2008 Rugby League World Cup Group C

2008 Rugby League World Cup Group C of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup was one of the three groups of teams that competed in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup tournament's group stage. Group C consisted of three teams: Ireland, Tonga and Samoa. After all teams played had each other once, only Ireland advanced to 2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage. Standings In the knockout stage Ireland played in the qualifying final while Tonga and Samoa played for 7th and 9th place respectively. main WDL Q 2 p y IRL Ireland 4prov TGA Tonga SAM Samoa 1 0 1 54 38 1 0 1 34 40 1 0 1 36 46 green1 Advance to knockout stage A complete Matches Tonga vs Ireland 27 October 2008 18:55 ADST (UTC+11:00) TON 22–20 Report IRE 4prov Tries: Michael Jennings 10' c Cooper Vuna 36' m Etuate Uaisele 59' c Esikeli Tonga 74' m Goals: Joel Taufa'ao (2) Tony Williams (1) Tries: Damien Blanch 26' m, 51' m, 67' c Michael Platt 30' c Goals: Pat Richards (2) Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 6,165 Steve Ganson (England) _Tonga2008RLWC _2 white stripes FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tonga _Ireland2008RLWC 023E00 023E00 023E00 FFFFFF 023E00 Ireland FB 1 Fetuli TalanoaRW 2 Cooper VunaRC 3 Michael JenningsLC 4 Etu UaiseleLW 5 Esikeli TongaFE 6 Feleti MateoHB 7 Joel Taufa'aoPR 8 Antonio KaufusiHK 9 Tevita Leo-LatuPR 10 Manase ManuokafoaSR 11 Lopini Paea (c)SR 12 Richard Fa'aosoLK 13 Willie ManuSubstitutions:IC 14 Sam MoaIC 15 Epalahame LauakiIC 16 Kim UasiIC 17 Tony WilliamsCoach:AUS Jim Dymock FB 1 Michael PlattRW 2 Damien BlanchRC 3 Sean GleesonLC 4 Stuart LittlerLW 5 Pat RichardsSO 6 Scott Grix (c)SH 7 Karl FitzpatrickPR 8 Eamon O'CarrollHK 9 Bob BeswickPR 10 Ryan TandySR 11 Ben HarrisonSR 12 Lee DoranLF 13 Simon FinniganSubstitutions:IC 14 Michael McIlorumIC 15 Liam FinnIC 16 Gareth HaggertyIC 17 Mick CassidyCoach:ENG Andy Kelly Samoa vs Tonga 31 October 2008 18:55 ADST (UTC+11:00) SAM 20–12 Report TON Tries: Francis Meli Nigel Vagana Matt Utai George Carmont Goals: Ben Roberts (2) Tries: Michael Jennings Tevita Leo-Latu Goals: Tony Williams (2) Penrith Stadium, Sydney 11,787 Shayne Hayne (Australia) _whiteborder _Samoa2008RLWC _whiteborder _2 white stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Samoa _Tonga2008RLWC _2 white stripes FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 FF0000 Tonga FB 1 Smith SamauRW 2 Matt UtaiRC 3 Willie TalauLC 4 George CarmontLW 5 Francis MeliFE 6 Nigel Vagana (c)HB 7 Ben RobertsPR 8 Kylie LeuluaiHK 9 Terrence Seu SeuPR 10 Tony PuletuaSR 11 Lagi SetuSR 12 David SolomonaLK 13 Harrison HansenSubstitutions:IC 14 Frank PuletuaIC 15 Ali LauitiitiIC 16 Joseph PauloIC 17 Alby TalipeauCoach:NZL John Ackland FB 3 Michael JenningsRW 2 Cooper VunaRC 1 Fetuli TalanoaLC 4 Etu UaiseleLW 5 Esikeli TongaFE 6 Feleti MateoHB 9 Tevita Leo-LatuPR 8 Antonio KaufusiHK 13 Willie ManuPR 10 Awen GuttenbeilSR 11 Lopini Paea (c)SR 12 Richard Fa'aosoLK 20 Tony WilliamsSubstitutions:IC 14 Manase ManuokafoaIC 15 Epalahame LauakiIC 16 Sam MoaIC 17 Eddie PaeaCoach:AUS Jim Dymock Ireland vs Samoa 5 November 2008 18:55 ADST (UTC+11:00) IRE 4prov 34–16 Report SAM Tries: Pat Richards 12', 43', 79' Simon Finnigan 14' Sean Gleeson 19' Liam Finn 71' Goals: Pat Richards (5) Tries: Nigel Vagana 25' Misi Taulapapa 35' David Solomona 75' Goals: Ben Roberts (2) Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 8,067 Thierry Alibert (France) Pat Richards (Ireland) _Ireland2008RLWC 023E00 023E00 023E00 FFFFFF 023E00 Ireland _whiteborder _Samoa2008RLWC _whiteborder _2 white stripes 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF 0000FF Samoa FB 1 Michael PlattRW 2 Damien BlanchRC 3 Sean GleesonLC 4 Stuart LittlerLW 5 Pat RichardsSO 6 Scott Grix (c)SH 7 Liam FinnPR 8 Eamon O'CarrollHK 9 Bob BeswickPR 10 Gareth HaggertySR 11 Ben HarrisonSR 12 Lee DoranLF 13 Simon FinniganSubstitutions:IC 14 Michael McIlorumIC 15 Karl FitzpatrickIC 16 Wayne KerrIC 17 Ryan TandyCoach:ENG Andy Kelly FB 1 Smith SamauRW 2 Matt UtaiRC 3 Willie TalauLC 4 George CarmontLW 5 Francis MeliFE 6 Nigel Vagana (c)HB 7 Ben RobertsPR 8 Wayne McDadeHK 9 Terrence Seu SeuPR 10 Tony PuletuaSR 11 Lagi SetuSR 15 Ali LauitiitiLK 13 Harrison HansenSubstitutions:IC 12 David SolomonaIC 14 Frank PuletuaIC 16 Joseph PauloIC 17 Misi TaulapapaCoach:NZL John Ackland References Group C