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]
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  England
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 2 | |
| 4 |  France
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 117 | −87 | 0 |
Matches
editAustralia vs England
edit| Australia
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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 vs Lebanon
edit| France
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18–29 | Lebanon
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| Tries: Ader (16', 52') 2 Cardace (68') 1 Goals: Barthau 3/4 (20' pen, 53', 69') |
Report |
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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Notes:
- Lebanon's victory over France was their first ever win at a World Cup.[3]
Australia vs France
edit| Australia
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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 vs Lebanon
edit| England
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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 |
Report |
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 vs Lebanon
edit| Australia
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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 vs France
edit| England
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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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References
edit- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2017 draw: Every game, every venue". The Courier Mail. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Marmont, Andrew (28 October 2017). "Aussies edge England in Cup opener". NRL.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ a b Kroiter, Jon (29 October 2017). "Moses inspires Lebanon to win over France". NRL.com.
- ^ Gabor, Martin (3 November 2017). "French fried by Graham masterclass". NRL.com.
- ^ Newton, Alicia (4 November 2017). "England outclass Lebanon in Sydney". NRL.com.
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021".
- ^ "Rugby League World Cup 2021".