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2010 Four Nations
Four Nations logo
Number of teams4
Host countries Australia
New Zealand
Winner New Zealand
Matches played7
Attendance137,436 (19,634 per match)
Points scored340 (48.57 per match)
Tries scored61 (8.71 per match)
Top scorerNew Zealand Benji Marshall (40)
Top try scorersEngland Tony Clubb (4)
New Zealand Junior Sa'u (4)
Australia Brent Tate (4)
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The 2010 Rugby League Four Nations tournament was played in Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2010. The tournament was the second time the Four Nations had been held, following on from the 2009 edition held in England and France.

The series was contested between Australia, England, New Zealand and the winners of the 2009 Pacific Cup, Papua New Guinea.[1]

Teams

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Team Mascot Coach Captain RLIF Rank Continent
Australia Australia The Kangaroos Tim Sheens Darren Lockyer 1 Oceania
England England The Lions Steve McNamara James Graham 3 Europe
New Zealand New Zealand The Kiwis Stephen Kearney Benji Marshall 2 Oceania
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea The Kumuls Stanley Gene Paul Aiton 6 Oceania

Australia

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Coach: Australia Tim Sheens

Of the twenty five players, twenty three were Australian born while two were Fijian born.

Club TeamPlayers
Australia Brisbane BroncosDarren Lockyer (capt.), Sam Thaiday
Australia Canberra RaidersTom Learoyd-Lahrs, David Shillington
Australia Cronulla-Sutherland SharksPaul Gallen
Australia Gold Coast TitansGreg Bird
Australia Manly Sea EaglesAnthony Watmough
Australia Melbourne StormCooper Cronk, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith
Australia Newcastle KnightsKurt Gidley
New Zealand New Zealand WarriorsBrent Tate
Australia North Queensland CowboysMatthew Scott, Willie Tonga
Australia South Sydney RabbitohsGreg Inglis
Australia Penrith PanthersPetero Civoniceva, Luke Lewis
Australia St. George Illawarra DragonsDarius Boyd, Brett Morris, Dean Young
Australia Sydney RoostersTodd Carney, Nate Myles
Australia Wests TigersChris Lawrence, Robbie Farah, Lote Tuqiri*

* Replaced originally selected Jarryd Hayne after he withdrew due to injury.[2]

England

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Coach: England Steve McNamara

All twenty four players were English born.

Club TeamPlayers
England Castleford TigersMichael Shenton1
England Harlequins RLTony Clubb
England Huddersfield GiantsKevin Brown, Leroy Cudjoe, Luke Robinson, Eorl Crabtree, Darrell Griffin, Shaun Lunt
England Hull F.C.Tom Briscoe
England Leeds RhinosRyan Hall
Australia Melbourne StormGareth Widdop
Australia South Sydney RabbitohsSam Burgess
England St HelensJames Graham (capt.), James Roby
England Warrington WolvesRyan Atkins, Ben Harrison, Ben Westwood, Garreth Carvell2
Australia Wests TigersGareth Ellis
England Wigan WarriorsDarrell Goulding, Sam Tomkins, Joel Tomkins, Stuart Fielden, Sean O'Loughlin

1 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[3]

2 Replaced originally selected Adrian Morley who was originally selected to captain the squad, but withdrew due to an injury suffered in the pre-tournament match against the New Zealand Māori.;[4] while James Graham was named the team captain.

New Zealand

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Coach: New Zealand Stephen Kearney

Of the twenty two players, seventeen were New Zealand born while five were Australian born.

Club TeamPlayers
Australia Canberra RaidersBronson Harrison
England Leeds RhinosGreg Eastwood
Australia Melbourne StormAdam Blair, Sika Manu
Australia Newcastle KnightsJunior Sa'u
Australia Penrith PanthersFrank Pritchard, Sam McKendry1
Australia St George Illawarra DragonsNathan Fien, Jason Nightingale, Jeremy Smith
Australia South Sydney RabbitohsIssac Luke
Australia Sydney RoostersShaun Kenny-Dowall, Frank-Paul Nuuausala, Sam Perrett, Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
New Zealand New Zealand WarriorsLewis Brown, Lance Hohaia, Simon Mannering, Ben Matulino, Manu Vatuvei2
Australia Wests TigersBenji Marshall (capt.)
England Wigan WarriorsThomas Leuluai

1 Replaced originally selected Fuifui Moimoi who withdrew due to injury.[5]

2 Ruled out of the rest of the tournament after round one due to injury.[6]

Antonio Winterstein and Lewis Brown were included in the squad but not selected to play in any of the tournament's matches.[7]

Papua New Guinea

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Coach: Papua New Guinea Stanley Gene

Of the twenty four players, fourteen were Papua New Guinea born while one was Australian born.

Club TeamPlayers
Papua New Guinea Agmark Rabaul GuriasDion Aiye, Larsen Marabe, George Moni, Rodney Pora, Pidi Tongap
New Zealand Haswell HornetsJoseph Pombo
Australia Cronulla SharksPaul Aiton (capt.)
Papua New Guinea Enga MioksDavid Loko
England Featherstone RoversJessie Joe Parker
Australia Gold Coast TitansRyan Tongia
Papua New Guinea Goroka Bintangor LahanisGlen Nami
England HalifaxMakali Aizue
England Hunslet HawksMichael Mark, Charlie Wabo
Australia Ipswich JetsDesmond Mok
Papua New Guinea Masta Mak RangersNickson Kolo, Johnson Kuike
Papua New Guinea Mendi MuruksElizah Riyong
Australia Newtown JetsRichard Kambo
Australia Northern PrideRod Griffin
Australia North Sydney BearsJames Nightingale*
Australia Parkes SpacemenBenjamin John
England Sheffield EaglesMenzie Yere
QRLAlex Haija

* Replaced originally selected Sigfred Gande who withdrew due to injury just hours before the tournament started.[8]

Venues

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The games were played at venues in Australia and New Zealand. The tournament final was played in Brisbane.

Brisbane Wellington Sydney
Suncorp Stadium Westpac Stadium Parramatta Stadium
Capacity: 52,500 Capacity: 34,500 Capacity: 21,500
Rotorua Melbourne Auckland
International Stadium AAMI Park Eden Park
Capacity: 26,000 Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 50,000

Officiating

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Three referees were initially appointed to control matches in the Four Nations:

Richard Silverwood suffered a leg injury and missed round two. He was replaced for this round by Australian referee Ben Cummins.[9]

Pre-tournament matches

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Before the series, New Zealand played an additional Test against Samoa. It was the first time the two nations have clashed.[10] England played Cumbria on 3 October as a memorial match for Gary Purdham.[11] England also faced the New Zealand Māori rugby league team in a curtain raiser to the New Zealand-Samoa test.[12]

Papua New Guinea vs Prime Ministers XIII

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25 September 2010
Papua New Guinea  18 – 30 Australia Prime Minister's XIII
Lloyd Robson Oval, Port Moresby
Attendance: 10,000 approx.

Cumbria vs England

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3 October 2010
Cumbria Cumbria 18 – 18  England
Recreation Ground, Whitehaven
Attendance: 5,250
Referee: Phil Bentham

Ipswich Centennial XIII v Papua New Guinea

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New Zealand Māori v England

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16 October 2010
5:30pm
Māori  18 – 18  England
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512
Referee: Leon Williamson

New Zealand vs Samoa

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16 October 2010
7:35pm
New Zealand  50 – 6  Samoa
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Attendance: 11,512[13]
Referee: Shane Rehm

Results

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Standings

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2010 Four Nations
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 110 34 +76 6 Qualification for Final
2  New Zealand 3 2 0 1 120 56 +64 4
3  England 3 1 0 2 60 68 −8 2
4  Papua New Guinea 3 0 0 3 22 154 −132 0

Round one

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New Zealand vs England

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In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kangaroos defeated the Junior Kiwis 24–16.

Saturday, 23 October
8:00pm
New Zealand  24 – 10  England
Tries
Junior Sa'u (4') 1
Lance Hohaia (34') 1
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (44') 1
Benji Marshall (66') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 4/5		 Match details
 Tries
1 (56') James Roby
1 (58') Gareth Widdop
Goals
1/2 Gareth Widdop
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand
Attendance: 20,681[14]
Referee: Tony Archer
FB1Lance Hohaia
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Junior Sa'u
LW5Manu Vatuvei
FE6Benji Marshall (c)
HB7Nathan Fien
PR8Greg Eastwood
HK9Thomas Leuluai
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Simon Mannering
SR12Bronson Harrison
LK13Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14Issac Luke
BE15Ben Matulino
BE16Frank-Paul Nuuausala
BE17Frank Pritchard
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1Gareth Widdop
RW2Darrell Goulding
RC3Michael Shenton
LC4Ryan Atkins
LW5Tom Briscoe
SO6Kevin Brown
SH7Sam Tomkins
PR8James Graham (c)
HK9James Roby
PR10Stuart Fielden
SR11Gareth Ellis
SR12Sam Burgess
LF13Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE14Luke Robinson
BE15Joel Tomkins
BE16Ben Westwood
BE17Darrell Griffin
Coach:
Steve McNamara

Australia vs Papua New Guinea

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In the curtain raiser match Samoa defeated Tonga 22–6.[15]

Sunday, 24 October
4:00pm
Australia  42 – 0  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Willie Tonga (21', 76') 2
Billy Slater (5') 1
Brent Tate (14') 1
Cooper Cronk (17') 1
Brett Morris (25') 1
Johnathan Thurston (55') 1
Darren Lockyer (59') 1
Goals
Johnathan Thurston 5/8		 Match details
Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia
Attendance: 11,308
Referee: Shane Rehm
Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston
FB1Kurt Gidley
RW2Brett Morris
RC3Brent Tate
LC4Willie Tonga
LW5David Williams
SO6Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7Johnathan Thurston
PR8Nate Myles
HK9Matt Ballin
PR10Petero Civoniceva
SR11Luke Lewis
SR12Sam Thaiday
LF13Anthony Watmough
Substitutions:
BE14Jamal Idris
BE15Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE16Neville Costigan
BE17Brett White
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1Ryan Tongia
RW2Michael Mark
RC3Jessie Joe Parker
LC4Emmanuel Yere
LW5Elizah Riyong
FE6Glen Nami
HB7Dion Aiye
PR8Makali Aizue
HK9Charlie Wabo
PR10George Moni
SR11Rod Griffin
SR12David Loko
LK13Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Benjamin John
BE15Nickson Kolo
BE16Larsen Marabe
BE17Joseph Pombo
Coach:
Stanley Gene

Round two

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New Zealand vs Papua New Guinea

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In the curtain raiser match the Junior Kiwis defeated the Junior Kangaroos 32–20 to square the series 1-all. The Junior Kangaroos were ahead 20–0 at half time.[16]

With the victory, New Zealand retained the Peter Leitch QSM Challenge Trophy.

Saturday, 30 October
4:00pm
New Zealand  76 – 12  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Sam Perrett (3', 48', 63') 3
Junior Sa'u (25', 43', 45') 3
Jeremy Smith (12', 17') 2
Simon Mannering (7') 1
Lance Hohaia (32') 1
Greg Eastwood (36') 1
Issac Luke (40') 1
Jason Nightingale (72') 1
Sika Manu (76') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 8/10
Issac Luke 2/4		 Match details
 Tries
1 (53') Emmanual Yere
1 (56') Glen Nami
Goals
2/2 Ryan Tongia
International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ben Cummins
FB1Lance Hohaia
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Junior Sa'u
LW5Sam Perrett
FE6Benji Marshall (c)
HB7Nathan Fien
PR8Sam McKendry
HK9Thomas Leuluai
PR10Frank-Paul Nuuausala
SR11Sika Manu
SR12Simon Mannering
LK13Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14Issac Luke
BE15Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
BE16Bronson Harrison
BE17Greg Eastwood
Coach:
Stephen Kearney
FB1Ryan Tongia
RW2Michael Mark
RC3Jessie Joe Parker
LC4Emmanuel Yere
LW5Elizah Riyong
FE6Glen Nami
HB7Dion Aiye
PR8Makali Aizue
HK9Charlie Wabo
PR10James Nightingale
SR11Rod Griffin
SR12Johnson Kuike
LK13Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Benjamin John
BE15Nickson Kolo
BE16Pidi Tongap
BE17Alex Haija
Coach:
Stanley Gene

Australia vs England

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Sunday, 31 October
6:30pm
Australia  34 – 14  England
Tries
Luke Lewis (5', 18') 2
Billy Slater (22') 1
Brent Tate (27') 1
Willie Tonga (31') 1
Lote Tuqiri (47') 1
Goals
Cameron Smith 5/7		 Match details
 Tries
1 (9') Sam Burgess
1 (43') Luke Robinson
Goals
2/2 Ben Westwood
1/1 Leroy Cudjoe
AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia
Attendance: 18,894
Referee: Tony Archer
Player of the Match: Luke Lewis
FB1Billy Slater
RW2Brett Morris
RC3Brent Tate
LC4Willie Tonga
LW5Lote Tuqiri
SO6Darren Lockyer (c)
SH7Cooper Cronk
PR8Nate Myles
HK9Cameron Smith
PR10Petero Civoniceva
SR11Luke Lewis
SR12Sam Thaiday
LF13Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE14Kurt Gidley
BE15Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE16Anthony Watmough
BE17Luke O'Donnell
Coach:
Tim Sheens
FB1Sam Tomkins
RW2Darrell Goulding
RC3Leroy Cudjoe
LC4Ryan Atkins
LW5Tom Briscoe
SO6Sean O'Loughlin
SH7Luke Robinson
PR8Sam Burgess
HK9James Roby
PR10James Graham (c)
SR11Gareth Ellis
SR12Joel Tomkins
LF13Ben Westwood
Substitutions:
BE14Stuart Fielden
BE15Eorl Crabtree
BE16Ben Harrison
BE17Shaun Lunt
Coach:
Steve McNamara

Round three

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England vs Papua New Guinea

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Saturday, 6 November
6:00pm (NZDT)
England  36 – 10  Papua New Guinea
Tries
Tony Clubb 4
(18', 30', 40', 76')
Luke Robinson (16', 36') 2
Ben Harrison (55') 1
Goals
Ben Westwood 3/4
Gareth Widdop 1/3		 Match details
 Tries
1 (58') Makali Aizue
1 (66') Emmanuel Yere
Goals
1/2 Dion Aiye
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Shane Rehm
FB1Sam Tomkins
RW2Ryan Hall
RC3Leroy Cudjoe
LC4Tony Clubb
LW5Tom Briscoe
SO6Kevin Brown
SH7Luke Robinson
PR8James Graham (c)
HK9James Roby
PR10Sam Burgess
SR11Gareth Ellis
SR12Ben Westwood
LF13Sean O'Loughlin
Substitutions:
BE14Darrell Griffin
BE15Garreth Carvell
BE16Ben Harrison
BE17Gareth Widdop
Coach:
Steve McNamara
FB1Jessie Joe Parker
RW2Michael Mark
RC3Elizah Riyong
LC4Emmanuel Yere
LW5Richard Kembo
FE6Glen Nami
HB7Dion Aiye
PR8Makali Aizue
HK9Charlie Wabo
PR10Nickson Kolo
SR11Rod Griffin
SR12David Loko
LK13Paul Aiton (c)
Substitutions:
BE14Benjamin John
BE15George Moni
BE16Joseph Pombo
BE17Johnson Kuike
Coach:
Stanley Gene

New Zealand vs Australia

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Saturday, 6 November
8:15pm (NZDT)
New Zealand  20 – 34  Australia
Tries
Frank Pritchard (30') 1
Jason Nightingale (64') 1
Shaun Kenny-Dowall (77') 1
Goals
Benji Marshall 4/5		 Match details
 Tries
2 (21', 58') Brett Morris
1 (7') Cooper Cronk
1 (24') Brent Tate
1 (46') Darius Boyd
1 (55') Chris Lawrence
Goals
3/4 Cameron Smith
2/2 Todd Carney
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Attendance: 44,324
Referee: Richard Silverwood
Player of the Match: Paul Gallen
FB1Lance Hohaia
RW2Jason Nightingale
RC3Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LC4Junior Sa'u
LW5Sam Perrett
FE6Benji Marshall (c)
HB7Nathan Fien
PR8Frank-Paul Nuuausala
HK9Thomas Leuluai
PR10Adam Blair
SR11Sika Manu
SR12Simon Mannering
LK13Jeremy Smith
Substitutions:
BE14Issac Luke
BE15Greg Eastwood
BE16Frank Pritchard
BE17Ben Matulino
Coach:
New Zealand Stephen Kearney
FB1Darius Boyd
RW2Brett Morris
RC3Brent Tate
LC4Chris Lawrence
LW5Lote Tuqiri
SO6Todd Carney
SH7Cooper Cronk
PR8Matthew Scott
HK9Cameron Smith (c)
PR10David Shillington
SR11Greg Bird
SR12Sam Thaiday
LF13Paul Gallen
Substitutions:
BE14Dean Young
BE15Petero Civoniceva
BE16Tom Learoyd-Lahrs
BE17Robbie Farah
Coach:
Tim Sheens

Final

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Saturday, 13 November
8:30pm (AEDT)
Australia  12 – 16  New Zealand
Tries
Brent Tate (4') 1
Billy Slater (59') 1

Goals
Cameron Smith 2/2		 Match details
 Tries
1 (36') Shaun Kenny-Dowall
1 (71') Jason Nightingale
1 (79') Nathan Fien
Goals
2/3 Benji Marshall
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia
Attendance: 36,299
Referee: Australia Tony Archer
Player of the Match: New Zealand Jeremy Smith[17]
Australia Position New Zealand
Billy Slater FB Lance Hohaia
Darius Boyd WG Jason Nightingale
Mark Gasnier CE Shaun Kenny-Dowall
Willie Tonga CE Simon Mannering
Lote Tuqiri WG Sam Perrett
Darren Lockyer (c) FE Benji Marshall (c)
Jamie Soward HB Nathan Fien
Matthew Scott PR Adam Blair
Cameron Smith HK Thomas Leuluai
David Shillington PR Sam McKendry
Luke Lewis SR Bronson Harrison
Sam Thaiday SR Ben Matulino
Greg Bird LK Jeremy Smith
Kurt Gidley Int Greg Eastwood
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs Int Isaac Luke
Nate Myles Int Frank-Paul Nuuausala
Anthony Watmough Int Sika Manu

Broadcasting details

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The Four Nations was broadcast to over 60 countries worldwide.[18]

  • Australia:
    • Nine Network – All Kangaroos matches live (except New Zealand vs Australia) plus the final, others delayed
    • Fox Sports – Some live and some delayed
  • Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia:
    • Astro – All Matches Live
  • Fiji, Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Palau, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Tokelau, Marianas, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia and Guam:
  • New Zealand:
    • Sky Sport – All Matches Live
    • Prime – All New Zealand matches delayed
  • Niue:
  • Papua New Guinea:
    • EMTV – All Matches Live
  • Samoa:
  • Singapore:
  • Tonga and Solomon Islands:
  • Bosnia, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Romania, Hungary and Croatia:
  • SportKlub – All Matches Live
  • Ireland:
    • BSkyB – Live coverage of all matches except NZ v England & Australia v PNG.
  • United Kingdom:
    • BSkyB – Live coverage of all matches except NZ v England & Australia v PNG.
    • BBC – Live coverage of NZ v England & Australia v PNG. All other matches delayed.
  • Afghanistan, Chad, Syria, Sudan, Tunisia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Qatar, Oman, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Algeria
  • Sub-Sahra Region and South Africa
  • Canada, the United States of America and the Caribbean:

References

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  1. ↑ "PNG seal 2010 Four Nations place". BBC News. 1 November 2009.
  2. ↑ Hayne out of Australia team The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  3. ↑ England tour over for injured Shenton The Independent, 28 October 2010
  4. ↑ Carvell called up by EnglandSydney Morning Herald, 18 October 2010
  5. ↑ McKendry called into Kiwis for injured Moimoi Archived 1 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine NZRL, 11 October 2010
  6. ↑ Vatuvei looks ahead after breaking arm Archived 29 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine rleague.com, 24 October 2010
  7. ↑ "New faces join Kiwis Four Nations squad". Wide World of Sports. Associated Press. 5 October 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. ↑ PNG's Gande out of Four Nations Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine YahooXtra News, 25 October 2010
  9. ↑ Aussie boys must quit whingeing The Daily Telegraph, 29 October 2010
  10. ↑ "League: Kiwis to play Samoa for first time". The New Zealand Herald. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  11. ↑ England to play Garry Purdham memorial game against Cumbria The Guardian, 17 June 2010
  12. ↑ "NZ Maori rugby league to play England". Stuff.co.nz. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  13. ↑ "Half Century Up - Kiwis 50, Toa Samoa 6". voxy.co.nz. New Zealand: Digital Advance Limited. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
  14. ↑ "Kiwis too strong for England". The Press Association. 23 October 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.[dead link]
  15. ↑ Steve, By (31 July 2010). "Beetson filthy over Folau request". Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  16. ↑ "League: Second half Junior Kiwis blitz squares Aussie series". The New Zealand Herald. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  17. ↑ "Kiwis claim second Four Nations title". nrl.com. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "International Broadcast Information - Four Nations". Rlfournations.com. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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