2000 World Cup Match 1: Australia vs England:
Australia 22 (W. Sailor 2, M. Gidley, A. MacDougall tries; M. Rogers 3 goals) defeated
England 2 (A. Farrell goal) at Twickenham, London, Saturday night, October 28, 6:30pm.
Penalties: England 9-8.
Crowd: 33,758. Referee: David Pakieto. Halftime: Australia 8-2.
Goalkickers: Rogers (Australia) 3/5, Farrell (England) 1/2.
When they scored:
4th minute: Sailor try. Australia 4-0.
15th minute: Farrell penalty goal. Australia 4-2.
32nd minute: Gidley try. Australia 8-2.
56th minute: Rogers penalty goal. Australia 10-2.
66th minute: MacDougall try, Rogers goal. Australia 16-2.
76th minute: Sailor try, Rogers goal. Australia 22-2.
| Australia: | England: |
|---|---|
| 1. Darren Lockyer | 1. Kris Radlinski |
| 2. Mat Rogers | 2. Leon Pryce |
| 3. Ryan Girdler | 3. Scott Naylor |
| 4. Matthew Gidley | 4. Keith Senior |
| 5. Wendell Sailor | 5. Chev Walker |
| 6. Brad Fittler (c) | 6. Tony Smith |
| 7. Brett Kimmorley | 7. Sean Long |
| 8. Shane Webcke | 8. Harvey Howard |
| 9. Andrew Johns | 9. Paul Rowley |
| 10. Robbie Kearns | 10. Stuart Fielden |
| 11. Gorden Tallis | 11. Adrian Morley |
| 12. Bryan Fletcher | 12. Mike Forshaw |
| 13. Scott Hill | 13. Andy Farrell (c) |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Adam MacDougall | Paul Wellens |
| Jason Croker | Kevin Sinfield |
| Darren Britt | Darren Fleary |
| Jason Stevens | Paul Anderson |
| Coach: Chris Anderson | Coach: John Kear |