Four Nations 2009
The Four Nations 2009 was the first edition of the Four Nations rugby league tournament and was held in England and France. At the first Four Nations there was no qualification for the fourth team, France was invited because it was the winner of the last European Nations Cup . In the final, Australia beat England 46:16.
Venues
| city | Stadion | capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Doncaster | Keepmoat Stadium | 15,231 |
| Huddersfield | Galpharm Stadium | 24,500 |
| Leeds | Elland Road | 40,242 |
| London | Twickenham Stoop | 14,816 |
| Paris | Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 |
| Toulouse | Stade Ernest-Wallon | 19,500 |
| Wigan | DW Stadium | 25,138 |
table
| team | Games | Victories | Unent. | Ndlg. | Game points |
Diff. | Table points |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Australia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 88:40 | + 48 | 5 |
| 2. |
 England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70:50 | + 20 | 4th |
| 3. |
 New Zealand
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94:52 | + 42 | 3 |
| 4th |
 France
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28: 138 | - 110 | 0 |
Results
Round 1
| October 23, 8 p.m. |
England
|
34: 12 |
France
|
Keepmoat Stadium , Doncaster Spectators: 11,529 Referee: Leon Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4:12) Report |
| October 24, 8 p.m. |
Australia
|
20:20 |
New Zealand
|
Twickenham Stoop , London Spectators: 12,360 Referee: Steve Ganson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6: 6) Report |
round 2
| October 31, 2:30 p.m. |
England
|
16:26 |
Australia
|
DW Stadium , Wigan Spectators: 23,122 Referee: Steve Ganson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0:26) report |
| October 31, 6pm |
France
|
12: 62 |
New Zealand
|
Stade Ernest-Wallon , Toulouse Spectators: 12,410 Referee: Shayne Hayne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6:16) Report |
Round 3
| November 7th 2:30 pm |
France
|
4:42 |
Australia
|
Stade Sébastien Charléty , Paris Spectators: 8,656 Referee: Leon Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0: 8) report |
| November 7th 6pm |
England
|
20:12 |
New Zealand
|
Galpharm Stadium , Huddersfield Spectators: 19,390 Referee: Thierry Alibert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18: 6) Report |
final
| November 14th 7:30 pm |
England
|
16:46 |
Australia
|
Elland Road , Leeds Spectators: 31,042 Umpire: Leon Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tries: Burgess (2), Fox Increases: Sinfield (2/3) |
(10:14) report |
Attempts: Slater (3), Morris (2), Hayne , Inglis , Smith Elevations: Thurson (6/8) Penalty kicks: Thurston (1/1) |
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