Ireland 58-18 Russia

A hat-trick from Captain Stuart Littler boosted Ireland's hopes of reaching the 2008 Rugby League World Cup in Australia.
Ireland won 58-10 with the win meaning that they now face a key game against Lebanon in Dewsbury next month.
The visitors ran into a 10-0 lead, but Ireland hit back with 11 tries to win the game.
Damien Blanch also grabbed a hat-trick to match the achievements of the Irish captain, while Sean Gleeson and Bob Beswick each scored twice. Paul Handforth went over for Ireland’s other try.
You must be logged in to leave a commentIreland won 58-10 with the win meaning that they now face a key game against Lebanon in Dewsbury next month.
The visitors ran into a 10-0 lead, but Ireland hit back with 11 tries to win the game.
Damien Blanch also grabbed a hat-trick to match the achievements of the Irish captain, while Sean Gleeson and Bob Beswick each scored twice. Paul Handforth went over for Ireland’s other try.
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| Round: Play Offs Sat 11 Sep 15:45 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sat 11 Sep 18:00 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 12 Sep 18:45 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Fri 17 Sep 20:00 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sat 18 Sep 18:15 | ||
16 - 12 |
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| The Willows Sun 5th September | ||
14 - 18 |
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| The KC Stadium Sat 4th September | ||
12 - 26 |
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| Stade Gilbert Brutus Sat 4th September | ||
30 - 24 |
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| Racecourse Sat 4th September | ||
40 - 30 |
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| GPW Recruitment Stadium Sat 4th September | ||
22 - 36 |
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| Twickenham Stoop Fri 3rd September | ||
| Pos | Name | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan | 27 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 44 |
| 2 | St Helens | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| 3 | Warrington | 27 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 40 |
| 4 | Leeds | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 35 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 27 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 33 |
| 6 | Hull FC | 27 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 32 |
| 7 | Hull K R | 27 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 29 |
| 8 | Crusaders | 27 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 24 |
| 9 | Castleford | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
| 10 | Bradford | 27 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 19 |
| 11 | Wakefield | 27 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 12 | Salford | 27 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 16 |
| 13 | Harlequins | 27 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 14 |
| 14 | Catalans | 27 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
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| Round: Play Offs Thu 2 Sep 19:30 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 5 Sep 15:00 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Thu 9 Sep 19:30 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Fri 10 Sep 19:30 | ||
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| Round: Final Sun 26 Sep | ||
26 - 12 |
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| Recreation Ground Sun 22nd August | ||
24 - 32 |
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| Cougar Park Sun 22nd August | ||
72 - 20 |
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| Bigfellas Stadium Sun 22nd August | ||
24 - 38 |
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| Sat 21st August | ||
29 - 28 |
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| Don Valley Stadium Thu 19th August | ||
14 - 32 |
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| Craven Park Wed 18th August | ||
| Pos | Name | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Featherstone | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 2 | Halifax | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 50 |
| 3 | Leigh | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | Barrow | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | Widnes | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 38 |
| 6 | Sheffield | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Batley | 20 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 29 |
| 8 | Toulouse | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 27 |
| 9 | Dewsbury | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 26 |
| 10 | Whitehaven | 20 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Keighley * | 20 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 5 Sep 15:30 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 5 Sep 15:00 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 12 Sep 15:00 | ||
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| Round: Play Offs Sun 12 Sep 15:00 | ||
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| Round: Final Sun 26 Sep | ||
18 - 48 |
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| New River Stadium Fri 27th August | ||
32 - 24 |
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| South Leeds Stadium Sun 22nd August | ||
16 - 26 |
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| Spotland Stadium Sun 22nd August | ||
94 - 0 |
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| Sedgley Park Sun 22nd August | ||
46 - 12 |
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| Keepoat Stadium Sun 22nd August | ||
16 - 18 |
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| Sun 15th August | ||
25 - 24 |
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| Bloomfield Road Sun 18th July | ||
18 - 48 |
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| Cougar Park Sun 20th June | ||
4 - 25 |
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| Leigh Sports Village Thu 17th June | ||
6 - 42 |
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| South Leeds Stadium Sun 6th June | ||
26 - 16 |
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| Mount Pleasant Sun 6th June | ||
32 - 6 |
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| Cougar Park Sun 6th June | ||
| Pos | Name | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 219 |
| 2 | Panthers | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 156 |
| 3 | Wests | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 34 |
| 4 | Titans | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| 5 | Warriors | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 53 |
| 6 | Roosters | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 49 |
| 7 | Raiders | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Sea Eagles | 24 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 35 |
| 9 | Rabbitohs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 17 |
| 10 | Broncos | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | -27 |
| 11 | Knights | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | -70 |
| 12 | Eels | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | -78 |
| 13 | Bulldogs | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | -45 |
| 14 | Sharks | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | -255 |
| 15 | Cowboys | 24 | 5 | 0 | 19 | -242 |
| 16 | Storm | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 126 |
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| Finals Week 1 Sep 10 5:15pm Skilled Park | ||
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| Finals Week 1 Sep 11 4:00pm Sydney Football Stadium | ||
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| Finals Week 1 Sep 11 6:00pm CUA Stadium, Penrith | ||
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| Finals Week 1 Sep 12 1:30pm WIN Jubilee Stadium | ||







