The 1995 Rugby League Emerging Nations Tournament was held alongside the Centenary Rugby League World Cup. Although the competition received little build-up or promotion, the novelty value of the teams taking part encouraged relatively large crowds, and the competition was a success. A crowd of 4,147 was present at Gigg Lane, Bury for the final between the Cook Islands and Ireland.
Squads
Cook Islands
- Managers – Paul Vaetoru, Ian Wilmott
- Coaches – Paul McGreal, Nooroa Tupa
| Player | Club | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| Turara Bates | Titikaveka Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Bowen | Illawarra Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| James Cuthers | Otahuhu Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Ali Davys | Brisbane Broncos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tama Henry | Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hunter | Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Martin Iro | Titikaveka Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lefour Jack | Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Denvour Johnston | Wellington Rugby League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Alec Kermode | Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Lloyd Matapo | Titikaveka Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piri Matapo | Titikaveka Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meti Noovao | Auckland City Vulcans | 3 | 19 | 0 | 50 |
| Andrew Paitai | Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Piakura | Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sonny Shepherd | Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Taoro Strickland | Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tangimetua Tangimetua | Ngatantiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ngere Tariu | Tupapa-Maraerenga Panthers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jason Temu | Oldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tungane Tini | Tupap-Maraerenga Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiri Toa | Ngatangiia-Matavera Sea Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Allan Tuara | Tupap-Maraerenga Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Ireland
- Manager Mark Casham
- Coaches Niel Wood, Terry Flanagan
| Player | Club | Tries | Goals | Field Goals | Points |
| Michael Browne | Tallaght Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leo Casey | Featherstone Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Cleary | Dublin Blues Rugby League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phelim Comerford | Dublin Blues Rugby League | 2 | 12 | 0 | 32 |
| Martin Crompton | Oldham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eric Doyle | Dublin Blues Rugby League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Des Foy | Oldham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Gavin Gordon | Bangor Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Gary Grainey | Leigh Miners Welfare ARLFC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Liam Horrigan | Woolston Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Seamus McCallion | Bramley RLFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig McElhatton | Bradford Dudley Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Eugene McEntaggert | Dublin Blues Rugby League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Nuttall | Newsome Magpies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor O'Sullivan | Dublin Blues Rugby League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Paul Owens | Bradford Dudley Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Slicker | Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Smith | Bradford Northern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rickey Smith | Bangor Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bryan Smyth | Illingworth ARLFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Topping | Oldham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Venues
The games were played at various venues in England. The Final was played at Gigg Lane in Bury.
Group A
Results
Final standings
- Cook Islands advanced to the final.
Group B
Results
Final standings
| Team | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Points |
 Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 32 | +58 | 4 |
 Moldova | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 67 | -17 | 2 |
 Morocco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 66 | −41 | 0 |
- Ireland advanced to the final.
Final
See also
References
External links
- "World Cup 1995 details". The Vault. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- Rugby league Emerging Nations Tournament Official Brochure, 1995
- The Rugby League World Cup book, League Publications Ltd, 2000
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United States
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