By Richard Cowley, Updated: 21/10/14
Teams: Australia Kangaroos v New Zealand Kiwis
Venue: Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia. Capacity 52,500
Date: Saturday October 25th 2014
TV: Game shown on Channel 9 with Telecast beginning at 7.30pm Sydney time.
Kick-off time: 6.30pm local time
Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 6:30:00 PM AEST
Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 7:30:00 PM AEDT
Melbourne (Australia – Victoria) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 7:30:00 PM AEDT
Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 4:30:00 PM AWST
London (United Kingdom – England) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 9:30:00 AM BST
Auckland (New Zealand) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 9:30:00 PM NZDT
Apia (Samoa) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 10:30:00 PM WST
New York (U.S.A. – New York) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 4:30:00 AM EDT
Suva (Fiji) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 8:30:00 PM FJT
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Saturday, 25 October 2014 at 6:30:00 PM PGT
2014 Rugby League Four Nations Ticket information: Tickets for the match can be purchased via Ticketek or by clicking here
2014 Rugby League Four Nations TV viewing information: Channel 9 and Fox Sports will be covering Four Nations games in Australia. The BBC are the official broadcasting partner in the UK and will cover games England play. All games will also be shown live on Premier Sports.
Overview: Australia and New Zealand will battle it out in the 2nd game of the double header at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday the 25th of October 2014.
Australia defeated New Zealand in the 2013 RLWC Final and again in the mid-year ANZAC test in 2014. The Kangaroos will be looking to do the same in their first match of the tournament. The Kangaroos have a team of stars and will be playing in front of a packed house at home. All indications point to a convincing win to the Australian’s but they did get ambushed at the same venue in the 2010 Four Nations Final. The Kiwis ran out 16 – 12 winners that day. The Kangaroos will be on their guard for their opening Four Nations match.
The Kiwis put in a disappointing showing in the 2013 RLWC against Australia. This forced Coach Kearney’s hand for the mid-season ANZAC test where he picked a host of new players. The Kiwis will be looking to put their best possible team on the park for the Four Nations tournament. The Bookies will write the Kiwis off but taking on Australia first up will be the best time to spring an upset.
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2014 Rugby League Four Nations Australia v New Zealand teams
Australia 2014 Rugby League Four Nations Line-up Game 2:
1 Greg Inglis
2 Josh Mansour
3 Michael Jennings
4 Dylan Walker
5 Daniel Tupou
6 Daly Cherry-Evans
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Aaron Woods
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Sam Thaiday
11 Beau Scott
12 Ryan Hoffman
13 Greg Bird
Interchange
14 Robbie Farah
15 Aidan Guerra
16 Josh Papalii
17 Corey Parker
Head coach: Tim Sheens
New Zealand 2014 Rugby League Four Nations Line-up Game 2:
1-Peta Hiku
2-Jason Nightingale
3-Shaun Kenny-Dowall
4-Dean Whare
5-Gerard Beale
6-Kieran Foran
7-Shaun Johnson
8-Jesse Bromwich
9-Thomas Leuluai
10-Adam Blair
11-Simon Mannering (captain)
12-Kevin Proctor
13-Jason Taumalolo
Interchange:
14-Lewis Brown
15-Greg Eastwood
16-Martin Taupau
17-Tohu Harris
Head coach: Stephen Kearney
