2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A
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]
Overall
| Key to colours in pool tables | |
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| Advances to knockout stage and qualifies for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 10 | +94 | 6 |
 England |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 4 |
 Lebanon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 2 |
 France |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 117 | −87 | 0 |
Source:
Australia vs England
27 October 2017 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |
| 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') |
1st: 10 – 4 2nd: 8 – 0 Report[2] |
Tries: 1 (5') McGillvary Goals: 0/1 Widdop |
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 22,724 Referee: Matt Cecchin (Australia) Man of the Match: Billy Slater (Australia) |
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France vs Lebanon
29 October 2017 16:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |
| France |
18 – 29 | Lebanon |
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| Tries: Ader (16', 52') 2 Cardace (68') 1 Goals: Barthau 3/4 (20' pen, 53', 69') |
1st: 6 – 12 2nd: 12 – 17 Report[3] |
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 Attendance: 5,492 Referee: Gerard Sutton (Australia) Man 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
3 November 2017 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |
| 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 |
1st: 20 – 6 2nd: 32 – 0 Report[4] |
Tries: 1 (24') Kheirallah Goals: 1/1 Marginet (25') |
Canberra Stadium, Canberra Attendance: 12,293 Referee: Robert Hicks (England) Man of the Match: Wade Graham (Australia) |
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England vs Lebanon
4 November 2017 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |
| 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 |
1st: 22 – 6 2nd: 7 – 4 Report[5] |
Tries: 1 (18') Kassis 1 (76') Wehbe Goals: 1/2 Moses (19') |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 10,237 Referee: Ben Thaler (England) Man of the Match: Josh Hodgson (England) |
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Australia vs Lebanon
11 November 2017 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11) |
| 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') |
1st: 10 – 0 2nd: 24 – 0 Report[6] |
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Attendance: 21,127 Referee: James Child (England) Man of the Match: Reagan Campbell-Gillard (Australia) |
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England vs France
12 November 2017 18:00 AWST (UTC+8) |
| 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') |
1st: 26 – 6 2nd: 10 – 0 Report[7] |
Tries: 1 (34') Garcia Goals: 1/1 Albert (35') |
Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth Attendance: 14,744 Referee: Phil Bentham (England) Man of the Match: Gareth Widdop (England) |
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References
- "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.
- 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.
- http://www.rlwc2017.com/news/match-report-australia-v-lebanon
- http://www.rlwc2017.com/news/match-report-england-v-france
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