2008 Rugby League World Cup squads

The 2008 Rugby League World Cup featured the national teams of ten nations: Australia, England, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, France, Scotland, Ireland, Samoa, and Tonga.

Pool A

Australia

Head coach: Ricky Stuart

Assistant coaches: John Cartwright and Allan Langer

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Darren Lockyer	4	8	FE	Brisbane Broncos
Darius Boyd¹	1	0	WG	Brisbane Broncos
Terry Campese	1	0	FE	Canberra Raiders
Petero Civoniceva	4	0	PR	Penrith Panthers
Craig Fitzgibbon	3	0	SR	Sydney Roosters
Israel Folau	5	8	CE	Melbourne Storm
Paul Gallen	5	4	SR	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Kurt Gidley	1	0	UB	Newcastle Knights
Karmichael Hunt¹	3	0	FB	Brisbane Broncos
Greg Inglis	4	24	UB	Melbourne Storm
Brent Kite	5	0	PR	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Anthony Laffranchi	4	8	SR	Gold Coast Titans
Joel Monaghan	5	16	CE	Canberra Raiders
Josh Perry	3	0	PR	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Steve Price	4	0	PR	New Zealand Warriors
Scott Prince	2	24	HB	Gold Coast Titans
Billy Slater	4	28	FB	Melbourne Storm
Cameron Smith	5	2	HK	Melbourne Storm
Glenn Stewart	4	0	SR	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brent Tate	4	8	CE	New Zealand Warriors
Johnathan Thurston	4	50	HB	North Queensland Cowboys
Anthony Tupou²	5	4	SR	Sydney Roosters
Anthony Watmough	2	0	SR	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
David Williams	2	16	WG	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

¹ Replaced originally selected Brett Stewart and Justin Hodges who withdrew on 16 October.
² Replaced originally selected Michael Crocker who withdrew due to injury on 9 October.

England

Head coach: Tony Smith /
Assistant coach: Steve McNamara

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Jamie Peacock	4	4	PR	Leeds Rhinos
Rob Burrow	4	22	SH	Leeds Rhinos
Mark Calderwood	3	0	WG	Wigan Warriors
Gareth Ellis	4	0	SR	Leeds Rhinos
Maurie Fa'asavalu	2	0	PR	St. Helens
Ade Gardner	3	8	WG	St. Helens
Martin Gleeson	4	12	CE	Warrington Wolves
James Graham	3	0	PR	St. Helens
Mickey Higham	2	4	HK	Warrington Wolves
Gareth Hock	4	0	SR	Wigan Warriors
Jamie Jones-Buchanan	1	0	SR	Leeds Rhinos
Jamie Langley	1	0	LF	Bradford Bulls
Danny McGuire	3	8	FE	Leeds Rhinos
Adrian Morley	4	0	PR	Warrington Wolves
Leon Pryce	3	0	SO	St. Helens
Rob Purdham	2	0	LF	Harlequins RL
James Roby	3	4	HK	St. Helens
Keith Senior	4	0	CE	Leeds Rhinos
Kevin Sinfield	3	8	LK	Leeds Rhinos
Lee Smith	2	12	WG	Leeds Rhinos
Paul Sykes	1	0	CE	Bradford Bulls
Paul Wellens	4	0	FB	St. Helens
Ben Westwood	1	0	SR	Warrington Wolves
Jon Wilkin	3	0	SR	St. Helens

New Zealand

Head coach: Stephen Kearney
Assistant coach: Wayne Bennett

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Nathan Cayless	4	0	PR	Parramatta Eels
Adam Blair	5	8	PR	Melbourne Storm
Greg Eastwood	5	4	LK	Brisbane Broncos
David Fa'alogo	4	4	SR	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Nathan Fien	5	4	UH	New Zealand Warriors
Dene Halatau	1	0	HK	Wests Tigers
Bronson Harrison¹	3	4	SR	Wests Tigers
Lance Hohaia	5	16	UH	New Zealand Warriors
Krisnan Inu	1	10	UB	Parramatta Eels
David Kidwell	1	0	SR	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Thomas Leuluai	5	0	HB	Wigan Warriors
Issac Luke	4	16	HK	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Simon Mannering	5	8	SR	New Zealand Warriors
Sika Manu	4	4	PR	Melbourne Storm
Benji Marshall	5	14	FE	Wests Tigers
Steve Matai	2	2	CE	Manly Sea Eagles
Jason Nightingale²	1	4	WG	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Sam Perrett	4	12	UB	Sydney Roosters
Sam Rapira	4	0	PR	New Zealand Warriors
Jerome Ropati	5	16	CE	New Zealand Warriors
Setaimata Sa	1	0	CE	Sydney Roosters
Jeremy Smith	5	12	SR	Melbourne Storm
Evarn Tuimavave²	1	0	PR	New Zealand Warriors
Manu Vatuvei	5	16	WG	New Zealand Warriors

¹ Replaced originally named Iosia Soliola who withdrew due to injury on 21 October.
² Replaced originally named Brent Webb and Jeff Lima who withdrew due to injury on 7 October.

Papua New Guinea

Head coach: Adrian Lam

Player

Games

Points

Position

Club

Pool B

Fiji

Head coach: Joe Dakuitoga

Player

Games

Points

Position

Club

Wes Naiqama

Newcastle Knights

Nick Bradley-Qalilawa

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Jayson Bukuya

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

FB/WG/FE

CE/LK

Western Suburbs Magpies

Josua Koroibulu

France

Head coach: John Monie

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Jérôme Guisset	3	12	PR	Catalans Dragons
Éric Anselme	2	0	CE	Leeds Rhinos
Jean-Philippe Baile	1	0	CE	Catalans Dragons
Jean-Christophe Borlin	1	0	FR	Saint-Gaudens Bears
Thomas Bosc	3	16	FE	Catalans Dragons
Laurent Carrasco	2	0	LK	Villeneuve Leopards
Rémi Casty	2	0	PR	Catalans Dragons
Olivier Elima	3	0	SR	Catalans Dragons
Jamal Fakir	3	0	SR	Catalans Dragons
Adel Fellous	2	0	PR	Lézignan Sangliers
Maxime Grésèque	2	0	HB	Pia Donkeys
Mathieu Griffi	1	0	FR	Catalans Dragons
Christophe Moly	3	4	UH/UB	AS Carcassonne
Grégory Mounis	3	0	LK	Catalans Dragons
Justin Murphy	2	0	WG	Catalans Dragons
Dimitri Pelo	2	0	WG	Catalans Dragons
Sébastien Planas	1	4	WG	Toulouse Olympique
Sébastien Raguin	3	4	SR	Catalans Dragons
Julien Rinaldi	1	0	HB	Harlequins RL
Teddy Sadaoui	3	0	CE	AS Carcassonne
Jared Taylor	3	4	FB	Lézignan Sangliers
John Wilson	3	8	CE	Catalans Dragons
James Wynne	2	0	HB	Lézignan Sangliers

Scotland

Except for Edinburgh Eagles stand-off Paddy Couper, all of the Scottish team's players were selected under the grandparent rule.
Head coach: Steve McCormack

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Danny Brough	2	12	HB	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Chris Armit	3	0	PR	Bulldogs RLFC
Dean Colton	1	4	WG	Doncaster
Paddy Coupar	1	0	HB/CE	Edinburgh Eagles
Gavin Cowan	2	0	CE	Easts Tigers
John Duffy	3	0	HB	Widnes Vikings
Ben Fisher	2	0	HK	Hull Kingston Rovers
Andrew Henderson	3	0	HK	Castleford Tigers
Ian Henderson	3	0	HK	New Zealand Warriors
Kevin Henderson	3	0	CE	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Jack Howieson	1	0	PR	Sheffield Eagles
Paul Jackson	2	0	PR	Huddersfield Giants
Wade Liddell	2	0	FB	Easts Tigers
Scott Logan	3	0	PR	Canberra Raiders
Neil Lowe	1	0	SR	Keighley Cougars
Dave McConnell	1	0	HK	Leigh Centurions
Duncan MacGillivray	2	0	SR	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Iain Morrison	3	0	SR	Widnes Vikings
Gareth Morton	1	0	CE	Oldham
Mick Nanyn	3	0	CE	Oldham
Lee Paterson	1	0	FE	Widnes Vikings
Michael Robertson	3	4	WG	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Jon Steel	2	8	WG	Hull Kingston Rovers
Oliver Wilkes	3	8	PR	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Pool C

Ireland

Head coach: Andy Kelly

Player

Games

Points

Position

Club

Scott Grix

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Ross Barbour

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Samoa

Head coach: John Ackland

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Nigel Vagana	2	8	CE	South Sydney Rabbitohs
George Carmont	3	8	WG/CE	Wigan Warriors
David Faiumu	0	0	HK	North Queensland Cowboys
Harrison Hansen	3	0	SR	Wigan Warriors
Ali Lauitiiti	3	0	SR	Leeds Rhinos
Tuaalagi Lepupa	0	0		Marist Saints
Kylie Leuluai	2	0	PR	Leeds Rhinos
Wayne McDade	2	0	PR	Auckland Vulcans
Francis Meli	3	8	WG	St Helens R.F.C.
Joseph Paulo	3	4	SR/FE	Penrith Panthers
Frank Puletua	3	4	PR	Penrith Panthers
Tony Puletua	3	0	SR	Penrith Panthers
Ben Roberts	3	18	HB/FE	Bulldogs RLFC
Tangi Ropati	1	0	FB	Easts Tigers
Smith Samau	3	0	WG	Gold Coast Titans
Lagi Setu	2	0	SR	St. George Illawarra Dragons
Terrence Seu Seu	3	0	HK	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
David Solomona	2	4	SR	Bradford Bulls
Willie Talau	2	0	CE	St Helens R.F.C.
Alby Talipeau	2	0	HB	Souths Logan Magpies
Misi Taulapapa	2	8	WG	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Ben Te'o	1	8	SR	Wests Tigers
Tupu Ulufale	0	0		Marist Saints
Matt Utai	3	8	WG	Bulldogs RLFC

Tonga

Head coach: Jim Dymock

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Lopini Paea	3	0	PR	Sydney Roosters
Andrew Emelio	1	0	CE	Bulldogs RLFC
Richard Fa'aoso	2	0	SR	Newcastle Knights
Awen Guttenbeil	1	0	SR	Castleford Tigers
Michael Jennings	3	12	CE	Penrith Panthers
Antonio Kaufusi	3	0	SR	Melbourne Storm
Toshio Laiseni	1	0	FB	Newtown Jets
Stephen Latu	100	3,015	WG	Parramatta Eels
Epalahame Lauaki	3	0	SR	New Zealand Warriors
Tevita Leo-Latu	3	4	HK	Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Willie Manu	3	0	SR	Hull F.C.
Manase Manuokafoa	2	0	SR	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Feleti Mateo	3	4	SR	Parramatta Eels
Sam Moa	3	0	PR	Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Eddie Paea	2	6	HB	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Mickey Paea	1	0	SR	Sydney Roosters
Fetuli Talanoa	3	4	WG	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joel Taufa'ao	1	4	HB	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Esikeli Tonga	2	4	FB	Gold Coast Titans
Etuate Uaisele	3	8	WG	Parramatta Eels
Kim Uasi	2	0	HK	Auckland Vulcans
Cooper Vuna	3	12	WG	Newcastle Knights
Tony Williams	3	24	WG	Parramatta Eels

Fuifui Moimoi and Taniela Tuiaki were originally named for Tonga but were ruled ineligible by the Rugby League International Federation after both switched from Tonga to New Zealand in 2007. A New South Wales court later ruled that they could join the team after 12 November, making them available if Tonga made the Semi-finals.
Fraser and Louis Anderson both were originally named but withdrew due to injury. They were replaced by Kim Usai and Sam Moa.
Anthony Tupou was originally named but withdrew on 9 October after being called into the Australian squad.

Welcome to Country

As part of the official opening of the World Cup on 26 October, an exhibition game was played between an Aboriginal selection and a New Zealand Māori side.

Indigenous Dreamtime Team

Head coach: Neil Henry

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Rhys Wesser	1	8	FB	Penrith Panthers
Justin Carney	1	4	WG	Canberra Raiders
Maurice Blair	1	0	CE	Penrith Panthers
Jamal Idris	1	0	CE	Bulldogs RLFC
Ty Williams	1	0	WG	North Queensland Cowboys
Jamie Soward	1	10	FE	St George Illawarra Dragons
Preston Campbell	1	0	HB	Gold Coast Titans
Carl Webb	1	0	PR	North Queensland Cowboys
Ian Lacey	1	0	HK	Ipswich Jets
George Rose	1	0	PR	Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Daine Laurie	1	0	SR	Wests Tigers
Derrick Watkins	1	0	SR	Brisbane Broncos
Dean Widders	1	0	LK	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Chris Sandow	1	0	HB	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Rod Jensen	1	8	UB	Huddersfield Giants
Yileen Gordon	1	4	CE	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Peter Jensen	1	0	UB	CRL
Denis Moran	0	0	HB	Narwan Eels

New Zealand Māori

Head coach: Luke Goodwin

Player	Games	Points	Position	Club
Bronx Goodwin	1	4	FB,WG	Canberra Raiders
Jordan Rapana	1	4	WG	Gold Coast Titans
Chase Stanley	1	6	CE	St George Illawarra Dragons
Karl Johnson	1	0	CE	Central Comets
Shaun Kenny-Dowall	1	4	WG,CE	Sydney Roosters
Arana Taumata	1	4	FE	Bulldogs RLFC
Rangi Chase	1	0	HB,FE	St George Illawarra Dragons
Weller Hauraki	1	0	PR	Parramatta Eels
Ben Ellis	1	0	HK	St George Illawarra Dragons
Sam McKendry	1	4	FR	Penrith Panthers
Wairangi Koopu	1	0	S1	New Zealand Warriors
Craig Smith	1	0	S2	Unattached
Lee Te Maari	1	0	LF,S1	Bulldogs RLFC
Charlie Herekotukutuku	1	0	FB,WG,HB	South Sydney Rabbitohs
Joseph Cahill	1	0		Sydney Roosters
Chance Bunce	1	0		Cronulla Sharks
James Tamou	1	0	HK	Sydney Roosters
Kevin Proctor	0	0	SR	Melbourne Storm