2016 Rugby League Four Nations

2016 Four Nations
Australia celebrating winning the 2016 Four Nations
Host country England
Winner Australia (3rd title)
Matches played7
Attendance132,655 (18,951 per match)
Points scored259 (37 per match)
Tries scored47 (6.71 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Johnathan Thurston (32 points)
Top try scorerAustralia Blake Ferguson (4 tries)
Australia Josh Dugan
Tournaments
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The 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (known as the 2016 Ladbrokes Four Nations, for sponsorship purposes)[1] was the fifth and final staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England in October and November. The series was contested by Australia, England, New Zealand and Scotland, who qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2014 European Cup.[2] The final was played on 20 November, with Australia winning its third tournament, defeating New Zealand.

Background

The 2016 tournament is the fifth Four Nations series to be planned before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific.

In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Scotland qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2014 European Cup.

England have previously co-hosted tournaments with other European nations and the Rugby Football League (RFL) planned to take a game up into Scotland but backed down and decided to take games to other venues.[3]

The redeveloped 54,074 capacity Anfield Stadium hosted the Four Nations Final. This was the first time in 19 years the venue had held a rugby league match. Three rugby league games have been played at Anfield before. The final was the first ever international rugby league match held at the venue.[4]

Teams

Country Previous appearances in tournament Continent
 Australia 4 (2009*, 2010, 2011*, 2014) Oceania
 England 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) Europe
 New Zealand 4 (2009, 2010*, 2011, 2014*) Oceania
 Scotland 0 (Debut) Europe

* Denotes winner of tournament event.

Venues

The games were played at the following venues in England. The tournament final was played at Anfield.

Liverpool London Coventry
Anfield London Stadium Ricoh Arena
Capacity: 54,074 Capacity: 66,000 Capacity: 32,609
Huddersfield Hull Workington
John Smith's Stadium KC Lightstream Stadium Derwent Park
Capacity: 24,500 Capacity: 12,225 Capacity: 10,000

Officiating

Referees Touch judges Video Referees
Australia Ben Cummins England James Child Australia Bernard Sutton
England Robert Hicks England Joe Cobb England Ben Thaler
Australia Gerard Sutton England Mick Craven
England Ben Thaler New Zealand Anthony Elliot
England Chris Kendall

Pre-tournament matches

Before the series, Australia and New Zealand organised to play the first ever International rugby league test-match in Perth, Scotland took on a Cumbrian rugby league team and England took on France in Avignon.[5][6][7]

Australia vs New Zealand

Saturday, 15 October
5:15pm (AWST)
Australia  26–6  New Zealand
Tries:
Inglis (15', 68') 2
D Boyd (9') 1
Holmes (44') 1
Cordner (78') 1
Goals:
Thurston 3/5
(45', 69', 79')		 1st: 8 – 6
2nd: 18 – 0
Report
 Tries:
1 (21') Proctor
Goals:
1/1 Luke
(22')
nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 20,283
Referee: Australia Matt Cecchin
Player of the Match: Greg Inglis
Australia
New Zealand
FB1Darius Boyd
RW2Blake Ferguson
RC3Greg Inglis
LC4Josh Dugan
LW5Valentine Holmes
FE6Johnathan Thurston
HB7Cooper Cronk
PR8Matt Scott
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Shannon Boyd
SR11Boyd Cordner
SR12Matt Gillett
LK13Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC14David Klemmer
IC15Michael Morgan
IC16Tyson Frizell
IC17Sam Thaiday
Coach:
Australia Mal Meninga
FB1Jordan Kahu
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Solomone Kata
LC4Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW5Jordan Rapana
FE6Thomas Leuluai
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK9Issac Luke
PR10Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR11Kevin Proctor
SR12Tohu Harris
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC14Lewis Brown
IC15Martin Taupau
IC16Manu Ma'u
IC17Adam Blair
Coach:
New Zealand David Kidwell

Cumbria Select XIII vs Scotland

The Cumbria Select XIII was a Cumbrian-based team selected by retiring Barrow Raiders player Liam Harrison.[8] The Cumbrian side featured Scottish internationals Oliver Wilkes and Shane Toal.

Friday, 21 October
Cumbria Select XIII Cumbria 16–48  Scotland
Tries:
Fleming (37', 45') 2
Fieldhouse (26') 1
Goals:
Hankinson 2/3
(27', 38')		 Report
 Tries:
2 (3', 22') Scott
1 (16') C Phillips
1 (19') Mariano
1 (33') Brierley
1 (58') Walker
1 (69') Cassel
1 (78') Tierney
Goals:
5/8 Brierley
(4', 17', 34', 59', 80')
Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Attendance: 1,048
Cumbria XIII
Scotland
FB1Ryan Fieldhouse
RW2Eze Harper
RC3Chris Hankinson
LC4Chris Fleming
LW5Shane Toal
FE6Jamie Dallimore
HB7Liam Finch
PR10Oliver Wilkes
HK9Karl Ashall
PR8Joe Bullock
SR11Liam Harrison (c)
SR12Bradd Crellin
LK13Daniel Toal
Interchange:
IC14Dan Abram
IC15Brad Marwood
IC16Matty Holmes
IC17Andrew Dawson
IC18Brad Brennan
IC19Matty While
IC20Luke Cresswell
IC21Ethan Kelly
Coach:
England Liam Harrison
FB1Matty Russell
RW2Lewis Tierney
RC3Ben Hellewell
LC4Tyler Cassel
LW5David Scott
FE6Danny Addy
HB7Ryan Brierley
PR8Adam Walker
HK9Liam Hood
PR10Frankie Mariano
SR11Brett Phillips
SR12Dale Ferguson
LK13Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC14Callum Phillips
IC15Sam Brooks
IC16Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
IC17Billy McConnachie
IC18Kieran Moran
IC19Ryan Maneely
Coach:
England Steve McCormack

France vs England

Saturday, 22 October
6:30pm (CET)
France  6–40  England
Tries:
Pélissier (19') 1
Goals:
Gigot 1/1
(20')		 Report
 Tries:
2 (26', 40') Hall
1 (30') Clark
1 (35') T Burgess
1 (68') Brown
1 (71') McGillvary
1 (76') Widdop
Goals:
6/7 Widdop
(27', 31', 36', 69', 72', 77')
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 14,276
Referee: England Phil Bentham
France
England
FB1Tony Gigot
RW2Mathias Pala
RC3Benjamin Garcia
LC4Vincent Duport
LW5Olivier Arnaud
SO6Stanislas Robin
SH7William Barthau
PR8Romain Navarrete
HK9Alrix Da Costa
PR10Rémi Casty (c)
SR11Mickaël Simon
SR12Benjamin Jullien
LF13Julian Bousquet
Substitutions:
BE14Éloi Pélissier
BE15Mickaël Goudemand
BE16Gadwin Springer
BE17Kevin Larroyer
Coach:
France Aurélien Cologni
FB1Jonny Lomax
RW2Jermaine McGillvary
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Mark Percival
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Gareth Widdop
SH7Luke Gale
PR8James Graham (c)
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10Scott Taylor
SR11Elliott Whitehead
SR12Michael Cooper
LF13Tom Burgess
Substitutions:
BE14George Burgess
BE15Kevin Brown
BE16Stefan Ratchford
BE17Daryl Clark
Coach:
Australia Wayne Bennett

Results

Standings

2016 Four Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 104 38 +66 6 Qualification for Final
2  New Zealand 3 1 1 1 43 48 −5 3
3  England 3 1 0 2 72 65 +7 2
4  Scotland 3 0 1 2 42 110 −68 1
Source: BBC Sport
  • By holding New Zealand to an 18–18 draw in the third round, Scotland became the first 'fourth nation' to score a championship point in the history of the tournament.

Round 1

Friday, 28 October
8:00pm (UTC)
Australia  54–12  Scotland
Tries:
Cronk (10', 15') 2
Mansour (26', 35') 2
Ferguson (6') 1
Maloney (13') 1
Dugan (44') 1
Frizell (66') 1
Morgan (69') 1
Trbojevic (79') 1
Goals:
Maloney 7/10
(11', 14', 16', 45', 67', 70', 80')		 1st: 30 – 6
2nd: 24 – 6
Report
 Tries:
1 (39') Brierley
1 (59') Kavanagh
Goals:
2/2 Brough
(40', 60')
KC Lightstream Stadium, Hull[9]
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: England Ben Thaler
Player of the Match: Matt Moylan
Australia
Scotland
FB1Matt Moylan
RW2Josh Mansour
RC3Justin O'Neill
LC4Josh Dugan
LW5Blake Ferguson
FE6James Maloney
HB7Cooper Cronk
PR8Aaron Woods
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10David Klemmer
SR11Sam Thaiday
SR12Tyson Frizell
LK13Jake Trbojevic
Interchange:
IC14Jake Friend
IC15Shannon Boyd
IC16Trent Merrin
IC17Michael Morgan
Coach:
Australia Mal Meninga
FB1Lachlan Coote
RW2Lewis Tierney
RC3Euan Aitken
LC4Kane Linnett
LW5Matty Russell
FE6Danny Brough (c)
HB7Ryan Brierley
PR8Adam Walker
HK9Liam Hood
PR10Luke Douglas
SR11Danny Addy
SR12Dale Ferguson
LK13Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC14Ben Hellewell
IC15Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
IC16Sam Brooks
IC17Billy McConnachie
Coach:
England Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
England Jack Smith
England Mick Craven
Video Referee:
Australia Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Australia Gerard Sutton

Saturday, 29 October
2:30pm (UTC)
England  16–17  New Zealand
Tries:
McGillvary (48') 1
Hall (61') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/4
(3' pen, 11' pen, 49', 62')		 1st: 4 – 6
2nd: 12 – 11
Report
 Tries:
2 (35', 56') Rapana
1 (42') Johnson
Goals:
2/4 Kahu
(31' pen, 43')
Field Goals:
1 (65') Johnson
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield[9]
Attendance: 24,070
Referee: England Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson
England
New Zealand
FB1Jonny Lomax
RW2Jermaine McGillvary
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Dan Sarginson
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Gareth Widdop
SH7Luke Gale
PR8Chris Hill
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10James Graham
SR11Elliott Whitehead
SR12John Bateman
LF13Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Tom Burgess
BE15George Burgess
BE16Michael Cooper
BE17Daryl Clark
Coach:
Australia Wayne Bennett
FB1Jordan Kahu
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Solomone Kata
LC4Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW5Jordan Rapana
FE6Thomas Leuluai
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK9Issac Luke
PR10Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR11Kevin Proctor
SR12Tohu Harris
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC14Lewis Brown
IC15Martin Taupau
IC16Manu Ma'u
IC17Adam Blair
Coach:
New Zealand David Kidwell

Touch Judges:
England James Child
New Zealand Anthony Elliott
Video Referee:
Australia Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Australia Ben Cummins

Round 2

England vs Scotland in their first ever match against each other at the 2016 Four Nations
Saturday, 5 November
5:30pm (BST)
England  38–12  Scotland
Tries:
Whitehead (27', 36') 2
Percival (50') 1
Hall (54') 1
McGillvary (58') 1
Gale (64') 1
Farrell (80') 1
Goals:
Gale 5/7
(28', 37', 55', 65', 80')		 1st: 12 – 8
2nd: 26 – 4
Report
 Tries:
1 (6') Linnett
1 (24') Russell
1 (70') Ferguson
Goals:
0/3 Brough
Sin Bin:
Brough yellow card 58' to 68'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry[9]
Attendance: 21,009
Referee: Australia Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match: George Williams
England
Scotland
FB1Jonny Lomax
RW2Jermaine McGillvary
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Mark Percival
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6George Williams
SH7Luke Gale
PR8Chris Hill
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10Scott Taylor
SR11Liam Farrell
SR12Elliott Whitehead
LF13Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Tom Burgess
BE15George Burgess
BE16Michael Cooper
BE17Daryl Clark
Coach:
Australia Wayne Bennett
FB1Lachlan Coote
RW2Lewis Tierney
RC3Euan Aitken
LC4Kane Linnett
LW5Matty Russell
FE6Danny Brough (c)
HB7Danny Addy
PR8Adam Walker
HK9Liam Hood
PR10Luke Douglas
SR11Ben Hellewell
SR12Dale Ferguson
LK13Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC14Tyler Cassel
IC15Frankie Mariano
IC16Callum Phillips
IC17Sam Brooks
Coach:
England Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
England Mick Craven
England Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
England Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
England Robert Hicks

Saturday, 5 November
8:00pm (BST)
New Zealand  8–14  Australia
Tries:
Kata (49') 1
Rapana (77') 1
Goals:
Johnson 0/2		 1st: 0 – 10
2nd: 8 – 4
Report
 Tries:
1 (10') Ferguson
1 (15') Thurston
Goals:
3/4 Thurston
(16', 55' pen, 71' pen)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry[9]
Attendance: 21,009
Referee: Australia Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: Blake Ferguson
New Zealand
Australia
FB1Jordan Kahu
RW2Gerard Beale
RC3Solomone Kata
LC4Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW5Jordan Rapana
FE6Thomas Leuluai
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK9Issac Luke
PR17Greg Eastwood
SR11Kevin Proctor
SR12Tohu Harris
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC10Adam Blair
IC14Lewis Brown
IC15Martin Taupau
IC16Manu Ma'u
Coach:
New Zealand David Kidwell
FB1Darius Boyd
RW2Valentine Holmes
RC3Greg Inglis
LC4Justin O'Neill
LW5Blake Ferguson
FE6Michael Morgan
HB7Johnathan Thurston
PR8Matt Scott
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Aaron Woods
SR11Boyd Cordner
SR12Matt Gillett
LK13Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC14Shannon Boyd
IC15James Maloney
IC16David Klemmer
IC17Sam Thaiday
Coach:
Australia Mal Meninga

Touch Judges:
New Zealand Anthony Elliott
England Joe Cobb
Video Referee:
Australia Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
England Robert Hicks

Round 3

Friday, 11 November
8:00pm (BST)
New Zealand  18–18  Scotland
Tries:
Fusitu'a (24', 55') 2
Beale (73', 76') 2
Goals:
Luke 1/4
(25')		 1st: 6 – 4
2nd: 12 – 14
Report
 Tries:
1 (27') Tierney
1 (67') Hellewelll
1 (79') Aitken
Goals:
3/4 Brough
(68', 70' pen, 80')
Derwent Park, Workington[9]
Attendance: 6,628
Referee: Australia Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: Shaun Johnson
New Zealand
Scotland
FB1Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Solomone Kata
LC4Gerard Beale
LW5David Fusitu'a
FE6Thomas Leuluai
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK9Issac Luke
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Manu Ma'u
SR12Tohu Harris
LK13Greg Eastwood
Interchange:
IC14Te Maire Martin
IC15Martin Taupau
IC16James Fisher-Harris
IC17Joseph Tapine
Coach:
New Zealand David Kidwell
FB1Lachlan Coote
RW2Lewis Tierney
RC3Euan Aitken
LC4Kane Linnett
LW5Matty Russell
FE7Danny Addy
HB18Danny Brough (c)
PR8Adam Walker
HK9Liam Hood
PR10Luke Douglas
SR11Ben Hellewell
SR12Dale Ferguson
LK13Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC14Ryan Brierley
IC15Frankie Mariano
IC16Callum Phillips
IC17Billy McConnachie
Coach:
England Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
England James Child
England Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
England Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
Australia Gerard Sutton

Sunday, 13 November
2:00pm (BST)
England  18–36  Australia
Tries:
McGillvary (26') 1
Widdop (67') 1
Hall (76') 1
Goals:
Widdop 3/4
(12' pen, 68', 77')		 1st: 6 – 10
2nd: 12 – 26
Report
 Tries:
1 (36') Ferguson
1 (47') Inglis
1 (57') Scott
1 (59') Dugan
1 (72') Gillett
1 (79') Holmes
Goals:
6/8 Thurston
(18' pen, 37', 40' pen, 49', 58', 60')
London Stadium, London[9]
Attendance: 35,569
Referee: England Robert Hicks
Player of the Match: Cooper Cronk
England
Australia
FB1Jonny Lomax
RW2Jermaine McGillvary
RC3Kallum Watkins
LC4Mark Percival
LW5Ryan Hall
SO6Kevin Brown
SH7Gareth Widdop
PR8Chris Hill
HK9Josh Hodgson
PR10James Graham
SR11John Bateman
SR12Elliott Whitehead
LF13Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Tom Burgess
BE15George Burgess
BE16Michael Cooper
BE17George Williams
Coach:
Australia Wayne Bennett
FB1Darius Boyd
RW2Valentine Holmes
RC3Greg Inglis
LC4Josh Dugan
LW5Blake Ferguson
FE6Johnathan Thurston
HB7Cooper Cronk
PR8Matt Scott
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Aaron Woods
SR11Boyd Cordner
SR12Matt Gillett
LK13Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC14David Klemmer
IC15Michael Morgan
IC16Tyson Frizell
IC17Sam Thaiday
Coach:
Australia Mal Meninga

The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 3:30pm BST, however on 22 September the RFL changed the kick-off time to 2:00pm BST.

Touch Judges:
New Zealand Anthony Elliott
England Mick Craven
Video Referee:
Australia Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
Australia Ben Cummins

Final

Australia celebrate beating the New Zealand at Anfield in the final.
Sunday, 20 November
2:30pm (BST)
Australia  34–8  New Zealand
Tries:
Dugan (10', 24') 2
Ferguson (3') 1
Merrin (21') 1
D Boyd (45') 1
Cordner (74') 1
Goals:
5/8 Thurston
(4', 18' pen, 22', 29' pen, 75')		 1st: 24 – 0
2nd: 10 – 8
Report
 Tries:
2 (56', 69') Kahu
Goals:
Anfield, Liverpool[9]
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Australia Ben Cummins
Player of the Match: Darius Boyd
Australia
New Zealand
FB1Darius Boyd
RW2Blake Ferguson
RC3Greg Inglis
LC4Josh Dugan
LW5Valentine Holmes
FE6Johnathan Thurston
HB7Cooper Cronk
PR8Matt Scott
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10Aaron Woods
SR11Boyd Cordner
SR12Matt Gillett
LK13Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC14Michael Morgan
IC15David Klemmer
IC16Tyson Frizell
IC17Shannon Boyd
Coach:
Australia Mal Meninga
FB1Jordan Kahu
RW2David Fusitu'a
RC3Solomone Kata
LC4Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW5Jordan Rapana
FE6Tohu Harris
HB7Shaun Johnson
PR8Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK9Issac Luke
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Kevin Proctor
SR12Manu Ma'u
LK13Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC14Lewis Brown
IC15Martin Taupau
IC16Greg Eastwood
IC17Joseph Tapine
Coach:
New Zealand David Kidwell

Player statistics

Player of the Tournament

Broadcasting

Premier Sports was the host broadcaster for every match of the tournament.[10]

Country Broadcaster Matches
 England Premier Sports Every match live[10]
BBC Every England match, Australia v New Zealand, and the final live[11]
 Australia Nine Network Every match live[12]
 New Zealand Sky Sport Every match live[13]
 France beIN Sports Every match live

References

  1. ↑ "Ladbrokes announced as title sponsor of Four Nations". SportsPro. 19 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rugby League – Scots close in on Four Nations spot". Yahoo Eurosport UK. 25 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Anfield being lined up to host 2016 Four Nations Series final". Eurosport. 22 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Four Nations 2016: Liverpool FC's Anfield to host final". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Perth to host October Test match". nrl.com. 23 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "GRAND FINAL HERO AMONG NEW-LOOK BRAVEHEARTS". SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE. 11 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Bennett to test England with clash against France ahead of Four Nations". RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "WATCH: NRL stars Coote and Linnett among Scotland's big names for Liam Harrison's testimonial". NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL. 12 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "2016 Four Nations Schedule". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. 1 2 "RUGBY LEAGUE FOUR NATIONS ON TV". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "BBC offers more rugby league coverage than ever before". BBC. 29 January 2016.
  12. ↑ "Ultimate guide to the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations". Fox Sports. Fox Sports Pty Limited. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "League: Your ultimate guide to November's 2016 Four Nations tournament". nzherald.co.nz. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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