Game 1
Australia 28 def. England 20
| 2013 World Cup Game 1 | ||||||||
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| Match URL | www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/28330 | |||||||
| Status | Completed | |||||||
| Date | Saturday, 26th October, 2013 | |||||||
| Kick Off | 2:30pm (local time) | |||||||
| Referee | Henry Perenara (Auckland) | |||||||
| Touch Judges | Robert Hicks (Oldham), Grant Atkins | |||||||
| Video Ref | Ben Thaler (Dewsbury) | |||||||
| Venue | Millennium (Cardiff) | |||||||
| Crowd | 45,052 | |||||||
| Match Stats | ||||||||
| Halftime Score | 18 | – | 10 | |||||
| Scrums | 9 | – | 6 | |||||
| Penalties | 12 | – | 7 | |||||
| Australia | Scoresheet | England | ||||||
| Greg BIRD | T | George BURGESS | ||||||
| Darius BOYD | Josh CHARNLEY | |||||||
| Brett MORRIS | Leroy CUDJOE | |||||||
| Billy SLATER | Ryan HALL | |||||||
| Johnathan THURSTON | ||||||||
| Johnathan THURSTON | 4/6 | G | 2/4 | Kevin SINFIELD | ||||
| Australia | Teams | England | ||||||
| Billy SLATER [Melbourne] | 1 | FB | 1 | Sam TOMKINS [Wigan] | ||||
| Brett MORRIS [St Geo Illa] | 2 | W | 2 | Josh CHARNLEY [Wigan] | ||||
| Brent TATE [North Qld] | 3 | C | 3 | Kallum WATKINS [Leeds] | ||||
| Greg INGLIS [South Sydney] | 4 | C | 4 | Leroy CUDJOE [Huddersfield] | ||||
| Darius BOYD [Newcastle] | 5 | W | 5 | Ryan HALL [Leeds] | ||||
| Johnathan THURSTON [North Qld] | 6 | FE | 6 | Rangi CHASE [Castleford] | ||||
| Cooper CRONK [Melbourne] | 7 | HB | 7 | Kevin SINFIELD (c) [Leeds] | ||||
| Matthew SCOTT [North Qld] | 8 | FR | 8 | Chris HILL [Warrington] | ||||
| Cameron SMITH (c) [Melbourne] | 9 | HK | 9 | James ROBY [St Helens] | ||||
| James TAMOU [North Qld] | 10 | FR | 10 | George BURGESS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Greg BIRD [Gold Coast] | 11 | 2R | 11 | Brett FERRES [Huddersfield] | ||||
| Sam THAIDAY [Brisbane] | 12 | 2R | 12 | Ben WESTWOOD [Warrington] | ||||
| Paul GALLEN [Cronulla] | 13 | L | 13 | Sam BURGESS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Robbie FARAH [Wests Tigers] | 14 | B | 14 | Gareth WIDDOP [Melbourne] | ||||
| Andrew FIFITA [Cronulla] | 15 | B | 15 | Carl ABLETT [Leeds] | ||||
| Luke LEWIS [Cronulla] | 16 | B | 16 | Thomas BURGESS [South Sydney] | ||||
| Corey PARKER [Brisbane] | 17 | B | 17 | Lee MOSSOP [Wigan] | ||||
| Tim SHEENS | HC | Steve McNAMARA | ||||||
Team Info
Australia
- Previous Game:
- 2013 Anzac Test Match - Game 1 vs. New Zealand
- Next Game:
- 2013 World Cup - Game 10 vs. Fiji
- Out:
- Justin Hodges (centre), Kurt Gidley (bench), Nate Myles (bench), Anthony Watmough (bench)
- In:
- Brent Tate (centre), Robbie Farah (bench), Andrew Fifita (bench), Corey Parker (bench)
England
- Previous Game:
- 2013 Other Internationals - Standalone vs. Italy
- Next Game:
- 2013 World Cup - Game 9 vs. Ireland
- Out:
- Tom Briscoe (wing), James Graham (front row), Mike McIlorum (hooker), Gareth Hock (second row), Liam Farrell (second row), Rob Burrow (bench)
- In:
- Brett Ferres (second row), Ben Westwood (second row), Thomas Burgess (bench)
- Changes:
- Carl Ablett (centre to bench), Lee Mossop (front row to bench), Josh Charnley (bench to wing), Kallum Watkins (bench to centre), Chris Hill (bench to front row), James Roby (bench to hooker), George Burgess (reserve to front row)
This match is a part of the following:
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Greg Fiveash
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