2007 in rugby league

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This article contains information on rugby league played in 2007. The season commenced with the World Club Challenge, and concluded with the New Zealand All Golds Tour in November.

Contents 1 January 2 February 2.1 22 2.2 23 3 March 4 April 5 May 6 June 7 July 8 August 9 September 10 October 11 November 12 December 13 Test Matches 13.1 ANZAC Test 13.2 Frontline Test 13.3 One off Tests 13.3.1 Trans-Tasman Test 13.4 Gillette Fusion All Golds' Centenary Tour 14 Domestic Competitions 14.1 Australia 14.1.1 National Rugby League 14.1.2 State of Origin 14.2 Europe 14.2.1 Super League XII 14.2.2 Carnegie Challenge Cup 14.2.3 UK National Leagues 15 Sources

January

February

22

• Sydney, Australia: The list of Australian rugby league's 100 greatest players from 1908-2007 is announced.

23

• Bolton, England: The 2007 World Club Challenge is won by St Helens who defeated the Brisbane Broncos 18-14 at Reebok Stadium before 23,207.

St Helens	18-14	Brisbane Broncos	23/2/2007 20:00 - Reebok Stadium, Bolton Ref: Steve Clark (Australia) Attendance: 23,207
Tries: Ade Gardner (2), Paul Sculthorpe		Tries: Corey Parker, Darius Boyd
Goals: Paul Sculthorpe (3)		Goals: Corey Parker (3)

March

• 18 - Brisbane, Australia: The Gold Coast Titans play their first ever match: a narrow 18-20 loss to the St George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium before 42,030.

April

• 20 - Brisbane, Australia: The 2007 ANZAC Day Test is won by Australia 30-6 against New Zealand at Suncorp Stadium before 35,241.

May

June

• 13 - Sydney, Australia: The 2007 State of Origin series is wrapped up by Queensland in game two of the series at Telstra Stadium before 76,924.

July

August

• August 8 - Moore Park, New South Wales: The 100 year anniversary of the formation of Australia's first rugby league governing body, the New South Wales Rugby League, is commemorated.^[1]
• August 18 - Belgrade, Serbia: The 2007 European Shield ends and is won by Serbia who finished on top of the table.
• August 25 - London, England: The 2007 Challenge Cup tournament culminates in St Helens' 30 - 8 win against Catalans Dragons in the final at Wembley Stadium before 84,241.
• August 25 - Jacksonville, USA: The 2007 AMNRL season culminates in the Connecticut Wildcats' 20-18 win against Aston DSC Bulls in the championship match.

September

• 4th - Sydney, Australia: The 2007 Dally M Awards are held and Johnathan Thurston is named NRL player of the year.
• 6th - Australia: Rugby league film The Final Winter is released.^[2]
• 9th - Auckland, New Zealand: The 2007 Bartercard Cup season culminates in the Auckland Lions' 28-4 win against Harbour League in the grand final.
• 15th - Brisbane, Australia: The 2007 Queensland Cup season culminates in the Tweed Heads Seagulls' 28-18 win against the Redcliffe Dolphins in the grand final.
• 22nd - Darwin, Australia: The 2007 Darwin Rugby League season culminates in the Litchfield Bears' 22–16 win against the University Sharks in the grand final.
• 27th - Sydney, Australia: The 9th annual Tom Brock Lecture, entitled Nothing But a Nine-Day Wonder: The founding of rugby league — Australia’s first professional code, is delivered by Sean Fagan.
• 30th - Sydney, Australia: The 2007 NRL season culminates in the minor premiers Melbourne Storm's 34–8 win against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the grand final. On 22 April 2010, the Melbourne Storm were stripped of the 2007 and 2009 premierships and the 2006–2008 minor premierships, after Storm officials confessed to the NRL that the club had committed serious and systematic breaches of the salary cap between 2006 and 2010 by running a well-organized dual contract and bookkeeping system which concealed a total of $3.17 million in payments made to players outside of the salary cap.

October

• October 13 - Manchester, England: Super League XII culminates in the Leeds Rhinos' 33-5 win against minor premiers St Helens in the grand final.

November

• 10: Wigan, England - The Great Britain national rugby league team plays its last ever match: a 28 - 22 victory over New Zealand at JJB Stadium.
• November 17 - Paris, France: The 2007 All Golds Tour, a repeat of the first ever international rugby league tour 100 years before, ends with a New Zealand win against France.

December

Test Matches

ANZAC Test

20 April 2007	Australia	30 - 6	New Zealand	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Man of the Match: Karmichael Hunt
	Try: Hindmarsh King Tate Hunt Lockyer Goal: Thurston (5)		Try: Vatuvei Goal: Marshall

Frontline Test

22 June 2007	Great Britain	42 - 14	France	Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds
	Try: McGuire 10' m Burrow (2) 28' c, 50' c Langley 36' c Wild 43' m Morley 47' c Sykes 55' m Roby 67' c Goal: Sinfield (5)		Try: Grésèque (2) 20' m, 24' c Anselme 60' m Goal: Bosc

One off Tests

Trans-Tasman Test

• Cameron Smith became the 67th player to captain Australia and did it in style scoring 1 try and 6 goals in Australia's 58–0 victory over New Zealand.

13 October 2007	New Zealand Kiwis	0 - 58	Australian Kangaroos	Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand Attendance: 16,681
			Try: Israel Folau (2) Steve Price Greg Inglis (3) Jarryd Hayne Brett Stewart Greg Bird Willie Mason Cameron Smith Goal: Cameron Smith (6) Kurt Gidley

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28 October 2007	France	46 - 16	Scotland	Stade Gilbert Brutus, Perpignan
	Try: Rinaldi 10' Stacul 13' Planas 20' Houles 34' Anselme 38' Bosc 63' Grésèque 70' Moly 78' Goal: Grésèque (7)		Try: Benn 27' Nanyn 44' Paterson 60' Goal: Nanyn (2)

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28 October 2007	Wales	50 - 10	Papua New Guinea	Brewery Field, Bridgend
	Try: Joseph Halley (2) Gibson (2) Roberts M. James (2) Penkywicz Lennon Goal: Harris (5) Lennon Hughes		Try: Moni Kolo Goal: Wilshere

Gillette Fusion All Golds' Centenary Tour

20 October 2007	Northern Union	18 - 25	All Golds	Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington
	Try: McGuire (2) Clarke Yeaman Goal: Rooney (3)		Try: Lauitiiti (2) Eastwood V. Anderson Toopi Goal: Jones (5)

Three points for a try, as per inaugural Test in 1907.

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27 October 2007	Great Britain	20 - 14	New Zealand	Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
	Try: Fa'asavalu 29' Raynor 49' Burgess 62' Goal: Burrow (4)		Try: Hape (2) 3', 75' Whatuira 34' Goal: Hohaia

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3rd November 2007	Great Britain	44 - 0	New Zealand	KC Stadium, Kingston-upon-Hull
	Try: Peacock 2' c Pryce (2) 14' c, 77' c Raynor 39' m Wellens 50' c Gardner 56' m Burrow 63' c Senior 71' c Goal: Sinfield (5) Burrow

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10 November 2007	Great Britain	28 - 22	New Zealand	JJB Stadium, Wigan
	Try: Graham 32' Senior 36' Hodgson 40' Burrow 44' McGuire 54' Goal: Burrow (4)		Try: Stanley 7', 66' Whatuira 11' Tuiaki 80' Goal: Smith (3)

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17 November 2007	France	14 - 22	New Zealand	Paris
	Try: Goal:		Try: Goal:

Domestic Competitions

Australia

National Rugby League

The 2007 NRL Season will run from 16 March 2007 to 30 September 2007, with the latter date hosting the Grand Final at Sydney's Telstra Stadium.

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	B	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Melbourne	24	21	0	3	1	627	277	+350	44
2	Manly-Warringah	24	18	0	6	1	597	377	+220	38
3	North Queensland	24	15	0	9	1	547	618	-71	32
4	Warriors	24	13	1	10	1	593	434	+159	29
5	Parramatta	24	13	0	11	1	573	481	+92	28
6	Bulldogs	24	12	0	12	1	575	528	+47	26
7	South Sydney	24	12	0	12	1	408	399	+9	26
8	Brisbane	24	11	0	13	1	511	476	+35	24
9	Wests Tigers	24	11	0	13	1	541	561	-20	24
10	Sydney	24	10	1	13	1	445	610	-165	23
11	Cronulla-Sutherland	24	10	0	14	1	463	403	+60	22
12	Gold Coast	24	10	0	14	1	409	559	-150	22
13	St George Illawarra	24	9	0	15	1	431	509	-78	20
14	Canberra	24	9	0	15	1	522	650	-128	20
15	Newcastle	24	9	0	15	1	418	708	-290	20
16	Penrith	24	8	0	16	1	539	607	-68	18

State of Origin

2007 State of Origin series

Europe

Super League XII

The Super League is the top club competition in Europe. In 2007 there are eleven English teams and one French team in the 2007 season, known as Super League XII

Carnegie Challenge Cup

The Rugby League Challenge Cup is the most prestigious knock-out competition in the world of Rugby League. It features teams from across Europe including England, Scotland, Wales, France and Russia.

Catalans Dragons become the first non-English side to reach the final. They will play holders St Helens at Wembley Stadium on 25 August.

UK National Leagues

The National Leagues kick off on April 5. There are two divisions, and the top team in National One has the opportunity to enter SuperLeague, subject to minimum standards.

Sources

• "NZ League To Take Hard Line With NRL", xtraMSN website, retrieved 27 July 2006.
• " South Africa incentive for BARLA boys", Cumberland News, retrieved October 6, 2006.