Final
Australia 40 def. New Zealand 12
| 2000 World Cup Final | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/14315 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 25th November, 2000 | |||||||
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) | |||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford (Trafford) | |||||||
| Crowd | 44,329 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 6 | – | 0 | |||||
| Penalties | 3 | – | 3 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | New Zealand | ||||||
| Wendell SAILOR | 2 | T | Tonie CARROLL | |||||
| Trent BARRETT | Lesley VAINIKOLO | |||||||
| Brad FITTLER | ||||||||
| Matthew GIDLEY | ||||||||
| Nathan HINDMARSH | ||||||||
| Darren LOCKYER | ||||||||
| Mat ROGERS | 6 | G | 2 | Henry PAUL | ||||
| Australia | Teams | New Zealand | ||||||
| Darren LOCKYER [Brisbane] | 1 | FB | 1 | Richie BARNETT (c) | ||||
| Wendell SAILOR [Brisbane] | 2 | W | 2 | Nigel VAGANA [Auckland] | ||||
| Matthew GIDLEY [Newcastle] | 3 | C | 3 | Tonie CARROLL [Brisbane] | ||||
| Adam MacDOUGALL [Newcastle] | 4 | C | 4 | Willie TALAU [Bulldogs] | ||||
| Mat ROGERS [Sharks] | 5 | W | 5 | Lesley VAINIKOLO [Canberra] | ||||
| Brad FITTLER (c) [Sydney] | 6 | FE | 6 | Henry PAUL [Bradford] | ||||
| Brett KIMMORLEY [Melbourne] | 7 | HB | 7 | Stacey JONES [Auckland] | ||||
| Shane WEBCKE [Brisbane] | 8 | FR | 8 | Craig SMITH [St Geo Illa] | ||||
| Andrew JOHNS [Newcastle] | 9 | HK | 9 | Richard SWAIN [Melbourne] | ||||
| Robbie KEARNS [Melbourne] | 10 | FR | 10 | Quentin PONGIA | ||||
| Gorden TALLIS [Brisbane] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Matt RUA [Melbourne] | ||||
| Bryan FLETCHER [Sydney] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Stephen KEARNEY [Melbourne] | ||||
| Scott HILL [Melbourne] | 13 | L | 13 | Ruben WIKI [Canberra] | ||||
| Trent BARRETT [St Geo Illa] | 14 | B | 14 | Robbie HUNTER-PAUL [Bradford] | ||||
| Nathan HINDMARSH [Parramatta] | 15 | B | 15 | Joe VAGANA [Auckland] | ||||
| Darren BRITT [Bulldogs] | 16 | B | 16 | Nathan CAYLESS [Parramatta] | ||||
| Jason STEVENS [Sharks] | 17 | B | 17 | Logan SWANN [Auckland] | ||||
| Chris ANDERSON | HC | Frank ENDACOTT | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2000 World Cup - Semi Final vs. Wales
- Next Game:
- 2001 New Zealand vs Australia - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Out:
- Ryan Girdler (centre), Craig Gower (hooker), Michael Vella (front row), Ben Kennedy (bench)
- In:
- Mat Rogers (wing), Andrew Johns (hooker), Darren Britt (bench), Jason Stevens (bench)
- Changes:
- Adam MacDougall (wing to centre), Robbie Kearns (bench to front row)
New Zealand
- Previous Game:
- 2000 World Cup - Semi Final vs. England
- Next Game:
- 2001 New Zealand vs France - Game 1 vs. France
No changes.
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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