2013 Rugby League World Cup Group A

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2013 Rugby League World Cup Group A is one of the four groups in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The group comprises Australia, England, Fiji and Ireland.

Ladder

Team	Pld	W	D	L	TF	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
Australia	3	3	0	0	20	112	22	+90	6
England	3	2	0	1	18	96	40	+56	4
Fiji	3	1	0	2	8	46	82	–36	2
Ireland	3	0	0	3	3	14	124	–110	0

All times are local – UTC+0/GMT in English venues. UTC+1/CET in French venues. UTC+0/WET in Irish venues. UTC+0/GMT in Welsh venues.

Australia vs England

26 October 2013 14:30

Australia	28–20	England
Try: Thurston 27' c Bird 37' c Slater 40' c B. Morris 44' m Boyd 71' m Goal: Thurston (4/6) 27', 37', 40', 64'	Report	Try: Hall 8' m Cudjoe 20' c G. Burgess 51' c Charnley 76' m Goal: Sinfield (2/4) 20', 51'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Attendance: 45,052 Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand) Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston (Australia)

FB 1 Billy Slater RW 2 Brett Morris RC 3 Brent Tate LC 4 Greg Inglis LW 5 Darius Boyd SO 6 Johnathan Thurston SH 7 Cooper Cronk PR 8 Matt Scott HK 9 Cameron Smith (c) PR 10 James Tamou SR 11 Greg Bird SR 12 Sam Thaiday LF 13 Paul Gallen Substitutions: IC 14 Robbie Farah IC 15 Andrew Fifita IC 16 Luke Lewis IC 17 Corey Parker Coach: Tim Sheens

FB 1 Sam Tomkins RW 2 Josh Charnley RC 3 Kallum Watkins LC 4 Leroy Cudjoe LW 5 Ryan Hall SO 6 Rangi Chase SH 7 Kevin Sinfield (c) PR 8 Chris Hill HK 9 James Roby PR 10 George Burgess SR 11 Brett Ferres SR 12 Ben Westwood LF 13 Sam Burgess Substitutions: IC 14 Gareth Widdop IC 15 Carl Ablett IC 16 Tom Burgess IC 17 Lee Mossop Coach: Steve McNamara

Touch Judges: Robert Hicks (England) Grant Atkins (Australia) Video Referee: Ben Thaler (England)

Note: The match between Australia and England was the opening match of the World Cup, and was held at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff as part of a double-header with Wales vs Italy.

Fiji vs Ireland

28 October 2013 20:00

Fiji	32–14	Ireland
Try: Uate (3) 9' m, 64 m, 71 m K. Naiqama 12' c T. Sims 52' c K. Sims 65' m Goal: W. Naiqama (4/7) 12', 38', 52', 65'	Report	Try: McCarthy 23' m Blanch 76' m Hasson 79' c Goal: Richards (1/3) 80'

Spotland Stadium, Rochdale Attendance: 8,872 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Kevin Naiqama (Fiji)

FB 1 Kevin Naiqama RW 2 Marika Koroibete RC 3 Sisa Waqa LC 4 Wes Naiqama LW 5 Akuila Uate SO 6 Alipate Noilea SH 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Ashton Sims HK 9 James Storer PR 10 Petero Civoniceva (c) SR 11 Tariq Sims SR 12 Jayson Bukuya LF 13 Korbin Sims Substitutes IC 14 Apisai Koroisau IC 15 Eloni Vunakece IC 16 Kane Evans IC 17 Vitale Junior Roqica Coach: Rick Stone

FB 1 Scott Grix RW 2 Damien Blanch RC 3 Stuart Littler LC 4 Api Pewhairangi LW 5 Pat Richards SO 6 James Mendeika SH 7 Liam Finn (c) PR 8 Brett White HK 9 Rory Kostjasyn PR 10 Eamon O'Carroll SR 11 Tyrone McCarthy SR 12 David Allen LF 13 Ben Currie Substitutes IC 14 Bob Beswick IC 15 James Hasson IC 16 Kurt Haggerty IC 17 Anthony Mullally Coach: Mark Aston

Touch Judges: Mark Craven (England) Tony Martin (England) Video Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand)

England vs Ireland

2 November 2013 14:30

England	42–0	Ireland
Try: Hall (3) 2' m, 13' c, 22' m Briscoe (2) 17' m, 19' c Ferres 24' c Watkins 57' c Chase 69' c Goal: Sinfield (4/7) 14', 20', 24', 57' Widdop (1/1) 69'	Report

John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield Attendance: 24,375* Referee: Thierry Alibert (France) Player of the Match: Ryan Hall (England)

FB 1 Sam Tomkins RW 2 Tom Briscoe RC 3 Kallum Watkins LC 4 Leroy Cudjoe LW 5 Ryan Hall SO 6 Rangi Chase SH 7 Kevin Sinfield (c) PR 8 Chris Hill HK 9 James Roby PR 10 George Burgess SR 11 Brett Ferres SR 12 Ben Westwood LF 13 Sean O'Loughlin Substitutes IC 14 Gareth Widdop IC 15 Carl Ablett IC 16 Tom Burgess IC 17 James Graham Coach: Steve McNamara

FB 1 James Mendeika RW 2 Damien Blanch RC 3 Stuart Littler LC 4 Apirana Pewhairangi LW 5 Pat Richards SO 6 Ben Currie SH 7 Liam Finn (c) PR 8 Brett White HK 9 Rory Kostjasyn PR 10 James Hasson SR 11 Simon Finnigan SR 12 David Allen LF 13 Tyrone McCarthy Substitutes IC 14 Bob Beswick IC 15 Luke Ambler IC 16 Danny Bridge IC 17 Anthony Mullally Coach: Mark Aston

Touch Judges: Jamal Thompson (New Zealand) Jose Pereira (France) Video Referee: Henry Perenara (New Zealand)

• The Attendance of 24,375 is still a stadium record crowd at the John Smiths Stadium

Australia vs Fiji

2 November 2013 20:00

Australia	34–2	Fiji
Try: Papalii 15'c Boyd 21' m Jennings 31' c Morris 42' c Cherry-Evans 52' c Lewis 66' c Goal: Thurston (5/6) 15', 31', 42', 52', 67'	Report	Goal: Noilea (1/1) 7'

Langtree Park, St. Helens Attendance: 14,137 Referee: Richard Silverwood (England) Player of the Match: Johnathan Thurston (Australia)

FB 1 Greg Inglis RW 2 Jarryd Hayne RC 3 Josh Morris LC 4 Michael Jennings LW 5 Darius Boyd SO 6 Johnathan Thurston SH 7 Daly Cherry-Evans PR 8 Matt Scott HK 9 Cameron Smith (c) PR 10 James Tamou SR 11 Luke Lewis SR 12 Josh Papalii LF 13 Nate Myles Substitutes IC 14 Boyd Cordner IC 15 Robbie Farah IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Paul Gallen Coach: Tim Sheens

FB 1 Kevin Naiqama RW 2 Marika Koroibete RC 3 Sisa Waqa LC 4 Daryl Millard LW 5 Akuila Uate SO 6 Alipate Noilea SH 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Ashton Sims HK 9 James Storer PR 10 Petero Civoniceva SR 11 Tariq Sims SR 12 Jason Bukuya LF 13 Korbin Sims Substitutes IC 14 Apisai Koroisau IC 15 Eloni Vunakece IC 16 Kane Evans IC 17 Vitale Junior Roqica Coach: Rick Stone

Touch Judges: James Child (England) Tim Roby (England) Video Referee: Ben Thaler (England)

England vs Fiji

9 November 2013 14:30

England	34–12	Fiji
Try: Westwood 38' c S. Burgess 41' c Ferres 44' c Hall (2) 49' c, 56' m Burrow 53' c Goal: Sinfield (5/6) 38', 43', 45', 49', 53'	Report	Try: Vunakece 33' c Radradra 72' c Goal: Naiqama (2/2) 34', 73'

KC Stadium, Hull Attendance: 25,114 Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia) Player of the Match: Sam Burgess (England)

FB 1 Sam Tomkins RW 2 Tom Briscoe RC 3 Kallum Watkins LC 4 Leroy Cudjoe LW 5 Ryan Hall SO 6 Rangi Chase SH 7 Kevin Sinfield (c) PR 8 James Graham HK 9 Michael McIlorum PR 10 Sam Burgess SR 11 Brett Ferres SR 12 Ben Westwood LF 13 Sean O'Loughlin Substitutes IC 14 Rob Burrow IC 15 Liam Farrell IC 16 Chris Hill IC 17 George Burgess Coach: Steve McNamara

FB 1 Kevin Naiqama RW 2 Marika Koroibete RC 3 Daryl Millard LC 4 Wes Naiqama LW 5 Semi Radradra SO 6 Ryan Millard SH 7 Aaron Groom PR 8 Ashton Sims HK 9 James Storer PR 10 Petero Civoniceva (c) SR 11 Jason Bukuya SR 12 Tariq Sims LF 13 Korbin Sims Substitutes IC 14 Eloni Vunakece IC 15 Peni Botiki IC 16 Vitale Junior Roqica IC 17 Kane Evans Coach: Rick Stone

Touch Judges: Jamal Thompson (New Zealand) Grant Atkins (Australia) Video Referee: Shayne Hayne (Australia)

Australia vs Ireland

9 November 2013 20:00

Australia	50–0	Ireland
Try: Hayne (2) 2' m, 76' c Cronk (2) 11' c, 57' c Bird 29' c Morris 32' c Slater 40' m Cherry-Evans 60' c Fifita 65' c Goal: Smith (3/5) 11', 30', 33' Parker (4/4) 57', 60', 66', 76'	Report

Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 5,021 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Player of the Match: Daly Cherry-Evans

FB 1 Billy Slater RW 2 Brett Morris RC 3 Josh Morris LC 4 Brent Tate LW 5 Jarryd Hayne SO 6 Daly Cherry-Evans SH 7 Cooper Cronk PR 8 Paul Gallen HK 9 Cameron Smith (c) PR 10 James Tamou SR 11 Greg Bird SR 12 Sam Thaiday LF 13 Nate Myles Substitutes IC 14 Boyd Cordner IC 15 Robbie Farah IC 16 Andrew Fifita IC 17 Corey Parker Coach: Tim Sheens

FB 1 Scott Grix RW 2 Damien Blanch RC 3 Stuart Littler LC 4 Joshua Toole LW 5 Pat Richards SO 6 James Mendeika SH 7 Liam Finn (c) PR 8 Brett White HK 9 Rory Kostjasyn PR 10 Anthony Mullally SR 11 Tyrone McCarthy SR 12 David Allen LF 13 Simon Finnigan Substitutes IC 14 Bob Beswick IC 15 James Hasson IC 16 Ben Currie IC 17 Luke Ambler Coach: Mark Aston

Touch Judges: Joe Cobb (England) George Stokes (England) Video Referee: Thierry Alibert (France)