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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 4 | |
3 | Lebanon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 2 | |
4 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 117 | −87 | 0 |
Australia | 18–4 | England |
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Tries: Gillett (23') 1 Slater (29') 1 Dugan (79') 1 Goals: Smith 3/4 (25', 76' pen, 80') |
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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) |
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France | 18–29 | Lebanon |
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Tries: Ader (16', 52') 2 Cardace (68') 1 Goals: Barthau 3/4 (20' pen, 53', 69') |
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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) |
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Australia | 52–6 | France |
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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 |
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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) |
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England | 29–10 | Lebanon |
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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 |
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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) |
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Australia | 34–0 | Lebanon |
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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') |
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Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney[6]
Attendance: 21,127 Referee: James Child (England) Player of the Match: Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Australia) |
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England | 36–6 | France |
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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') |
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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) |
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