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2000 World Cup

Round 1

Summary of Matches

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>  Papua New Guinea 23 (M. Bai, D. Buko, A. Krewanty, A. Lam tries; J. Wilshere 2, D. Buko goals; A. Lam field goal) defeated France 20 (R. Hechiche 2, P. Benausse, Y. Dekkiche tries; F. Banquet 2 goals) at Stade Sebastien Charlety.
Date: Sat, 28th October.   Halftime: France 16-0.   Scrums: 6-all.   Penalties: Papua New Guinea 10-6.   Referee: Steve Ganson.   Crowd: 7,498.
France: Banquet, Dekkiche, Cassin, Dulac, Benausse; Frayssinous, Devecchi (C); Hechiche, Wulf, Teixido, Guisset, Tallec, Jampy. Int: El Khalouki, Carrasco, Sands, Despin.
Papua New Guinea: Buko, Wilshere, Aila, Songoro, Bai; Gene, Lam (C); Karl, Marum, Solbat, Na'awi, Mamando, O'Reilly. Int: Mom, Krewanty, Norman, Mondo.
>  Ireland 30 (B. Carney, M. Eagar, C. Joynt, S. Prescott, L. Ricketson tries; S. Prescott 5 goals) defeated Samoa 16 (M. Betham, B. Leauma, L. Milford tries; S. Geros 2 goals) at Windsor Park.
Date: Sat, 28th October.   Halftime: Ireland 12-10.   Penalties: 10-all.   Referee: Tim Mander.   Crowd: 3,207.
Ireland: Prescott, Carney, Withers, Eagar, Forster; Martyn, Sheridan; O'Connor (C), Williams, McDermott, Joynt, Campion, Ricketson. Int: Bretherton, Lawless, Barnhill, Southern.
Samoa: Milford, Leauma, Swann, Galuvao, Meli; Geros, Swann; Puletua, Betham, Seuseu, Solomona, Petersen, Poching (C). Int: Tatupu, Kololo, Leafa, Fa'afili.
>  Tonga 66 (T. Vaikona 3, D. Mann 2, T. Liava'a, N. Lomi, E. Mann, M. Masella, W. Mason, F. Moala, M. Richter, W. Wolfgramm tries; F. Moala 6, D. Mann goals) defeated South Africa 18 (L. Barnard, B. Best, C. Breytenbach tries; J. Bloem 2, T. O'Shea goals) at Stade Sebastien Charlety.
Date: Sat, 28th October.   Halftime: Tonga 30-6.   Penalties: Tonga 8-4.   Referee: Darren Hopewell.   Crowd: 7,498.
Tonga: Koloi, Moala, Vaikona, Wolfgramm, Richter; Howlett, Wolfgramm; Masella (C), Mann, Liava'a, Mason, Lomu, Mann. Int: Fisiiahi, Manu, Lomi, Kite.
South Africa: O'Shea, Best, Barnard, Johnson, Dames; Breytenbach, Bloem (C); Booysen, Skelton, Powell, Rutgerson, De Villiers, Erasmus. Int: Jennings, Nel, Mulder, Cloete.
>  Australia 22 (W. Sailor 2, M. Gidley, A. MacDougall tries; M. Rogers 3 goals) defeated England 2 (A. Farrell goal) at Twickenham Stadium.
Date: Sat, 28th October.   Kickoff: 6:30 PM.   Halftime: Australia 8-2.   Penalties: England 9-8.   Referee: David Pakieto.   Crowd: 33,758.
England: Radlinski, Pryce, Naylor, Senior, Walker; Smith, Long; Howard, Rowley, Fielden, Morley, Forshaw, Farrell (C). Int: Wellens, Sinfield, Fleary, Anderson.
Australia: Lockyer, Rogers, Girdler, Gidley, Sailor; Fittler (C), Kimmorley; Webcke, Johns, Kearns, Tallis, Fletcher, Hill. Int: MacDougall, Croker, Britt, Stevens.
>  Wales 38 (K. Tassell 3, L. Briers, K. Cunningham, M. Jenkins tries; I. Harris 7 goals) defeated Cook Islands 6 (K. Te Mata try; R. Piakura goal) at The Racecourse Ground.
Date: Sun, 29th October.   Halftime: 6-all.   Penalties: Wales 13-5.   Referee: Thierry Alibert.   Crowd: 5,016.
Wales: Atcheson, Sterling, Critchley, Tassell, Sullivan; Harris (C), Briers; Farrell, Cunningham, Whittle, Morgan, Jenkins, Busby. Int: Watson, Davies, Highton, Carvell.
Cook Islands: Piakura, Tongiia, Berryman, Iro (C), Te Mata; Bowen, Joe; Tuakura, Clark, Temu, Kuru, Pau, Samuel. Int: Andersson, Lewis, Glassie, Watene.
>  Fiji 38 (A. Vunivalu 3, L. Tuqiri 2, J. Kuraduadua, W. Sovatabua tries; L. Tuqiri 5 goals) defeated Russia 12 (R. Ilyasov, J. Rullis tries; I. Jiltsov, M. Mitrofanov goals) at Craven Park (Barrow).
Date: Sun, 29th October.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Fiji 16-6.   Penalties: Fiji 11-5.   Referee: Russell Smith.   Crowd: 2,187.
Fiji: Tuqiri (C), Kuraduadua, Sovatabua, Navale, Tokarei; Tadulala, Smith; Tuiabayaba, Cakacaka, Robarts, Vakatawa, Tamani, Marayawa. Int: Vunivalu, Lasagavibau, Takayawa, Vuniyayawa.
Russia: Ilyasov, Mitrofanov, Donovan, Cygler, Romanov; Olari, Gavrilin; Rubin (C), Lysenkov, Campbell, Sokolov, Findlay, Rullis. Int: Kalachkine, Nechaev, Jiltsov, Postnikov.
>  New Zealand 64 (R. Barnett 2, T. Carroll 2, S. Jones 2, W. Talau 2, L. Vainikolo 2, B. Jellick, L. Swann tries; S. Jones 6, H. Paul 2 goals) defeated Lebanon 0 at Kingsholm Stadium.
Date: Sun, 29th October.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: New Zealand 26-0.   Penalties: New Zealand 7-4.   Referee: Bill Harrigan.   Crowd: 2,496.
New Zealand: Barnett (C), Vainikolo, Carroll, Talau, Jellick; Paul, Jones; Smith, Swain, Pongia, Swann, Kearney, Wiki. Int: Vagana, Hunter-Paul, Rua, Cayless.
Lebanon: El Masri, Najjarin, Katrib, Touma, Saleh; Stanton, Coorey; Maroon (C), Semrani, Elahmad, Chamoun, Khoury, Lichaa. Int: Salem, Nohra, Tamer, El Masri.
>  NZ Maori 17 (C. Toopi 2, D. Kidwell tries; G. Ngamu 2 goals; G. Ngamu field goal) defeated Scotland 16 (G. Bell, D. Maiden, L. Penny tries; M. Crowther, G. Mackay goals) at Firhill Stadium.
Date: Sun, 29th October.   Kickoff: 3:00 PM.   Halftime: Scotland 6-4.   Penalties: Scotland 12-9.   Referee: Stuart Cummings.   Crowd: 2,008.
Scotland: Penny, Daylight, Mackay, Bell, Gilmour; Purcell (C), Horne; Heckenberg, Russell, Laughton, Logan, Cram, Vowles. Int: Maiden, Crowther, McDonald, Shaw.
NZ Maori: Toopi, Manuel, Kohe-Love, Kidwell, Hoppe; Ngamu, Te Rangi; Rauhihi, Perenara, Hermansson, Koopu, Smith, Nikau (C). Int: Moana, Leuluai, Nahi, Reihana.

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