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Australia farewell Lockyer in style, winning 2011 4 Nations Final 30-8 against England
*Photo source: Getty images No, England didn’t spoil Darren Lockyer’s farewell party and the Aussie great ended his career with another win, capping a fantastic 15 years career. To do so at Ellan road, in front of such a crowd is the icing on the cake. Least we can say though is that we got some shocking referee decisions [...]
Sheens & McNamara name 21-man squads for Saturday’s 4 Nations Final
Neither England coach Steve McNamara nor his Aussie counterpart Tim Sheens put their cards on the table on Thursday when they announced two extended 21-man squads for Saturday’s Four Nations Final at Ellan road. With Willie Tonga and Billy Slater both unavailable due to injury, Tim Sheens chose to keep the 21 remaining players involved although it is believed [...]
2011 Four Nations Final preview England v Australia & latest online betting odds
It’s without a doubt the dream Final we will be watching on Saturday when England takes on the Kangaroos in front of a 33000 capacity crowd at Ellan Road. The rivalry between the 2 Nations when it comes to sport in general and rugby league in particular makes it an event on its own. [...]
2011 4 Nations, round 3 results: Australia 56 – 14 Wales
As expected, the Kangaroos have heavily defeated Wales 56-14 in this morning’s round 3 clash, scoring 10 tries to 3. They will take on England in Saturday 19 November’s 2011 Four Nations Final. The match will be played at Ellan Road Stadium, Leeds, and kick off is at 6pm (UK time). In the other round 3 [...]
England beat NZ 28-6 to set up 2011 Four Nations Final against Australia
It started off so well for the kiwis: 2nd minute, high ball by Marshall, Tomkins makes a mess of it, Foran try…or so we thought. Thing is, the video ref (controversially?) disallowed it for off-side and it was all downhill from there for the kiwis in front of a raucous 23500 strong Hull crowd. To be [...]
2011 Four Nations rd 2 highlights; Wales 0-36 NZ & England 20-36 Australia
Wembley welcomed Rugby League back on Saturday 5th November 2011 for round 2 of the 2011 Four Nations in front of a 40000+ crowd. The Kangaroos had a convincing win against England 36-20 although losing full-back Billy Slater might impair their chances of winning the tournament. Yet, as they are already qualified for the Leeds Final, [...]
2011 Four Nations round 2 results: Australia 36-20 England, NZ 36-0 Wales
Saturday 5 November, Wembley. Attendance: 42,344. Full time score: England 20- 36 Australia The match certainly lived up to its expectations: big hits, a punch up, some great tries. The outcome was the only drawback of the arvo for the 42344 spectators who were at Wembley this Saturday, England losing 20-36 against Kangaroos who outclassed them [...]
2011 Four Nations round 2; England v Australia & Wales v NZ betting odds
Round 2 of the 2011 Four Nations is on this w-e with 2 back to back games to be played at Wembley on Saturday 5 November. Wales v New Zealand (1pm kick off) England v Australia (3.30pm kick off) On Wednesday, kiwi coach Stephen Kearney named a 18-man squad to take on Wales. There a [...]
Rugby League, 2011 Four Nations round 1 FT score: England 42-4 Wales
No sweat for England at home, they easily beat an understrength Wales 42-4 and kept their hopes of winning the 2011 Four Nations alive. Wigan full-back Sam Tomkins was the man of the match, scoring 4 tries and his duel against Kangaroo star Billy Slater could well decide of next week’s winner. New Zealand should take [...]
2011 Four Nations round 1 result: Australia 26 – 12 New Zealand
Despite a second half come back from the kiwis, the Australians did enough to win their first match of the 2011 Rugby League Four Nations, beating the New Zealanders 26-12. 3 quick tries by Smith, Williams and Thurston in the first half meant that the Kangaroos were never really threatened by their Trans-Tasman rivals although the start of [...]