2008 Rugby League World Cup Group B Explained

See main article: 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Group B of the 2008 Rugby League World Cup was one of the three groups of teams that competed in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Group B consisted of three teams: Fiji, Scotland and France. After all teams played had each other once, only Fiji advanced to 2008 Rugby League World Cup knockout stage.

Standings

In the knockout stage, Fiji played in the qualifying final while Scotland and France played for 7th and 9th place respectively.

Matches

France vs Scotland

FB 1 Jared Taylor RW 2 Justin Murphy RC 3 John Wilson LC 4 Sébastien Raguin LW 5 Teddy Sadaoui SO 6 Thomas Bosc SH 7 Maxime Grésèque PR 8 Adel Fellous HK 9 Julien Rinaldi PR 10 Olivier Elima SR 11 Jérôme Guisset (c) SR 12 Éric Anselme LF 13 Grégory Mounis Substitutions: IC 14 James Wynne IC 15 Rémi Casty IC 16 Jamal Fakir IC 17 Christophe Moly Coach: John Monie

FB 1 Michael Robertson RW 2 Dean Colton RC 3 Gavin Cowan LC 4 Kevin Henderson LW 5 Jon Steel SO 6 John Duffy SH 7 Danny Brough (c) PR 8 Scott Logan HK 9 Ian Henderson PR 10 Paul Jackson SR 11 Duncan MacGillivray SR 12 Iain Morrison LF 13 Lee Patterson Substitutions: IC 14 Andrew Henderson IC 15 Oliver Wilkes IC 16 Chris Armit IC 17 Mick Nanyn Coach: Steve McCormack

Fiji vs France

FB 1 Jarryd Hayne LW 2 Semi Tadulala RC 3 Wes Naiqama (c) LC 4 Daryl Millard RW 5 Akuila Uate FE 6 Alipate Noilea HB 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Iowane Divavesi HK 9 Waisale Sukanaveita PR 10 Ilisoni Vonomateiratu SR 11 Ashton Sims SR 12 Sevanaia Koroi LK 13 Jayson Bukuya Substitutions: IC 14 Osea Sadrau IC 15 James Storer IC 16 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa IC 17 Semisi Tora Coach: Joe Dakuitoga

FB 1 Jared Taylor RW 2 Justin Murphy RC 3 John Wilson LC 4 Sébastien Raguin LW 5 Dimitri Pelo SO 6 Thomas Bosc SH 7 Christophe Moly PR 8 Jean-Christophe Borlin HK 9 James Wynne PR 10 Olivier Elima SR 11 Jérôme Guisset (c) SR 12 Teddy Sadaoui LF 13 Grégory Mounis Substitutions: IC 14 Laurent Carrasco IC 15 Rémi Casty IC 16 Jamal Fakir IC 17 Maxime Grésèque Coach: John Monie

Scotland vs Fiji

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FB 1 Michael Robertson RW 2 Wade Liddell RC 3 Mick Nanyn LC 4 Kevin Henderson LW 5 Jon Steel SO 6 John Duffy SH 7 Danny Brough (c) PR 8 Oliver Wilkes HK 9 Ben Fisher PR 10 Scott Logan SR 11 Duncan MacGillivray SR 12 Chris Armit LF 13 Ian Henderson Substitutions: IC 14 Andrew Henderson IC 15 Gareth Morton IC 16 Paul Jackson IC 17 Neil Lowe Coach: Steve McCormack

FB 1 Jarryd Hayne LW 2 Semi Tadulala RC 3 Wes Naiqama (c) LC 18 Sevanaia Koroi RW 5 Akuila Uate FE 15 Nick Bradley-Qalilawa HB 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Iowane Divavesi HK 9 Waisale Sukanaveita PR 10 Ilisoni Vonomateiratu SR 11 Ashton Sims SR 17 Semisi Tora LK 13 Jayson Bukuya Substitutions: IC 12 Osea Sadrau IC 19 Jone Wesele IC 20 Jone Macilai IC 22 Kaliova Nauqe Tani Coach: Joe Dakuitoga