The Newcastle Knights Archive.

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 Lockyer1. Kris Radlinski
2. Mat Rogers2. Leon Pryce
3. Ryan Girdler3. Scott Naylor
4. Matthew Gidley4. Keith Senior
5. Wendell Sailor5. Chev Walker
6. Brad Fittler (c)6. Tony Smith
7. Brett Kimmorley7. Sean Long
8. Shane Webcke8. Harvey Howard
9. Andrew Johns9. Paul Rowley
10. Robbie Kearns10. Stuart Fielden
11. Gorden Tallis11. Adrian Morley
12. Bryan Fletcher12. Mike Forshaw
13. Scott Hill13. Andy Farrell (c)
Interchange:Interchange:
Adam MacDougallPaul Wellens
Jason CrokerKevin Sinfield
Darren BrittDarren Fleary
Jason StevensPaul Anderson
Coach: Chris AndersonCoach: John Kear