2000 World Cup Match 3: Australia vs Russia:
Australia 110 (W. Sailor 4, R. Girdler 3, T. Barrett 2, J. Croker 2, N. Hindmarsh 2, A. MacDougall, B. Fletcher, S. Webcke, G. Tallis, A. Johns, M. Gidley tries; R. Girdler 17 goals) defeated
Russia 4 (M. Donovan try) at The Boulevard, Hull, Saturday night, November 4, 7:30pm.
Penalties: Australia 5-1.
Crowd: 3044. Referee: Stuart Cummings. Halftime: Australia 50-4.
Goalkickers: Girdler (Australia) 17/19, Mitrofanov (Russia) 0/2.
Man of the Match: Ryan Girdler (Australia).
When they scored:
3rd minute: Girdler try, Girdler goal. Australia 6-0.
6th minute: MacDougall try, Girdler goal. Australia 12-0.
8th minute: Sailor try, Girdler goal. Australia 18-0.
14th minute: Barrett try, Girdler goal. Australia 24-0.
16th minute: Donovan try. Australia 24-4.
21st minute: Fletcher try, Girdler goal. Australia 30-4.
28th minute: Webcke try. Australia 34-4.
31st minute: Girdler try. Australia 38-4.
35th minute: Sailor try, Girdler goal. Australia 44-4.
38th minute: Barrett try, Girdler goal. Australia 50-4.
42nd minute: Sailor try, Girdler goal. Australia 56-4.
49th minute: Tallis try, Girdler goal. Australia 62-4.
52nd minute: Croker try, Girdler goal. Australia 68-4.
54th minute: Croker try, Girdler goal. Australia 74-4.
59th minute: Hindmarsh try, Girdler goal. Australia 80-4.
67th minute: Girdler try, Girdler goal. Australia 86-4.
73rd minute: Johns try, Girdler goal. Australia 92-4.
76th minute: Hindmarsh try, Girdler goal. Australia 98-4.
78th minute: Sailor try, Girdler goal. Australia 104-4.
80th minute: Gidley try, Girdler goal. Australia 110-4.
| Australia: | Russia: |
|---|---|
| 1. Adam MacDougall | 1. Mikhail Mitrofanov |
| 2. Wendell Sailor | 2. Rinat Chamsoutdinov |
| 3. Matthew Gidley | 3. Maxim Romanov |
| 4. Ryan Girdler | 4. Robert Iliassov |
| 5. Jason Croker | 5. Matthew Donovan |
| 6. Trent Barrett | 6. Andrei Olar |
| 7. Brett Kimmorley | 7. Igor Gavriline |
| 8. Shane Webcke | 8. Ian Rubin (c) |
| 9. Andrew Johns | 9. Alexander Lysenkov |
| 10. Robbie Kearns | 10. Robert Campbell |
| 11. Gorden Tallis (c) | 11. Kirill Koulemine |
| 12. Bryan Fletcher | 12. Roustem Garifoulline |
| 13. Scott Hill | 13. Joel Rullis |
| Interchange: | Interchange: |
| Craig Gower | Pavel Kalachkine |
| Nathan Hindmarsh | Michael Giorgas |
| Michael Vella | Andrei Kuchumov |
| Ben Kennedy | Viatcheslav Artachine |
| Coach: Chris Anderson | Coach: Eugene Klebanov |