2012 World Club Challenge

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2012 (2012) World Club Challenge
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MAN Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg 6612
Date17 February 2012
Stadium Headingley Carnegie Stadium
Location Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Man of the Match Ryan Hall Rhinoscolours.svg
Referee Ashley Klein Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Attendance21,062
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The 2012 World Club Challenge (also known due to sponsorship as the Heinz Big Soup World Club Challenge) was the thirteenth consecutive World Club Challenge and was contested by Super League XVI champions, Leeds Rhinos and 2011 NRL Premiers, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. [1]

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Background

Leeds Rhinos

Leeds had finished the 2011 Super League season in 5th place before making their way to the Grand Final with wins over Hull F.C. (42-10), Huddersfield (34-28) and Warrington (26-24). In the Super League Grand Final, Leeds defeated St. Helens 32–16.

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

The Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles finished the 2011 NRL season in 2nd place and went on to defeat the 6th placed New Zealand Warriors 24–10 in the Grand Final. To get to their 3rd Grand Final appearance since 2007, Manly defeated North Queensland 42–8, and the Brisbane Broncos 24–14.

Following the off-season, they lost one trial match against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 6-36 before flying to England for the World Club Challenge. Unlike 2009, Manly would not play a warm up game while in England.

Teams

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Leeds Rhinos
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Manly-Warringah
FB1 Brent Webb
RW2 Ben Jones-Bishop
RC6 Kallum Watkins
LC4 Zak Hardaker
LW5 Ryan Hall
SO13 Kevin Sinfield (c)
SH6 Danny McGuire
PR8 Kylie Leuluai
HK7 Rob Burrow
PR10 Jamie Peacock
SR11 Jamie Jones-Buchanan
SR15 Brett Delaney
LF12 Carl Ablett
Substitutions:
IC9 Paul McShane
IC20 Darrell Griffin
IC16 Ryan Bailey
IC18 Chris Clarkson
Coach:
Flag of England.svg Brian McDermott
FB1 Brett Stewart
RW2 David Williams
RC3 Jamie Lyon (c)
LC4 Steve Matai
LW5 Michael Oldfield
FE6 Kieran Foran
HB7 Daly Cherry-Evans
PR8 Jason King
HK9 Matt Ballin
PR10 Brent Kite
SR11 Anthony Watmough
SR12 Tony Williams
LK13 Glenn Stewart
Substitutions:
IC14 Jamie Buhrer
IC15 Vic Mauro
IC16 Darcy Lussick
IC17 George Rose
Coach:
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Match details

Sunday 17 February
20:00 UTC+0
Leeds Rhinos Rhinoscolours.svg 26 – 12 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Tries:
Ryan Hall (2)
Kallum Watkins
Ben Jones-Bishop
Carl Ablett
Goals:
Kevin Sinfield (3/5)
[2]
Tries:
Brett Stewart
Daly Cherry-Evans


Goals:
Jamie Lyon (2/2)
Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
Attendance: 21,062
Referee: Ashley Klein Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Player of the Match: Ryan Hall Rhinoscolours.svg [3]

The game was highlighted by Ryan Hall's 90-metre intercept try off a Brett Stewart pass midway through the first half to give Leeds a 10–0 lead. [4] Leeds' win in front of a full house at Headingley saw them get revenge for their 28–20 loss to Manly in the 2009 World Club Challenge at Elland Road.

References

  1. Smith, Peter (11 October 2011). "Leeds Rhinos exclusive: Bring on Aussie champs Manly Sea Eagles". Yorkshire Evening Post . Yorkshire Post Newspapers . Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  2. "2012 WCC - Leeds vs Manly-Warringah". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. Mascord, Steve (19 February 2012). "Rhinos trample Wolfman in his comeback game". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. 2012 World Club Challenge highlights