Australia v New Zealand ANZAC Test Teams + City Origin v Country Origin Teams - 2010 NRL Representative Games

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY LEAGUE 2010
Friday May 7, 2010

ANZAC TEST - Australia v New Zealand

NSWRL - City Origin v Country Origin

RESULTS REPRESENTATIVE GAMES - May 7

ANZAC Test Match RESULT
AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS
v
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS
@ AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC
Friday May 7.

12
AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS
Tries: Brett Morris 2.
Goals: Jamie Lyon 2/3.

DEFEATED

8
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS
Tries: Jason Nightingale 1, Junior Sa'u 1.
Goals: Issac Luke 0/2
Crowd: 29,442. CH9 Man of the Match: Sam Thaiday (Australia).
NRL Tweet Player of the Match 4-2-1s:
4 - Greg Inglis (Australia)
2 - Darren Lockyer (Australia)
1 - Petero Civoniceva (Australia)
Game Preview available in NOT The Footy Show Episode 18 Podcast HERE.
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NSWRL Representative Game RESULT
CITY ORIGIN
v
COUNTRY ORIGIN
@ Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday May 7.

18
CITY ORIGIN
Tries: Kris Keating 1, Lachlan Coote 1, Anthony Minichiello 1.
Goals: Trent Hodkinson 3/3.

LOST TO

36
COUNTRY ORIGIN
Tries: Dean Young 2, Josh Dugan 1, Jamal Idris 1, Luke Burt 1, Michael Robertson 1.
Goals: Luke Burt 6/6.
Crowd: 7,688. CH9 Man of the Match: Josh Dugan (Country)
NRL Tweet Player of the Match 4-2-1s
4 - Josh Dugan (Country)
2 - Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (Country)
1 - Michael Jennings (City)
Game Preview available in NOT The Footy Show Episode 18 Podcast HERE.
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Pre-Game Article...
Here are the first Rugby League Representative Teams for Season 2010. There are a number of bolters in every team and a bunch of great players have been snubbed for no apparent reason outside of selectors having next to no idea...

UPDATE May 4 - Previews for both games - check out the NOT The Footy Show Episode 18 Podcast!

ANZAC Test Match
AUSTRALIAN KANGAROOS
v
NEW ZEALAND KIWIS@ AAMI Park, Melbourne, VIC
Friday May 7.

AUSTRALIAN
KANGAROOS
Starting Lineup:
Billy SLATER
Brett MORRIS
Greg INGLIS
Jamie LYON
Jarryd HAYNE
Darren LOCKYER (c)
Cooper CRONK
Peter CIVONICEVA
Cameron SMITH
David SHILLINGTON
Luke LEWIS
Sam THAIDAY
Paul GALLEN
Bench:
Kurt GIDLEY
Josh PERRY
Anthony WATMOUGH
Michael WEYMAN

NEW ZEALAND
KIWIS
Likely Starting Lineup from 18 Man Squad:
Lance HOHAIA
Jason NIGHTINGALE
Steven MATAI
Junior SAU
Sam PERRETT
Benji MARSHALL (c)
Kieran FORAN
Adam BLAIR
Issac LUKE
Sam RAPIRA
Jared WAEREA-HARGEAVES
Bronson HARRISON
Zeb TAIA
Bench:
Alex GLENN
Frank-Paul NU'UAUSALA
Aaron HEREMAIA
Sika MANU
Ben MATULINO

NSWRL Representative Game
CITY ORIGIN
v
COUNTRY ORIGIN
@ Port Macquarie, NSW
Friday May 7.

CITY ORIGIN
Starting Lineup:
Lachlan COOTE
Anthony MINICHIELLO
Beau CHAMPION
Chris LAWRENCE
Michael JENNINGS
Kris KEATING
Trent HODKINSON
Bryce GIBBS
Robbie FARAH (c)
Keith GALLOWAY
Trent WATERHOUSE
Mark MINICHIELLO
Luke O'DONNELL
Bench:
Tim MANNAH
Tim GRANT
Ryan HOFFMAN
Joel REDDY
Liam FULTON (18th Man)

COUNTRY ORIGIN
Starting Lineup:
Josh DUGAN
Michael ROBERTSON
Jamal IDRIS
Timana TAHU
Luke BURT
Greg BIRD
Brett KIMMORLEY (c)
Kade SNOWDEN
Michael ENNIS
Brett WHITE
Ben CREAGH
Glenn STEWART
Anthony LAFFRANCHI
Bench:
Todd CARNEY
Tom LEAROYD-LAHRS
Willie MASON
Dean YOUNG
Joel THOMPSON (18th Man)

Who do you think got robbed of a rep jumper?

The two standout snubs are Nate Myles for Australia and Nathan Hindmarsh for Country Origin.

Also harshly ignored were Ben Creagh for Australia and Luke Douglas for Country Origin.

But what do you think? Fire your comments on here or via @NRLTweet on Twitter.

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