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| Date | 10 June 2011 | ||||||
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| Venue | Headingley, Leeds | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Rangi Chase (Exiles) | ||||||
| Referee | Richard Silverwood (England) | ||||||
| Attendance | 14,174 | ||||||
The 2011 International Origin was the inaugural edition of the International Origin match in the sport of rugby league. This match was between England and Exiles RL, and created to give England good mid-season opposition in preparation for the 2011 Four Nations in November. [1]
10 June 2011 |
England  | 12 – 16 | Exiles |
|---|---|---|
| Tries: Myler, J.Tomkins Goals: Sinfield 2/2 | (Report) | Tries: Manu, Meli, Carmont Goals: Richards 2/3 |
Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England Attendance: 14,174 Referee: Richard Silverwood Player of the Match: Rangi Chase (Exiles) |
England side consisted of 16 players who had played internationally for England or Great Britain in the past but handed a debut to Wigan Warriors hooker Michael McIlorum who started on the bench. Whilst Jamie Jones-Buchanan from Leeds Rhinos was the 18th man.
The Exiles coach Brian McLennan had originally picked Warrington Wolves centre Matt King in his starting line-up but due to King wanting to witness the birth of his child McLennan moved Sia Soliola from the second-row to centre, with Louis Anderson coming off the bench to start at second row, this allowed Glenn Morrison (the 18th man) to start on the bench.
Sources: [2]
1st half
Hull F.C.’s powerful second-rower Willie Manu provided the first try for the Exiles after Wigan Warriors Thomas Leuluai carved up the English defence and offloaded the ball. Winger Pat Richards provided the conversion. England soon hit back with prop James Graham making a half break before offloading the ball to Warrington Wolves scrum half Richie Myler to sprint 35 metres to score, Kevin Sinfield added the extras.
The Exiles were to strike next on the scoreboard though, some neat interplay from Rangi Chase, George Carmont and Glenn Morrison saw the Exiles go 55 metres in one play down the left before Leuluai found Brett Hodgson in the centre of the field who provided a nice cross field kick into the arms of Tony Puletua who simply tapped it infield to St Helens R.F.C. team mate Francis Meli who had the easiest of scores.
2nd half
However with 10 minutes to go Wigan Warriors second-rower Joel Tomkins intercepted a pass on his own 10 metre line and raced nearly the length of the field to score a try, Sinfield once again added the extras to put England into a 12-10 lead. But with a minute left on the clock, Chase offloaded a ball to Puletua who gave a pass to Carmont, Carmont then stepped inside to score the decisive try, Richards converted to give the Exiles their first International Origin win. Exiles stand-off Castleford Tigers Rangi Chase was the Man of the Match.
| Position | Game 1 |
|---|---|
| Fullback | Sam Tomkins |
| Wing | Tom Briscoe |
| Centre | Chris Bridge |
| Centre | Michael Shenton |
| Wing | Ryan Hall |
| Stand Off | Kevin Sinfield |
| Scrum Half | Richie Myler |
| Prop | Jamie Peacock (c) |
| Hooker | Luke Robinson |
| Prop | James Graham |
| 2nd Row | Jon Wilkin |
| 2nd Row | Ben Westwood |
| Lock | Sean O'Loughlin |
| Interchange | Michael McIlorum |
| Interchange | Adrian Morley |
| Interchange | Gareth Carvell |
| Interchange | Joel Tomkins |
| Coach | Steve McNamara |
| 18th Man | Jamie Jones-Buchanan |
The Exiles team originally was supposed to have Matt King lining up at centre however due to his baby's birth he withdrew himself in the week preceding the match allowing Iosia Soliola to move into the centre, Louis Anderson to second-row and Glenn Morrison onto the bench. [3]
| Position | Game 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fullback | Brett Hodgson | |
| Wing | Pat Richards | |
| Centre | George Carmont | |
| Centre | Iosia Soliola | |
| Wing | Francis Meli | |
| Stand Off | Rangi Chase | |
| Scrum Half | Thomas Leuluai | |
| Prop forward | Tony Puletua | |
| Hooker | Danny Buderus (c) | |
| Prop | Mark O'Meley | |
| 2nd-row | Louis Anderson | |
| 2nd-row | Willie Manu | |
| Lock | Craig Fitzgibbon | |
| Interchange | David Faiumu | |
| Interchange | Kylie Leuluai | |
| Interchange | David Fa’alogo | |
| Interchange | Glenn Morrison | |
| Coach | Brian McLennan | |
| 18th man | Matt King | |
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