2016 Rugby League Four Nations

The 2016 Rugby League Four Nations tournament (known as the 2016 Ladbrokes Four Nations, for sponsorship purposes)[1] was the fifth staging of the Rugby League Four Nations tournament and was played in England in October and November. The series was contested by Australia, England, New Zealand and Scotland, who qualified for their first Four Nations by winning the 2014 European Cup.[2] The final was played on 20 November, with Australia winning its third tournament, defeating New Zealand.

2016 (2016) Four Nations  ()
Australia celebrating winning the 2016 Four Nations
Host country England
Winner Australia (3rd title)

Matches played7
Attendance132,655 (18,951 per match)
Points scored259 (37 per match)
Tries scored47 (6.71 per match)
Top scorerAustralia Johnathan Thurston (32 points)
Top try scorerAustralia Blake Ferguson (4 tries)
Australia Josh Dugan
 < 2014

Background

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The 2016 tournament is the fifth Four Nations series to be planned before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, with the venues rotating between Europe and the South Pacific.

In addition to automatic inclusions Australia, England and New Zealand, Scotland qualified for the tournament by defeating France in the final of the 2014 European Cup.

England have previously co-hosted tournaments with other European nations and the Rugby Football League (RFL) planned to take a game up into Scotland but backed down and decided to take games to other venues.[3]

The redeveloped 54,074 capacity Anfield Stadium hosted the Four Nations Final. This was the first time in 19 years the venue had held a rugby league match. Three rugby league games have been played at Anfield before. The final was the first ever international rugby league match held at the venue.[4]

Teams

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Country Previous appearances in tournament Continent
  Australia 4 (2009*, 2010, 2011*, 2014) Oceania
  England 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2014) Europe
  New Zealand 4 (2009, 2010*, 2011, 2014*) Oceania
  Scotland 0 (Debut) Europe

* Denotes winner of tournament event.

Venues

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The games were played at the following venues in England. The tournament final was played at Anfield.

Liverpool London Coventry
Anfield London Stadium Ricoh Arena
Capacity: 54,074 Capacity: 66,000 Capacity: 32,609
     
Huddersfield Hull Workington
John Smith's Stadium KC Lightstream Stadium Derwent Park
Capacity: 24,500 Capacity: 12,225 Capacity: 10,000
     

Officiating

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Referees Touch judges Video Referees
  Ben Cummins   James Child   Bernard Sutton
  Robert Hicks   Joe Cobb   Ben Thaler
  Gerard Sutton   Mick Craven
  Ben Thaler   Anthony Elliot
  Chris Kendall

Pre-tournament matches

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Before the series, Australia and New Zealand organised to play the first ever International rugby league test-match in Perth, Scotland took on a Cumbrian rugby league team and England took on France in Avignon.[5][6][7]

Australia vs New Zealand

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Saturday, 15 October
5:15pm (AWST)
Australia   26–6   New Zealand
Tries:
Inglis (15', 68') 2
D Boyd (9') 1
Holmes (44') 1
Cordner (78') 1
Goals:
Thurston 3/5
(45', 69', 79')
1st: 8 – 6
2nd: 18 – 0
Report
Tries:
1 (21') Proctor
Goals:
1/1 Luke
(22')
nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 20,283
Referee:   Matt Cecchin
Player of the Match:   Greg Inglis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
FB 1   Darius Boyd
RW 2   Blake Ferguson
RC 3   Greg Inglis
LC 4   Josh Dugan
LW 5   Valentine Holmes
FE 6   Johnathan Thurston
HB 7   Cooper Cronk
PR 8   Matt Scott
HK 9   Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10   Shannon Boyd
SR 11   Boyd Cordner
SR 12   Matt Gillett
LK 13   Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC 14   David Klemmer
IC 15   Michael Morgan
IC 16   Tyson Frizell
IC 17   Sam Thaiday
Coach:
  Mal Meninga
FB 1   Jordan Kahu
RW 2   Jason Nightingale
RC 3   Solomone Kata
LC 4   Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW 5   Jordan Rapana
FE 6   Thomas Leuluai
HB 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK 9   Issac Luke
PR 10   Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR 11   Kevin Proctor
SR 12   Tohu Harris
LK 13   Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC 14   Lewis Brown
IC 15   Martin Taupau
IC 16   Manu Ma'u
IC 17   Adam Blair
Coach:
  David Kidwell

Cumbria Select XIII vs Scotland

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The Cumbria Select XIII was a Cumbrian-based team selected by retiring Barrow Raiders player Liam Harrison.[8] The Cumbrian side featured Scottish internationals Oliver Wilkes and Shane Toal.

Friday, 21 October
Cumbria Select XIII   16–48   Scotland
Tries:
Fleming (37', 45') 2
Fieldhouse (26') 1
Goals:
Hankinson 2/3
(27', 38')
Report
Tries:
2 (3', 22') Scott
1 (16') C Phillips
1 (19') Mariano
1 (33') Brierley
1 (58') Walker
1 (69') Cassel
1 (78') Tierney
Goals:
5/8 Brierley
(4', 17', 34', 59', 80')
Craven Park, Barrow-in-Furness
Attendance: 1,048
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cumbria XIII
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
FB 1   Ryan Fieldhouse
RW 2   Eze Harper
RC 3   Chris Hankinson
LC 4   Chris Fleming
LW 5   Shane Toal
FE 6   Jamie Dallimore
HB 7   Liam Finch
PR 10   Oliver Wilkes
HK 9   Karl Ashall
PR 8   Joe Bullock
SR 11   Liam Harrison (c)
SR 12   Bradd Crellin
LK 13   Daniel Toal
Interchange:
IC 14   Dan Abram
IC 15   Brad Marwood
IC 16   Matty Holmes
IC 17   Andrew Dawson
IC 18   Brad Brennan
IC 19   Matty While
IC 20   Luke Cresswell
IC 21   Ethan Kelly
Coach:
  Liam Harrison
FB 1   Matty Russell
RW 2   Lewis Tierney
RC 3   Ben Hellewell
LC 4   Tyler Cassel
LW 5   David Scott
FE 6   Danny Addy
HB 7   Ryan Brierley
PR 8   Adam Walker
HK 9   Liam Hood
PR 10   Frankie Mariano
SR 11   Brett Phillips
SR 12   Dale Ferguson
LK 13   Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC 14   Callum Phillips
IC 15   Sam Brooks
IC 16   Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
IC 17   Billy McConnachie
IC 18   Kieran Moran
IC 19   Ryan Maneely
Coach:
  Steve McCormack

France vs England

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Saturday, 22 October
6:30pm (CET)
France   6–40   England
Tries:
Pélissier (19') 1
Goals:
Gigot 1/1
(20')
Report
Tries:
2 (26', 40') Hall
1 (30') Clark
1 (35') T Burgess
1 (68') Brown
1 (71') McGillvary
1 (76') Widdop
Goals:
6/7 Widdop
(27', 31', 36', 69', 72', 77')
Parc des Sports, Avignon
Attendance: 14,276
Referee:   Phil Bentham
 
 
 
 
 
France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
FB 1   Tony Gigot
RW 2   Mathias Pala
RC 3   Benjamin Garcia
LC 4   Vincent Duport
LW 5   Olivier Arnaud
SO 6   Stanislas Robin
SH 7   William Barthau
PR 8   Romain Navarrete
HK 9   Alrix Da Costa
PR 10   Rémi Casty (c)
SR 11   Mickaël Simon
SR 12   Benjamin Jullien
LF 13   Julian Bousquet
Substitutions:
BE 14   Éloi Pélissier
BE 15   Mickaël Goudemand
BE 16   Gadwin Springer
BE 17   Kevin Larroyer
Coach:
  Aurélien Cologni
FB 1   Jonny Lomax
RW 2   Jermaine McGillvary
RC 3   Kallum Watkins
LC 4   Mark Percival
LW 5   Ryan Hall
SO 6   Gareth Widdop
SH 7   Luke Gale
PR 8   James Graham (c)
HK 9   Josh Hodgson
PR 10   Scott Taylor
SR 11   Elliott Whitehead
SR 12   Michael Cooper
LF 13   Tom Burgess
Substitutions:
BE 14   George Burgess
BE 15   Kevin Brown
BE 16   Stefan Ratchford
BE 17   Daryl Clark
Coach:
  Wayne Bennett

Results

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Standings

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Australia W 3 3 0 0 104 38 +66 6
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 43 48 –5 3
3   England 3 1 0 2 72 65 +7 2
4   Scotland 3 0 1 2 42 110 –68 1
  • By holding New Zealand to an 18–18 draw in the third round, Scotland became the first 'fourth nation' to score a championship point in the history of the tournament.

Round 1

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Friday, 28 October
8:00pm (UTC)
Australia   54–12   Scotland
Tries:
Cronk (10', 15') 2
Mansour (26', 35') 2
Ferguson (6') 1
Maloney (13') 1
Dugan (44') 1
Frizell (66') 1
Morgan (69') 1
Trbojevic (79') 1
Goals:
Maloney 7/10
(11', 14', 16', 45', 67', 70', 80')
1st: 30 – 6
2nd: 24 – 6
Report
Tries:
1 (39') Brierley
1 (59') Kavanagh
Goals:
2/2 Brough
(40', 60')
KC Lightstream Stadium, Hull[9]
Attendance: 5,337
Referee:   Ben Thaler
Player of the Match:   Matt Moylan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
FB 1   Matt Moylan
RW 2   Josh Mansour
RC 3   Justin O'Neill
LC 4   Josh Dugan
LW 5   Blake Ferguson
FE 6   James Maloney
HB 7   Cooper Cronk
PR 8   Aaron Woods
HK 9   Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10   David Klemmer
SR 11   Sam Thaiday
SR 12   Tyson Frizell
LK 13   Jake Trbojevic
Interchange:
IC 14   Jake Friend
IC 15   Shannon Boyd
IC 16   Trent Merrin
IC 17   Michael Morgan
Coach:
  Mal Meninga
FB 1   Lachlan Coote
RW 2   Lewis Tierney
RC 3   Euan Aitken
LC 4   Kane Linnett
LW 5   Matty Russell
FE 6   Danny Brough (c)
HB 7   Ryan Brierley
PR 8   Adam Walker
HK 9   Liam Hood
PR 10   Luke Douglas
SR 11   Danny Addy
SR 12   Dale Ferguson
LK 13   Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC 14   Ben Hellewell
IC 15   Sheldon Powe-Hobbs
IC 16   Sam Brooks
IC 17   Billy McConnachie
Coach:
  Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
  Jack Smith
  Mick Craven
Video Referee:
  Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
  Gerard Sutton

Saturday, 29 October
2:30pm (UTC)
England   16–17   New Zealand
Tries:
McGillvary (48') 1
Hall (61') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/4
(3' pen, 11' pen, 49', 62')
1st: 4 – 6
2nd: 12 – 11
Report
Tries:
2 (35', 56') Rapana
1 (42') Johnson
Goals:
2/4 Kahu
(31' pen, 43')
Field Goals:
1 (65') Johnson
John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield[9]
Attendance: 24,070
Referee:   Robert Hicks
Player of the Match:   Shaun Johnson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
FB 1   Jonny Lomax
RW 2   Jermaine McGillvary
RC 3   Kallum Watkins
LC 4   Dan Sarginson
LW 5   Ryan Hall
SO 6   Gareth Widdop
SH 7   Luke Gale
PR 8   Chris Hill
HK 9   Josh Hodgson
PR 10   James Graham
SR 11   Elliott Whitehead
SR 12   John Bateman
LF 13   Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14   Tom Burgess
BE 15   George Burgess
BE 16   Michael Cooper
BE 17   Daryl Clark
Coach:
  Wayne Bennett
FB 1   Jordan Kahu
RW 2   Jason Nightingale
RC 3   Solomone Kata
LC 4   Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW 5   Jordan Rapana
FE 6   Thomas Leuluai
HB 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK 9   Issac Luke
PR 10   Jared Waerea-Hargreaves
SR 11   Kevin Proctor
SR 12   Tohu Harris
LK 13   Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC 14   Lewis Brown
IC 15   Martin Taupau
IC 16   Manu Ma'u
IC 17   Adam Blair
Coach:
  David Kidwell

Touch Judges:
  James Child
  Anthony Elliott
Video Referee:
  Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
  Ben Cummins

Round 2

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England vs Scotland in their first ever match against each other at the 2016 Four Nations
Saturday, 5 November
5:30pm (BST)
England   38–12   Scotland
Tries:
Whitehead (27', 36') 2
Percival (50') 1
Hall (54') 1
McGillvary (58') 1
Gale (64') 1
Farrell (80') 1
Goals:
Gale 5/7
(28', 37', 55', 65', 80')
1st: 12 – 8
2nd: 26 – 4
Report
Tries:
1 (6') Linnett
1 (24') Russell
1 (70') Ferguson
Goals:
0/3 Brough
Sin Bin:
Brough   58' to 68'
Ricoh Arena, Coventry[9]
Attendance: 21,009
Referee:   Gerard Sutton
Player of the Match:   George Williams
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
FB 1   Jonny Lomax
RW 2   Jermaine McGillvary
RC 3   Kallum Watkins
LC 4   Mark Percival
LW 5   Ryan Hall
SO 6   George Williams
SH 7   Luke Gale
PR 8   Chris Hill
HK 9   Josh Hodgson
PR 10   Scott Taylor
SR 11   Liam Farrell
SR 12   Elliott Whitehead
LF 13   Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14   Tom Burgess
BE 15   George Burgess
BE 16   Michael Cooper
BE 17   Daryl Clark
Coach:
  Wayne Bennett
FB 1   Lachlan Coote
RW 2   Lewis Tierney
RC 3   Euan Aitken
LC 4   Kane Linnett
LW 5   Matty Russell
FE 6   Danny Brough (c)
HB 7   Danny Addy
PR 8   Adam Walker
HK 9   Liam Hood
PR 10   Luke Douglas
SR 11   Ben Hellewell
SR 12   Dale Ferguson
LK 13   Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC 14   Tyler Cassel
IC 15   Frankie Mariano
IC 16   Callum Phillips
IC 17   Sam Brooks
Coach:
  Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
  Mick Craven
  Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
  Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
  Robert Hicks

Saturday, 5 November
8:00pm (BST)
New Zealand   8–14   Australia
Tries:
Kata (49') 1
Rapana (77') 1
Goals:
Johnson 0/2
1st: 0 – 10
2nd: 8 – 4
Report
Tries:
1 (10') Ferguson
1 (15') Thurston
Goals:
3/4 Thurston
(16', 55' pen, 71' pen)
Ricoh Arena, Coventry[9]
Attendance: 21,009
Referee:   Ben Cummins
Player of the Match:   Blake Ferguson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
FB 1   Jordan Kahu
RW 2   Gerard Beale
RC 3   Solomone Kata
LC 4   Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW 5   Jordan Rapana
FE 6   Thomas Leuluai
HB 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK 9   Issac Luke
PR 17   Greg Eastwood
SR 11   Kevin Proctor
SR 12   Tohu Harris
LK 13   Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC 10   Adam Blair
IC 14   Lewis Brown
IC 15   Martin Taupau
IC 16   Manu Ma'u
Coach:
  David Kidwell
FB 1   Darius Boyd
RW 2   Valentine Holmes
RC 3   Greg Inglis
LC 4   Justin O'Neill
LW 5   Blake Ferguson
FE 6   Michael Morgan
HB 7   Johnathan Thurston
PR 8   Matt Scott
HK 9   Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10   Aaron Woods
SR 11   Boyd Cordner
SR 12   Matt Gillett
LK 13   Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC 14   Shannon Boyd
IC 15   James Maloney
IC 16   David Klemmer
IC 17   Sam Thaiday
Coach:
  Mal Meninga

Touch Judges:
  Anthony Elliott
  Joe Cobb
Video Referee:
  Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
  Robert Hicks

Round 3

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Friday, 11 November
8:00pm (BST)
New Zealand   18–18   Scotland
Tries:
Fusitu'a (24', 55') 2
Beale (73', 76') 2
Goals:
Luke 1/4
(25')
1st: 6 – 4
2nd: 12 – 14
Report
Tries:
1 (27') Tierney
1 (67') Hellewelll
1 (79') Aitken
Goals:
3/4 Brough
(68', 70' pen, 80')
Derwent Park, Workington[9]
Attendance: 6,628
Referee:   Ben Cummins
Player of the Match:   Shaun Johnson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
FB 1   Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
RW 2   Jason Nightingale
RC 3   Solomone Kata
LC 4   Gerard Beale
LW 5   David Fusitu'a
FE 6   Thomas Leuluai
HB 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK 9   Issac Luke
PR 10   Adam Blair
SR 11   Manu Ma'u
SR 12   Tohu Harris
LK 13   Greg Eastwood
Interchange:
IC 14   Te Maire Martin
IC 15   Martin Taupau
IC 16   James Fisher-Harris
IC 17   Joseph Tapine
Coach:
  David Kidwell
FB 1   Lachlan Coote
RW 2   Lewis Tierney
RC 3   Euan Aitken
LC 4   Kane Linnett
LW 5   Matty Russell
FE 7   Danny Addy
HB 18   Danny Brough (c)
PR 8   Adam Walker
HK 9   Liam Hood
PR 10   Luke Douglas
SR 11   Ben Hellewell
SR 12   Dale Ferguson
LK 13   Ben Kavanagh
Interchange:
IC 14   Ryan Brierley
IC 15   Frankie Mariano
IC 16   Callum Phillips
IC 17   Billy McConnachie
Coach:
  Steve McCormack

Touch Judges:
  James Child
  Chris Kendall
Video Referee:
  Ben Thaler
Reserve Referee:
  Gerard Sutton

Sunday, 13 November
2:00pm (BST)
England   18–36   Australia
Tries:
McGillvary (26') 1
Widdop (67') 1
Hall (76') 1
Goals:
Widdop 3/4
(12' pen, 68', 77')
1st: 6 – 10
2nd: 12 – 26
Report
Tries:
1 (36') Ferguson
1 (47') Inglis
1 (57') Scott
1 (59') Dugan
1 (72') Gillett
1 (79') Holmes
Goals:
6/8 Thurston
(18' pen, 37', 40' pen, 49', 58', 60')
London Stadium, London[9]
Attendance: 35,569
Referee:   Robert Hicks
Player of the Match:   Cooper Cronk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
FB 1   Jonny Lomax
RW 2   Jermaine McGillvary
RC 3   Kallum Watkins
LC 4   Mark Percival
LW 5   Ryan Hall
SO 6   Kevin Brown
SH 7   Gareth Widdop
PR 8   Chris Hill
HK 9   Josh Hodgson
PR 10   James Graham
SR 11   John Bateman
SR 12   Elliott Whitehead
LF 13   Sam Burgess (c)
Substitutions:
BE 14   Tom Burgess
BE 15   George Burgess
BE 16   Michael Cooper
BE 17   George Williams
Coach:
  Wayne Bennett
FB 1   Darius Boyd
RW 2   Valentine Holmes
RC 3   Greg Inglis
LC 4   Josh Dugan
LW 5   Blake Ferguson
FE 6   Johnathan Thurston
HB 7   Cooper Cronk
PR 8   Matt Scott
HK 9   Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10   Aaron Woods
SR 11   Boyd Cordner
SR 12   Matt Gillett
LK 13   Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC 14   David Klemmer
IC 15   Michael Morgan
IC 16   Tyson Frizell
IC 17   Sam Thaiday
Coach:
  Mal Meninga

The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 3:30pm BST, however on 22 September the RFL changed the kick-off time to 2:00pm BST.

Touch Judges:
  Anthony Elliott
  Mick Craven
Video Referee:
  Bernard Sutton
Reserve Referee:
  Ben Cummins

Final

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Australia celebrate beating the New Zealand at Anfield in the final.
Sunday, 20 November
2:30pm (BST)
Australia   34–8   New Zealand
Tries:
Dugan (10', 24') 2
Ferguson (3') 1
Merrin (21') 1
D Boyd (45') 1
Cordner (74') 1
Goals:
5/8 Thurston
(4', 18' pen, 22', 29' pen, 75')
1st: 24 – 0
2nd: 10 – 8
Report
Tries:
2 (56', 69') Kahu
Goals:
Anfield, Liverpool[9]
Attendance: 40,042
Referee:   Ben Cummins
Player of the Match:   Darius Boyd
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
FB 1   Darius Boyd
RW 2   Blake Ferguson
RC 3   Greg Inglis
LC 4   Josh Dugan
LW 5   Valentine Holmes
FE 6   Johnathan Thurston
HB 7   Cooper Cronk
PR 8   Matt Scott
HK 9   Cameron Smith (c)
PR 10   Aaron Woods
SR 11   Boyd Cordner
SR 12   Matt Gillett
LK 13   Trent Merrin
Interchange:
IC 14   Michael Morgan
IC 15   David Klemmer
IC 16   Tyson Frizell
IC 17   Shannon Boyd
Coach:
  Mal Meninga
FB 1   Jordan Kahu
RW 2   David Fusitu'a
RC 3   Solomone Kata
LC 4   Shaun Kenny-Dowall
LW 5   Jordan Rapana
FE 6   Tohu Harris
HB 7   Shaun Johnson
PR 8   Jesse Bromwich (c)
HK 9   Issac Luke
PR 10   Adam Blair
SR 11   Kevin Proctor
SR 12   Manu Ma'u
LK 13   Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
IC 14   Lewis Brown
IC 15   Martin Taupau
IC 16   Greg Eastwood
IC 17   Joseph Tapine
Coach:
  David Kidwell

Player statistics

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Player of the Tournament

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Broadcasting

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Premier Sports was the host broadcaster for every match of the tournament.[10]

Country Broadcaster Matches
  England Premier Sports Every match live[10]
BBC Every England match, Australia v New Zealand, and the final live[11]
  Australia Nine Network Every match live[12]
  New Zealand Sky Sport Every match live[13]
  France beIN Sports Every match live[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Ladbrokes announced as title sponsor of Four Nations". SportsPro. 19 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Rugby League – Scots close in on Four Nations spot". Yahoo Eurosport UK. 25 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Anfield being lined up to host 2016 Four Nations Series final". Eurosport. 22 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Four Nations 2016: Liverpool FC's Anfield to host final". BBC Sport. 23 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Perth to host October Test match". nrl.com. 23 April 2016.
  6. ^ "GRAND FINAL HERO AMONG NEW-LOOK BRAVEHEARTS". SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE. 11 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Bennett to test England with clash against France ahead of Four Nations". RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  8. ^ "WATCH: NRL stars Coote and Linnett among Scotland's big names for Liam Harrison's testimonial". NORTH-WEST EVENING MAIL. 12 October 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "2016 Four Nations Schedule". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ^ a b "RUGBY LEAGUE FOUR NATIONS ON TV". rugby-league.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ^ "BBC offers more rugby league coverage than ever before". BBC. 29 January 2016.
  12. ^ "Ultimate guide to the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations". Fox Sports. Fox Sports Pty Limited. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  13. ^ "League: Your ultimate guide to November's 2016 Four Nations tournament". nzherald.co.nz. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
External videos
  Four Nations Final 2016: Australia v New Zealand on YouTube