Luke vs Burgess in Four Nations this Weekend
06 Nov 2009
Rabbitohs hooker Issac Luke will come face-to-face with 2010 team mate Sam Burgess when New Zealand take on England in the early hours of Sunday morning (Sydney time) in the final round of the Four Nations tournament.
Both Luke and Burgess have been selected on the interchange for their respective countries, in a game that will decide who will play Australia in the Four Nations Final next weekend. South Sydney junior Eddy Pettybourne has been selected on a six-man bench for the Kiwis, being named as 19th man on his first international tour.
This match is also the first time that Burgess and Kiwi prop Fuifui Moimoi will face off since an 18-year-old Burgess smashed the Kiwi cult-figure in his international debut back in 2007. To watch the video trailer for the match developed by the English Rugby League click here.
Congratulations to Issac, Sam and Eddy on their selections in their respective national squads.
The New Zealand team is:
1) Lance Hohaia (Warriors)
2) Sam Perrett (Roosters)
3) Kieran Foran (Sea Eagles)
4) Junior Sa’u (Knights)
5) Bryson Goodwin (Bulldogs)
6) Benji Marshall (c) (Tigers)
7) Nathan Fien (Dragons)
8) Frank-Paul Nuuausala (Roosters)
9) Thomas Leuluai (Wigan)
10) Fuifui Moimoi (Eels)
11) Iosia Soliola (Roosters)
12) Frank Pritchards (Panthers)
13) Adam Blair (Storm)
Interchange:
14) Issac Luke (Rabbitohs)
15) Jeff Lima (Storm)
16) Ben Matulino (Warriors)
17) Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Sea Eagles)
18) Jason Nightingale (Dragons)
19) Eddy Pettybourne (Rabbitohs)
Coach – Stephen Kearney
The English team is:
1) Shaun Briscoe (Hull KR)
2) Peter Fox (Hull KR)
3) Chris Bridge (Warrington)
4) Michael Shenton (Castleford)
5) Ryan Hall (Leeds)
6) Sam Tomkins (Wigan)
7) Kyle Eastmond (St Helens)
8) Adrian Morley (Warrington)
9) James Roby (St Helens)
10) James Graham (St Helens)
11) Jamie Peacock (c) (Leeds)
12) Gareth Ellis (Tigers)
13) Kevin Sinfield (Leeds)
Interchange:
14) Sam Burgess (Rabbitohs)
15) Eorl Crabtree (Huddersfield)
16) Ben Westwood (Warrington)
17) Jon Wilkin (St Helens)
Coach – Tony Smith
The Australian side for this weekend’s clash with France is:
1) Kurt Gidley (Knights)
2) Brett Morris (Dragons)
3) Josh Morris (Bulldogs)
4) Michael Jennings (Panthers)
5) Jarryd Hayne (Eels)
6) Darren Lockyer (c) (Broncos)
7) Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys)
8) Ben Hannant (Bulldogs)
9) Robbie Farah (Tigers)
10) Petero Civoniceva (Panthers)
11) Trent Waterhouse (Panthers)
12) Ryan Hoffman (Storm)
13) Nathan Hindmarsh (Eels)
Interchange:
14) Sam Thaiday (Broncos)
15) David Shillington (Raiders)
16) Luke Lewis (Panthers)
17) Cooper Cronk (Storm)
Coach – Tim Sheens