2014 Four Nations Australia vs Samoa
2014 Four Nations Australia vs Samoa

By Richard Cowley, Updated: 9/11/14

Teams: Australia Kangaroos v Toa Samoa

Venue: WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Australia. Capacity 20,500

Date: Sunday November 9th 2014

Kick-off time: 4pm local time

Sydney (Australia – New South Wales) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 4:00:00 PM AEDT
Perth (Australia – Western Australia) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 1:00:00 PM AWST
London (United Kingdom – England) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 5:00:00 AM GMT
Auckland (New Zealand) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 6:00:00 PM NZDT
Apia (Samoa) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 7:00:00 PM WST
New York (U.S.A. – New York) Midnight between Saturday, 8 November 2014 and Sunday, 9 November 2014 EST
Suva (Fiji) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 6:00:00 PM FJST
Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 3:00:00 PM PGT
Brisbane (Australia – Queensland) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 3:00:00 PM AEST
Melbourne (Australia – Victoria) Sunday, 9 November 2014 at 4:00:00 PM AEDT

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2014 Rugby League Four Nations TV viewing information: Channel 9 and GEM 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: The last pool game of the Rugby League Four Nations will see Australia take on Samoa in Wollongong which is one hour drive south of Sydney. The decision to host the game in Wollongong was left field as the Pacific International at Penrith saw just under 10,000 turn up for the match. Having the Kangaroos play in Penrith would have seen the sold out sign go up weeks in advance due to the number of people who live in Sydney with Samoan links. 

Samoa have come of age in this Four Nations tournament. They have come within 6 points of getting over Engalnd and only within 2 points when they narrowly loss to the Kiwis. If Samoa were to beat Australia in Wollongong on Sunday it would be well deserved for a fantastic effort they have put in so far.

Australia on the other hand will need to rack up the points to try and qualify for the Four Nations final while praying England have the points piled on them by New Zealand. If the Kangaroos stumble they will miss out on their first major tournament final since 1954.  

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2014 Rugby League Four Nations Australia v Samoa teams

Australia 2014 Rugby League Four Nations Line-up:

1 Greg Inglis
2 Josh Mansour
3 Michael Jennings
4 Dylan Walker
5 Sione Mata’utia
6 Daly Cherry-Evans
7 Cooper Cronk
8 Aaron Woods
9 Cameron Smith (c)
10 Josh Papalii
11 Sam Thaiday
12 Greg Bird
13 Corey Parker
Interchange
14 Boyd Cordner
18 Ben Hunt
19 David Klemmer
21 Josh Jackson

Head coach: Tim Sheens

Samoa 2014 Rugby League Four Nations Line-up:

1. Tim Simona
2. Antonio Winterstein
3. Tim Lafai
4. Joseph Leilua
5. Daniel Vidot
6. Ben Roberts
7. Kyle Stanley
8. Isaac Liu
17. Mose Masoe
10. David Fa’alogo (c)
11. Frank Pritchard
12. Leeson Ah Mau
13. Josh McGuire
Interchange
9. Pita Godinet
14. Dunamis Lui
15. Reni Maitua
16. Sauaso Sue

Head coach: Matt Parish