# Rugby-League-Weltmeisterschaft 2008/Gruppe A

Die Gruppe A der Rugby-League-Weltmeisterschaft 2008 umfasste Gastgeber Australien, England, Neuseeland und Papua-Neuguinea. Die Gruppenspiele fanden zwischen dem 25. Oktober und dem 9. November statt.

## Tabelle

| | Land | Spiele | Siege | Unent. | Ndlg. | Spiel- punkte | Diff. | Tabellen- punkte |
| 1. | Australien Australien | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128:16 | + 112 | 6 |
| 2. | Neuseeland Neuseeland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90:60 | + 30 | 4 |
| 3. | England England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60:110 | - 50 | 2 |
| 4. | Papua-Neuguinea Papua-Neuguinea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34:126 | - 92 | 0 |

## Spiele
### England – Papua-Neuguinea

| 1 | Paul Wellens |
| 2 | Ade Gardner |
| 3 | Martin Gleeson |
| 4 | Keith Senior |
| 5 | Lee Smith |
| 6 | Leon Pryce |
| 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 8 | Jamie Peacock (C) |
| 9 | James Roby |
| 10 | James Graham |
| 11 | Gareth Hock |
| 12 | Gareth Ellis |
| 13 | Kevin Sinfield |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Danny McGuire |
| 15 | Maurie Fa'asavalu |
| 16 | Adrian Morley |
| 17 | Jon Wilkin |
| 1 | John Wilshere |
| 2 | David Mead |
| 3 | Tu'u Maori |
| 4 | Jessie Joe Nandye |
| 5 | George Keppa |
| 6 | Stanley Gene (C) |
| 7 | Keith Peters |
| 8 | Makali Aizue |
| 9 | Paul Aiton |
| 10 | Trevor Exton |
| 11 | Neville Costigan |
| 12 | James Nightingale |
| 13 | Rod Griffin |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Rodney Pora |
| 15 | George Moni |
| 16 | Jason Chan |
| 17 | Charlie Wabo |

### Australien – Neuseeland

| 1 | Billy Slater |
| 2 | Joel Monaghan |
| 3 | Greg Inglis |
| 4 | Israel Folau |
| 5 | Brent Tate |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer (C) |
| 7 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 8 | Steve Price |
| 9 | Cameron Smith |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva |
| 11 | Anthony Laffranchi |
| 12 | Glenn Stewart |
| 13 | Paul Gallen |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Kurt Gidley |
| 15 | Brent Kite |
| 16 | Anthony Tupou |
| 17 | Josh Perry |
| 1 | Lance Hohaia |
| 2 | Sam Perrett |
| 3 | Steve Matai |
| 4 | Jerome Ropati |
| 5 | Manu Vatuvei |
| 6 | Benji Marshall |
| 7 | Thomas Leuluai |
| 8 | Nathan Cayless (C) |
| 9 | Nathan Fien |
| 10 | Adam Blair |
| 11 | Simon Mannering |
| 12 | Sika Manu |
| 13 | Jeremy Smith |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Dene Halatau |
| 15 | Greg Eastwood |
| 16 | Setaimata Sa |
| 17 | Sam Rapira |

### Neuseeland – Papua-Neuguinea

| 1 | Lance Hohaia |
| 2 | Sam Perrett |
| 3 | Krisnan Inu |
| 4 | Jerome Ropati |
| 5 | Manu Vatuvei |
| 6 | Benji Marshall |
| 7 | Thomas Leuluai |
| 8 | Nathan Cayless (C) |
| 9 | Nathan Fien |
| 10 | Adam Blair |
| 11 | Simon Mannering |
| 12 | Setaimata Sa |
| 13 | Jeremy Smith |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Isaac Luke |
| 15 | Greg Eastwood |
| 16 | Sam Rapira |
| 17 | David Fa'alogo |
| 1 | John Wilshere |
| 2 | David Mead |
| 3 | Jessie Joe Nandye |
| 4 | Tu'u Maori |
| 5 | George Keppa |
| 6 | Stanley Gene (C) |
| 7 | Keith Peters |
| 8 | Makali Aizue |
| 9 | Paul Aiton |
| 10 | Trevor Exton |
| 11 | Neville Costigan |
| 12 | James Nightingale |
| 13 | Rod Griffin |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | George Moni |
| 15 | Jason Chan |
| 16 | Nickson Kolo |
| 17 | Charlie Wabo |

### Australien – England

| 1 | Billy Slater |
| 2 | Joel Monaghan |
| 3 | Greg Inglis |
| 4 | Israel Folau |
| 5 | Brent Tate |
| 6 | Darren Lockyer (C) |
| 7 | Scott Prince |
| 8 | Steve Price |
| 9 | Cameron Smith |
| 10 | Petero Civoniceva |
| 11 | Anthony Laffranchi |
| 12 | Glenn Stewart |
| 13 | Paul Gallen |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Karmichael Hunt |
| 15 | Brent Kite |
| 16 | Anthony Tupou |
| 17 | Josh Perry |
| 1 | Paul Wellens |
| 2 | Ade Gardner |
| 3 | Martin Gleeson |
| 4 | Keith Senior |
| 5 | Mark Calderwood |
| 6 | Leon Pryce |
| 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 8 | Adrian Morley |
| 9 | James Roby |
| 10 | James Graham |
| 11 | Gareth Ellis |
| 12 | Jamie Peacock (C) |
| 13 | Kevin Sinfield |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Danny McGuire |
| 15 | Maurie Fa'asavalu |
| 16 | Gareth Hock |
| 17 | Jon Wilkin |

### England – Neuseeland

| 1 | Paul Wellens |
| 2 | Mark Calderwood |
| 3 | Paul Sykes |
| 4 | Keith Senior |
| 5 | Lee Smith |
| 6 | Martin Gleeson |
| 7 | Rob Burrow |
| 8 | Adrian Morley |
| 9 | Mickey Higham |
| 10 | Jamie Peacock (C) |
| 11 | Jamie Jones-Buchanan |
| 12 | Gareth Ellis |
| 13 | Robert Purdham |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Kevin Sinfield |
| 15 | Ben Westwood |
| 16 | Gareth Hock |
| 17 | Jamie Langley |
| 1 | Lance Hohaia |
| 2 | Jason Nightingale |
| 3 | Steve Matai |
| 4 | Jerome Ropati |
| 5 | Manu Vatuvei |
| 6 | Benji Marshall (C) |
| 7 | Thomas Leuluai |
| 8 | Adam Blair |
| 9 | Nathan Fien |
| 10 | Evan Tuimavave |
| 11 | Simon Mannering |
| 12 | David Fa'alogo |
| 13 | Jeremy Smith |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Isaac Luke |
| 15 | Greg Eastwood |
| 16 | David Kidwell |
| 17 | Bronson Harrison |

### Australien – Papua-Neuguinea

| 1 | John Wilshere |
| 2 | David Mead |
| 3 | Menzie Yere |
| 4 | Anton Kui |
| 5 | Tu'u Maori |
| 6 | Stanley Gene (C) |
| 7 | Keith Peters |
| 8 | Jason Chan |
| 9 | Paul Aiton |
| 10 | Trevor Exton |
| 11 | Neville Costigan |
| 12 | James Nightingale |
| 13 | Rod Griffin |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Kevin Prior |
| 15 | Nico Slain |
| 16 | Jessie Joe Nandye |
| 17 | Jay Aston |
| 1 | Karmichael Hunt |
| 2 | Darius Boyd |
| 3 | Brent Tate |
| 4 | Joel Monaghan |
| 5 | David Williams |
| 6 | Terry Campese |
| 7 | Johnathan Thurston |
| 8 | Brent Kite |
| 9 | Cameron Smith (C) |
| 10 | Josh Perry |
| 11 | Anthony Watmough |
| 12 | Anthony Tupou |
| 13 | Craig Fitzgibbon |
| Auswechselspieler: |
| 14 | Scott Prince |
| 15 | Steve Price |
| 16 | Paul Gallen |
| 17 | Israel Folau |
Qualifikation – Gruppe A – Gruppe B – Gruppe C – Finalrunde