1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament

Rugby league tournament December 2009 December 2015 1995 Emerging Nations World Championship 7 England Cook Islands 1 10 24260 Cook Islands Meti Noovao (50 points) Cook Islands James Cuthers (7 tries) Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship 2000 The 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations World Championship was held alongside the Centenary Rugby League World Cup. Although the competition received little build-up or promotion, the novelty value of the teams taking part encouraged relatively large crowds, and the competition was a success. A crowd of 4,147 was present at Gigg Lane, Bury for the final between the Cook Islands and Ireland.https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/emerging-nations-cup-1995/summary.html Emerging Nations Cup 1995 www.rugbyleagueproject.org 15 April 2023 Squads To ensure competitive balance, teams were restricted to selecting a maximum of five professional players in their squad for the tournament.Fitzpatrick Paul Crompton will try his luck with the Irish https://www.newspapers.com/image/261198456 The Guardian 13 September 1995 21 Newspapers.com subscription Cook Islands Managers – Paul Vaetoru, Ian Wilmott Coaches – Paul McGreal, Nooroa Tupa Player Club Tries Goals Field Goals Points Turara Bates Titikaveka Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Craig Bowen Illawarra Steelers 3 0 0 12 James Cuthers Otahuhu Leopards 7 0 0 28 Ali Davys Brisbane Broncos 0 0 1 1 Tama Henry Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers 0 0 0 0 Bob Hunter Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 2 0 0 8 Martin Iro Titikaveka Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Lefour Jack Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers 0 0 0 0 Denvour Johnston Wellington Rugby League 2 0 0 8 Alec Kermode Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 1 0 0 4 Lloyd Matapo Titikaveka Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Piri Matapo Titikaveka Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 Meti Noovao Auckland City Vulcans 3 19 0 50 Andrew Paitai Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers 0 0 0 0 Richard Piakura Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 0 1 0 2 Sonny Shepherd Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 4 0 0 16 Taoro Strickland Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers 0 0 0 0 Tangimetua Tangimetua Ngatantiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 0 0 0 0 Ngere Tariu Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers 6 0 0 24 Jason Temu Oldham 0 0 0 0 Tungane Tini Tupap-Maraerenga Panthers 0 0 0 0 Tiri Toa Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles 2 0 0 8 Allan Tuara Tupap-Maraerenga Panthers 2 0 0 8 Ireland Manager Mark Casham Coaches Niel Wood, Terry Flanagan Player Club Tries Goals Field Goals Points Michael Browne Tallaght Tigers 1 0 0 4 Leo Casey Featherstone Rovers 1 0 0 4 Sean Cleary Dublin Blues Rugby League 0 0 0 0 Phelim Comerford Dublin Blues Rugby League 2 12 0 32 Martin Crompton Oldham 1 0 0 4 Eric Doyle Dublin Blues Rugby League 0 0 0 0 Des Foy Oldham 2 0 0 8 Gavin Gordon Bangor Vikings 4 0 0 16 Gary Grainey Leigh Miners Welfare 2 0 0 8 Liam Horrigan Woolston Rovers 1 0 0 4 Seamus McCallion Bramley RLFC 0 0 0 0 Craig McElhatton Bradford Dudley Hill 1 0 0 4 Eugene McEntaggert Dublin Blues Rugby League 0 0 0 0 Anthony Nuttall Newsome Magpies 0 0 0 0 Conor O'Sullivan Dublin Blues Rugby League 1 0 0 4 Paul Owens Bradford Dudley Hill 0 0 0 0 George Slicker Halifax 0 0 0 0 Richard Smith Bradford Northern 1 0 0 4 Rickey Smith Bangor Vikings 1 0 0 4 Bryan Smyth Illingworth ARLFC 0 0 0 0 Paul Topping Oldham 0 0 0 0 Venues The games were played at various venues in England. The Final was played at Gigg Lane in Bury. Bury Castleford Warrington Rochdale Gigg Lane Wheldon Road Wilderspool Stadium Spotland Stadium Capacity: 11,840 Capacity: 11,775 Capacity: 10,200 Capacity: 9,961 200px 200px 200px Leigh Featherstone Northampton Dewsbury Hilton Park Post Office Road Sixfields Stadium Crown Flatt Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 9,850 Capacity: 7,798 Capacity: 5,100 200px 200px 200px Group stage Group A Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points Cook Islands 3 3 0 0 143 38 +105 6 Scotland 3 2 0 1 82 46 +36 4 Russia 3 1 0 2 57 118 −61 2 United States 3 0 0 3 50 130 −80 0 Cook Islands advanced to the final. 16 October 1995 Cook Islands 64–8 United States Post Office Road, Featherstone 16 October 1995 Scotland 34–9 Russia Post Office Road, Featherstone 18 October 1995 Cook Islands 58–20 Russia Hilton Park, Leigh 18 October 1995 Scotland 38–16 United States Sixfields, Northampton 20 October 1995 Cook Islands 21–10 Scotland Wheldon Road, Castleford 20 October 1995 Russia 28–26 United States Wilderspool, Warrington Group B Team Played Won Drew Lost For Against Diff Points Ireland 2 2 0 0 90 32 +58 4 Moldova 2 1 0 1 50 67 -17 2 Morocco 2 0 0 2 25 66 −41 0 Ireland advanced to the final. 16 October 1995 Ireland 48–26 Moldova Spotlands, Rochdale 18 October 1995 Moldova 24–19 Morocco Sixfields, Northampton 20 October 1995 Ireland 42–6 Morocco Crown Flatt, Dewsbury Final #eeeeee 24 October 1995 Cook Islands Kermode, Shepherd, Bowen, Cuthers Noovao (3) 22–6 Rugby League: Cooks prove best of the rest https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-cooks-prove-best-of-the-rest-1579401.html The Independent 21 September 2026 25 October 1995 Ireland Comerford Comerford Gigg Lane, Bury 4,147 Dennis Hale (England) Ali Davys (Cook Islands) See also 2000 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament References External links World Cup 1995 details http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm The Vault 21 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104732/http://www2.hunterlink.net.au/~maajjs/res/wcup1995.htm 29 September 2007 dead Rugby league Emerging Nations Tournament Official Brochure, 1995 The Rugby League World Cup book, League Publications Ltd, 2000 1995 Emerging Nations Tournament Category:International rugby league competitions hosted by the United Kingdom