manu
SR12 Adam Blair
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE12 Alex Glenn
BE14 Issac Luke
BE16 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BE18 Elijah Taylor
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
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]
FB1 Danny Jones
RW2 Elliot Kear
RC3 Ian Webster
LC4 Christiaan Roets
LW5 Rhys Williams
FE6 Lee Briers (c)
HB7 Lloyd White
PR8 Jordan James
HK9 Neil Budworth
PR10 Craig Kopczak
SR11 Chris Beasley
SR12 Andy Bracek
LK13 Ben Flower
Substitutions:
BE14 Mark Lennon
BE15 Ross Divorty
BE16 Aled James
BE17 Gil Dudson
Coach:
Iestyn Harris
FB1 Darius Boyd
RW2 Josh Morris
RC3 Greg Inglis
LC4 Chris Lawrence
LW5 Jharal Yow Yeh
SO6 Cooper Cronk
SH7 Johnathan Thurston
PR8 Keith Galloway
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 David Shillington
SR15 Anthony Watmough
SR12 Beau Scott
LF13 Corey Parker
Substitutions:
BE14 Daly Cherry-Evans
BE16 Paul Gallen
BE17 Matthew Scott
BE18 Sam Thaiday
Coach:
Tim Sheens

Standings

2011 Four Nations
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Australia W 330011846+726
2 England 32019046+444
3 New Zealand 3102545402
4 Wales 300318134−1160

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: Matt Cecchin
Man of the Match: 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
1Johnathan Thurston  Australia322056
2Kevin Sinfield  England015030
3Sam Tomkins  England50020
4Ryan Hall  England40016
5Benji Marshall  New Zealand07014

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: Phil Bentham
FB1 Billy Slater
RW2 Akuila Uate
RC3 Willie Tonga
LC4 Chris Lawrence
LW5 Darius Boyd
SO6 Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7 Johnathan Thurston
PR8 Paul Gallen
HK9 Cameron Smith
PR10 Matthew Scott
SR11 Luke Lewis
SR12 Sam Thaiday
LF13 Anthony Watmough
Substitutions:
BE14 Cooper Cronk
BE15 Keith Galloway
BE16 David Shillington
BE17 Tony Williams
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1 Kevin Locke
RW2 Kalifa Faifai Loa
RC3 Lewis Brown
LC4 Gerard Beale
LW5 Jason Nightingale
FE6 Benji Marshall (c)
HB7 Kieran Foran
PR8 Russell Packer
HK9 Nathan Fien
PR10 Sam McKendry
SR11 Alex Glenn
SR12 Simon Mannering
LK13 Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14 Issac Luke
BE15 Fuifui Moimoi
BE16 Sika Manu
BE17 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
Coach:
Stephen Kearney

France vs England

21 October 2011
8:45pm (CET)
France  18–32  England
Tries
Elima (17') 1
Pélissier (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: Matt Cecchin
FB1 Cyril Stacul
RW2 Vincent Duport
RC3 Jean-Philippe Baile
LC4 Mathias Pala
LW5 Frédéric Vaccari
SO6 Thomas Bosc
SH7 Dane Chisholm
PR8 David Ferriol
HK9 Gregory Mounis
PR10 Rémi Casty
SR11 Olivier Elima (c)
SR12 Cyril Gossard
LF13 Jason Baitieri
Substitutions:
BE14 Éloi Pélissier
BE15 Jamal Fakir
BE16 Sebastien Raguin
BE17 Mickaël Simon
Coach:
Bobbie Goulding
FB1 Sam Tomkins
RW2 Ryan Hall
RC3 Jack Reed
LC4 Kirk Yeaman
LW5 Tom Briscoe
SO6 Kevin Sinfield
SH7 Rangi Chase
PR8 Jamie Peacock (c)
HK9 James Roby
PR10 James Graham
SR11 Gareth Ellis
SR12 Ben Westwood
LF13 Chris Heighington
Substitutions:
BE14 Gareth Widdop
BE15 Adrian Morley
BE16 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
BE17 Jon Wilkin
Coach:
Steve McNamara

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: Thierry Alibert

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