World Cup 2008 Group A match 1 of 6
Attendance: 10,780
Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville, Australia
Referee: Shayne Hayne
Head 2 Head
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Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
England Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Paul Wellens28        
2 Ade Gardner25 2     8
3 Martin Gleeson28 1     4
4 Keith Senior32        
5 Lee Smith22 3     12
6 Leon Pryce27        
7 Rob Burrow26        
8 Jamie Peacock30        
9 James Roby22        
10 James Graham24        
11 Gareth Hock25        
12 Gareth Ellis27        
13 Kevin Sinfield28   4   8
14 Danny McGuire26        
15 Maurie Fa'asavalu28        
16 Adrian Morley31        
17 Jon Wilkin25        
Total:        
 6 4 0 32
Papua New Guinea Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 John Wilshere30   3   6
2 George Keppa 1     4
3 Tu'u Maori        
4 Jesse Joe Parker23        
5 David Moore19        
6 Stanley Gene34        
7 Keith Peters        
8 Makali Aizue30        
9 Paul Aiton23 1     4
10 Trevor Exton26        
11 Neville Costigan23        
12 James Nightingale        
13 Rod Griffin 1     4
14 Rodney Pora28        
15 George Moni        
16 Jason Chan24 1     4
17 Charlie Wabo25        
Total:        
 4 3 0 22



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.