World Cup 2008 Group A match 5 of 6
Attendance: 15,145
EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle, Australia
Referee: Tony Archer
Head 2 Head
Previous Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
6 Nov 2005England22 - 30New Zealand2005
18 Nov 2000England6 - 49New Zealand2000
25 Oct 1975England27 - 12New Zealand1975-76
England Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Paul Wellens28        
2 Mark Calderwood27        
3 Paul Sykes27        
4 Keith Senior32        
5 Lee Smith22        
6 Martin Gleeson28 1     4
7 Rob Burrow26 2     8
8 Adrian Morley31        
9 Micky Higham28 1     4
10 Jamie Peacock30        
11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan27        
12 Gareth Ellis27        
13 Robert Purdham28   4   8
14 Kevin Sinfield28        
15 Ben Westwood27        
16 Gareth Hock25        
17 Jamie Langley24        
Total:        
4 4 0 24
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Lance Hohaia25 1     4
2 Jason Nightingale 1     4
3 Steve Matai        
4 Jerome Ropati        
5 Manu Vatuvei22 4     16
6 Benji Marshall        
7 Tommy Leuluai23        
8 Adam Blair        
9 Nathan Fien 1     4
10 Evarn Tuimavave24        
11 Simon Mannering        
12 David Fa'alogo28        
13 Jeremy Smith   1   2
14 Issac Luke   3   6
15 Greg Eastwood21        
16 David Kidwell31        
17 Bronson Harrison        
Total:        
7 4 0 36



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