Round 1
England 2 lost to Australia 22
| World Cup 2000 Round 1 |
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14285 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 28th October, 2000 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 6:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | David Pakieto | |||||||
| Venue | Twickenham (London) | |||||||
| Crowd | 33,758 | |||||||
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| Halftime Score | 2 | – | 8 | |||||
| Penalties | 9 | – | 8 | |||||
| England | Scoresheet | Australia | ||||||
| T | 2 | Wendell SAILOR | ||||||
| Matthew GIDLEY | ||||||||
| Adam MacDOUGALL | ||||||||
| Andy FARRELL | G | 3 | Mat ROGERS | |||||
| England | Teams | Australia | ||||||
| Kris RADLINSKI [Wigan] |
1 | FB | 1 | Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] |
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| Leon PRYCE [Bradford] |
2 | W | 2 | Mat ROGERS [Sharks] |
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| Scott NAYLOR [Bradford] |
3 | C | 3 | Ryan GIRDLER [Penrith] |
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| Keith SENIOR [Leeds] |
4 | C | 4 | Matthew GIDLEY [Newcastle] |
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| Chev WALKER [Leeds] |
5 | W | 5 | Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] |
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| Tony SMITH [Wigan] |
6 | FE | 6 | Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney] |
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| Sean LONG [St Helens] |
7 | HB | 7 | Brett KIMMORLEY [Melbourne] |
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| Harvey HOWARD [Brisbane] |
8 | FR | 8 | Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] |
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| Paul ROWLEY [Halifax] |
9 | HK | 9 | Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] |
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| Stuart FIELDEN [Bradford] |
10 | FR | 10 | Robbie KEARNS [Melbourne] |
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| Adrian MORLEY [Leeds] |
11 | 2R | 11 | Gorden TALLIS [Brisbane] |
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| Mike FORSHAW [Bradford] |
12 | 2R | 12 | Bryan FLETCHER [Sydney] |
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| Andy FARRELL (c) [Wigan] |
13 | L | 13 | Scott HILL [Melbourne] |
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| Paul WELLENS [St Helens] |
14 | B | 14 | Adam MacDOUGALL [Newcastle] |
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| Kevin SINFIELD [Leeds] |
15 | B | 15 | Jason CROKER [Canberra] |
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| Darren FLEARY [Leeds] |
16 | B | 16 | Darren BRITT [Bulldogs] |
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| Paul ANDERSON [Bradford] |
17 | B | 17 | Jason STEVENS [Sharks] |
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| John KEAR | HC | Chris ANDERSON | ||||||
Team Info
England
- Previous Game:
- Other Internationals 2000 - Standalone vs. USA
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2000 - Round 2 vs. Russia
Australia
- Previous Game:
- Kangaroos World Cup Tour 2000 - Game 1 vs. NZ Residents
- Next Game:
- World Cup 2000 - Round 2 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Trent Barrett (five-eighth), Craig Gower (hooker), Michael Vella (front row), Ben Kennedy (second row), Nathan Hindmarsh (second row)
- In:
- Ryan Girdler (centre), Matthew Gidley (centre), Brad Fittler (five-eighth), Brett Kimmorley (halfback), Shane Webcke (front row)
- Changes:
- Jason Croker (centre to bench), Adam MacDougall (centre to bench), Andrew Johns (halfback to hooker), Darren Britt (front row to bench), Bryan Fletcher (lock to second row), Scott Hill (bench to lock), Robbie Kearns (bench to front row), Gorden Tallis (bench to second row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Andrew Ferguson, Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash

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