2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup is one of the four groups in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup, which began on 27 October and was completed on 12 November 2017. The group comprised hosts Australia as well as England and France. They were joined by the winner of the Middle East-Africa qualifier, Lebanon. The group was one of two weighted groups containing top seeded teams where the top 3 qualify for the quarter finals. Australia, England and Lebanon finished the group stage in these positions. [1]

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Standings

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (H)330010410+946Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of England.svg  England 32016934+354
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 31023981422
4Flag of France.svg  France 300330117870
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts

Matches

Australia vs England

27 October 2017
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg18–4Flag of England.svg  England
Tries:
Gillett (23') 1
Slater (29') 1
Dugan (79') 1
Goals:
Smith 3/4
(25', 76' pen, 80')
Report
Tries:
1 (5') McGillvary
Goals:
0/1 Widdop
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne [2]
Attendance: 22,724
Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia)
Player of the Match: Billy Slater (Australia)
Team lists:
FB1 Billy Slater
WG2 Dane Gagai
CE3 Will Chambers
CE4 Josh Dugan
WG5 Valentine Holmes
FE6 Michael Morgan
HB7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Aaron Woods
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 David Klemmer
SR11 Boyd Cordner
SR12 Matt Gillett
LK13 Jake Trbojevic
Substitutes:
IC14 Wade Graham
IC15 Jordan McLean
IC16 Josh McGuire
IC17 Tyson Frizell
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Meninga
FB1 Jonny Lomax
WG2 Jermaine McGillvary
CE3 Kallum Watkins
CE4 John Bateman
WG5 Ryan Hall
FE6 Gareth Widdop
HB7 Luke Gale
PR8 Chris Hill
HK9 Josh Hodgson
PR10 James Graham
SR11 Sam Burgess
SR12 Elliott Whitehead
LK13 Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutes:
IC15 Chris Heighington
IC16 Thomas Burgess
IC17 James Roby
IC18 Ben Currie
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Bennett

France vs Lebanon

29 October 2017
16:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
France  Flag of France.svg18–29Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tries:
Ader (16', 52') 2
Cardace (68') 1
Goals:
Barthau 3/4
(20' pen, 53', 69')
Report
Tries:
2 (40', 80') Robinson
1 (8') Layoun
1 (63') Doueihi
1 (76') Moses
Goals:
4/5 Moses
(9', 40', 64', 77')
Field Goals:
1 (74') Moses
Canberra Stadium, Canberra [3]
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia)
Player of the Match: Mitchell Moses (Lebanon)
Team lists:
FB1 Mark Kheirallah
WG2 Fouad Yaha
CE3 Bastien Ader
CE4 Damien Cardace
WG5 Ilias Bergal
FE6 Theo Fages (c)
HB7 William Barthau
PR8 Antoni Maria
HK9 Éloi Pélissier
PR10 Julian Bousquet
SR11 Benjamin Garcia
SR12 Benjamin Jullien
LK13 Jason Baitieri
Substitutes:
IC14 Clément Boyer
IC15 Nabil Djalout
IC16 Thibaut Margalet
IC17 Lucas Albert
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Aurelien Cologni
FB1 Anthony Layoun
WG2 Travis Robinson
CE3 James Elias
CE4 Jason Wehbe
WG5 Abbas Miski
FE6 Mitchell Moses
HB7 Robbie Farah (c)
PR8 Tim Mannah
HK17 Andrew Kazzi
PR14Mitchell Mamary
SR16 Jaleel Seve-Derbas
SR12 Ahmad Ellaz
LK13 Nick Kassis
Substitutes:
IC9 Michael Lichaa
IC10 Alex Twal
IC15 Elias Sukkar
IC18 Adam Doueihi
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Fittler

Notes:

  • Lebanon's victory over France was their first ever win at a World Cup. [3]

Australia vs France

3 November 2017
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg52–6Flag of France.svg  France
Tries:
Graham (12', 15', 31', 66') 4
Munster (43', 74') 2
Dugan (33') 1
Frizell (49') 1
Slater (52') 1
Holmes (78') 1
Goals:
Smith 6/8
(16', 32', 44', 51', 53', 67')
Munster 0/2
Report
Tries:
1 (24') Kheirallah
Goals:
1/1 Marginet
(25')
Canberra Stadium, Canberra [4]
Attendance: 12,293
Referee: Robert Hicks (England)
Player of the Match: Wade Graham (Australia)
Team lists:
FB1 Billy Slater
WG2 Tom Trbojevic
CE3 Will Chambers
CE4 Josh Dugan
WG5 Josh Mansour
FE6 Michael Morgan
HB14 Cameron Munster
PR8 Jordan McLean
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 Reagan Campbell-Gillard
SR11 Wade Graham
SR12 Tyson Frizell
LK13 Josh McGuire
Substitutes:
IC15 Felise Kaufusi
IC16 Aaron Woods
IC17 David Klemmer
IC18 Valentine Holmes
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Meninga
FB1 Mark Kheirallah
WG2 Fouad Yaha
CE3 Bastien Ader
CE4 Olivier Arnaud
WG5 Ilias Bergal
FE6 Rémy Marginet
HB7 Theo Fages (c)
PR13 Jason Baitieri
HK17 John Boudebza
PR10 Julian Bousquet
SR11 Benjamin Garcia
SR12 Benjamin Jullien
LK15 Mickaël Rouch
Substitutes:
IC8 Maxime Hérold
IC9 Éloi Pélissier
IC14 Thibaut Margalet
IC16 Romain Navarrete
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Aurelien Cologni

England vs Lebanon

4 November 2017
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
England  Flag of England.svg29–10Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tries:
Watkins (9') 1
McGillvary (25') 1
Hall (28') 1
Currie (32') 1
T. Burgess (56') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/5
(11', 26', 33', 57')
Field Goals:
Widdop (80') 1
Report
Tries:
1 (18') Kassis
1 (76') Wehbe
Goals:
1/2 Moses
(19')
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney [5]
Attendance: 10,237
Referee: Ben Thaler (England)
Player of the Match: Josh Hodgson (England)
Team lists:
FB21 Stefan Ratchford
WG2 Jermaine McGillvary
CE3 Kallum Watkins
CE4 John Bateman
WG5 Ryan Hall
FE6 Gareth Widdop
HB7 Luke Gale
PR8 Chris Hill
HK9 Josh Hodgson
PR10 James Graham
SR11 Ben Currie
SR12 Elliott Whitehead
LK13 Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutes:
IC14 Alex Walmsley
IC15 Chris Heighington
IC16 Thomas Burgess
IC18 George Williams
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Bennett
FB1 Daniel Abou-Sleiman
WG2 Travis Robinson
CE3 Bilal Maarbani
CE4 Adam Doueihi
WG5 Abbas Miski
FE6 Mitchell Moses
HB7 Robbie Farah (c)
PR8 Tim Mannah
HK16 Jamie Clark
PR14Mitchell Mamary
SR10 Alex Twal
SR12 Ahmad Ellaz
LK13 Nick Kassis
Substitutes:
IC9 Michael Lichaa
IC15 Ray Moujalli
IC17 Jason Wehbe
IC18 Elias Sukkar
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Fittler

Australia vs Lebanon

11 November 2017
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg34–0Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Tries:
Munster (9', 50') 2
Maloney (25') 1
Cordner (55') 1
Gagai (76') 1
T. Trbojevic (79') 1
Goals:
Maloney 4/4
(52', 56', 78', 80')
Smith 1/2
(26')
Report
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney [6]
Attendance: 21,127
Referee: James Child (England)
Player of the Match: Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Australia)
Team lists:
FB1 Valentine Holmes
WG2 Dane Gagai
CE3 Tom Trbojevic
CE4 Cameron Munster
WG5 Josh Mansour
FE6 James Maloney
HB7 Cooper Cronk
PR8 Aaron Woods
HK9 Cameron Smith (c)
PR10 David Klemmer
SR11 Boyd Cordner
SR12 Matt Gillett
LK13 Felise Kaufusi
Substitutes:
IC14 Ben Hunt
IC15 Jordan McLean
IC16 Reagan Campbell-Gillard
IC17 Wade Graham
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mal Meninga
FB1 Anthony Layoun
WG19 Danny Barakat
CE3 James Elias
CE4 Adam Doueihi
WG5 Abbas Miski
FE6 Mitchell Moses
HB7 Robbie Farah (c)
PR8 Tim Mannah
HK9 Michael Lichaa
PR15 Ray Moujalli
SR11 Chris Saab
SR12 Ahmad Ellaz
LK16 Jamie Clark
Substitutes:
IC10 Alex Twal
IC14Mitchell Mamary
IC17 Andrew Kazzi
IC17 Jason Wehbe
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brad Fittler

England vs France

12 November 2017
18:00 AWST (UTC+8)
England  Flag of England.svg36–6Flag of France.svg  France
Tries:
McGillvary (42', 64') 2
Widdop (3') 1
Ratchford (6') 1
Graham (9') 1
Percival (23') 1
Bateman (29') 1
Goals:
Widdop 4/7
(4', 7', 10', 43')
Report
Tries:
1 (34') Garcia
Goals:
1/1 Albert
(35')
Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth [7]
Attendance: 14,744
Referee: Phil Bentham (England)
Player of the Match: Gareth Widdop (England)
Team lists:
FB1 Gareth Widdop
WG2 Stefan Ratchford
CE3 Mark Percival
CE4 John Bateman
WG5 Jermaine McGillvary
FE6 Kevin Brown
HB7 Luke Gale
PR8 Chris Hill
HK9 James Roby
PR10 James Graham
SR11 Ben Currie
SR12 Mike McMeeken
LK13 Sean O'Loughlin (c)
Substitutes:
IC14 Alex Walmsley
IC15 Thomas Burgess
IC16 Scott Taylor
IC17 George Williams
Coach:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Bennett
FB1 Mark Kheirallah
WG2 Fouad Yaha
CE3 Bastien Ader
CE12 Benjamin Jullien
WG5 Ilias Bergal
FE6 Theo Fages (c)
HB7 Lucas Albert
PR8 Antoni Maria
HK9 John Boudebza
PR16 Maxime Hérold
SR11 Benjamin Garcia
SR10 Julian Bousquet
LK13 Jason Baitieri
Substitutes:
IC14 Romain Navarrete
IC15 Thibaut Margalet
IC19 Mickaël Rouch
IC20 Nabil Djalout
Coach:
Flag of France.svg Aurelien Cologni

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