▁partner , ▁F édération ▁Fran çaise ▁de ▁Rugby ▁à ▁XIII , ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁enter ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Part icip ating ▁teams ▁Each ▁team ▁was ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁once ▁during ▁the ▁round ▁ro bin ▁tournament . ▁The ▁top ▁two ▁finishing ▁teams ▁would ▁then ▁contest ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Squad s ▁Each ▁nation ▁was ▁to ▁choose ▁a ▁ 2 4 - man ▁squad ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁particip ate ▁for ▁the ▁Four ▁Nations . ▁ ▁Australia ▁Australian ▁coach ▁Tim ▁She ens ' ▁squad ▁for ▁the ▁tournament ▁was : ▁ ▁* Rep la ced ▁originally ▁selected ▁Israel ▁Fol au ▁who ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁twenty ▁four ▁players , ▁twenty ▁three ▁were ▁Australian ▁born ▁while ▁one ▁was ▁F ij ian ▁born . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Co ach : ▁ ▁Stephen ▁K ear ney ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁twenty ▁four ▁players , ▁nin ete en ▁were ▁New ▁Zealand ▁born ▁while ▁four ▁were ▁Australian ▁born ▁and ▁one ▁T ong an ▁born . ▁▁ 1 ▁Ru led ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁on ▁ 5 ▁November ▁after ▁breaking ▁his ▁hand ▁in ▁the ▁Round ▁two ▁victory ▁over ▁France . ▁▁ 2 ▁Register ed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁squad ▁before ▁the ▁tournament ▁started ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁revealed ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁Europe ▁from ▁Australia ▁by ▁the ▁K iw is ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October . ▁▁ 3 ▁The ▁only ▁non ▁National ▁Rugby ▁League ▁player ▁in