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Rugby League: Four Nations - 2009 - Highlights 23/10/09

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Tanya Arnold hosts highlights from the opening games in the inaugural Four Nations tournament, in which England, Australia, New Zealand and France play each other in a round-robin format with the two best teams qualifying for the final at Elland Road. Hosts England kicked the tournament off with a game against France at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium. Head coach Tony Smith would have been confident of a winning start after England thrashed the French 66-12 in Paris in June. In the other game, Australia took on New Zealand at the Twickenham Stoop in a repeat of last year's World Cup final, in which Kiwis upset the odds to come out on top.