World Cup Matches, Line-Ups, Results and Statistics

[Mattpoet]

Quarter Finals Update

QF1 - NZ (Winner Group B) vs Scotland/Italy (Winner Group C) Friday 15th

QF2 - Australia (Winner Group A) vs USA (Winner Group D) Saturday 16th

QF3 - England (Runner Up Group A) vs Samoa/France (3rd Group B) Saturday 16th

QF4 - Fiji (3rd Group A) vs Samoa/France (Runner Up Group B) Sunday 17th

Only Samoa vs France and Italy vs Tonga have any consequence for the rest of this week. Wales vs Cook Islands is a dead rubber.

[Scooter]

Australia 50 Tries: Hayne 2, Cronk 2, Bird, Morris, Slater, Cherry-Evans, Fifita; Goals: Smith 3, Parker 4

Ireland 0

England 34 (Tries: Westwood, S Burgess, Ferres, Hall 2, Burrow; Goals: Sinfield 5), Fiji 12 (Tries: Vunakece, Radradra; Goals: W Naiqama 2).

It is hard to believe that Fiji were 6 - nil up about 3 or 4 minutes before half time. Sisa Waqa didn't play Darryl Millard played at centre instead of Sisa and Semi Radrada played on the wing instead of Akulia Uate.

[Mattpoet]

Quarter Finals Update

QF1 - NZ (Winner Group B) vs Scotland (Winner Group C) Friday 15th

QF2 - Australia (Winner Group A) vs USA (Winner Group D) Saturday 16th

QF3 - England (Runner Up Group A) vs Samoa/France (3rd Group B) Saturday 16th

QF4 - Fiji (3rd Group A) vs Samoa/France (Runner Up Group B) Sunday 17th

[Mattpoet]

Samoa:

Leeson Ah Mau

David Faalogo

Pita Godinet

Tim Lafai

Joseph Leilua

Michael Sio

Penani Manumalealii

Mose Masoe

Suaia Matagi

Anthony Milford

Junior Moors

Ben Roberts

Junior Sa'u

Iosia Soliola

Sauaso Sue

Mark Taufua

Daniel Vidot

Anthony Winterstein

Tony Pulueta

[Mattpoet]

France:

Jean-Philippe Baile

William Barthau

Kane Bentley

Thomas Bosc

Remi Casty

Vincent Duport

Olivier Elima

Morgan Escare

Jamal Fakir

Benjamin Garcia

Tony Gigot

Clint Greenshields

Kevin Larroyer

Antoni Maria

Gregory Mounis

Eloi Pelissier

Sebastian Raguin

Mickael Simon

Frederic Vaccari

[Bourbon Rat]

FRANCE v SAMOA

Gilbert Brutus Stadium, Perpignan

Going with the French to edge it at G.B.S

[Scooter]

Samoa 22 France 6

Junior Moors had a good game with a number of offloads and he scored the last try.

This means we have the Quarter Final I wanted Fiji v Samoa. Should be a ripper. Although 3 or 4 Samoans were put on report.

Quarter Finals
NZ v Scotland
Australia v USA
England v France
Fiji v Samoa

[Mattpoet]

So the winner of NZ vs Scotland plays the winner of England vs France

and

the winner of Australia vs USA plays the winner of Fiji vs Samoa (a game I'm looking forward to as it should be very entertaining).

[Scooter]

Leeson Ah Mau and Sauaso Sue have both been suspended for Samoa's quarter final v Fiji.

Junior Sa'u might get a game on the bench as a backrower.

[Scooter]

Fijian Korbin Sims has been suspended for two matches for his dangerous throw on James Graham.

Scot Dale Ferguson has been suspended for two matches for his crusher tackle on Tui Samoa.

[Scooter]

Leeson Ah Mau and Sauaso Sue have both been suspended for Samoa's quarter final v Fiji.

Junior Sa'u might get a game on the bench as a backrower.

Sue has won an appeal against his suspension and can play in the Quarter Final. Ah Mau was not as lucky.

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England squad to play France
George Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Dewsbury Moor)

Sam Burgess (South Sydney Rabbitohs, Dewsbury Moor)

Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Lions)

Josh Charnley (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)

Rangi Chase (Castleford Tigers, Dannevirke Tigers)

Leroy Cudjoe (Huddersfield Giants, Newsome Panthers)

Liam Farrell (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)

Brett Ferres (Huddersfield Giants, Smawthorne Panthers)

James Graham (Canterbury Bulldog, Blackbrook)

Ryan Hall (Leeds Rhinos, Oulton Raiders)

Chris Hill (Warrington Wolves, New Spring Lions)

Michael McIlorum (Wigan Warriors, Queens)

Lee Mossop (Wigan Warriors, Hensingham)

Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)

James Roby (St Helens, Blackbrook)

Kevin Sinfield (captain) (Leeds Rhinos, Waterhead)

Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors, Wigan St Patricks)

Kallum Watkins (Leeds Rhinos, Latchford Albion)

Ben Westwood (Warrington Wolves, Normanton Knights)

No Gareth Widdop

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France squad to play England
Jean-Philippe Baile

William Barthau

Kane Bentley

Thomas Bosc

Damien Cardace

Remi Casty

Vincent Duport

Olivier Elima

Morgan Escare

Jamal Fakir

Tony Gigot

Clint Greenshields

Younes Khattabi

Antoni Maria

Gregory Mounis

Eloi Pelissier

Sebastian Raguin

Mickael Simon

Cyril Stacul

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Australian squad to play USA:

Greg Bird

Darius Boyd

Daly Cherry-Evans

Boyd Cordner

Cooper Cronk

Paul Gallen

Andrew Fifita

Jarryd Hayne

Greg Inglis

Brett Morris

Nate Myles

Josh Papalii

Corey Parker

Matthew Scott

Billy Slater

Cameron Smith (c)

James Tamou

Sam Thaiday

Johnathan Thurston

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USA squad to play Australia:
Mark Cantoni

Bureta Faraimo

Kristian Freed

Michael Garvey

Roman Hifo

Danny Howard

Stephen Howard

Joel Luani

Clint Newton

Mark Offerdahl

Joseph Paulo

Matt Petersen

Eddy Pettybourne

Craig Priestly

Tui Samoa

Matt Shipway

Les Soloai

Loto Tagaloa

Taylor Welch

It could be Mark Cantoni's first match of the tournament. He got injured in their warm up game against France.