England 20–16 Australia — Group A, 1995 Rugby League World Cup
7 Oct 1995 · Wembley Stadium, London, England · Attendance: 41,271
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 1995 Rugby League World Cup: England 20–16 Australia, at Wembley Stadium, London, England on 7 Oct 1995.
Scorers
| England | Tries: Farrell; Joynt; Newlove; Robinson Goals: Farrell (2) |
| Australia | Tries: Menzies (2); Coyne Goals: Wishart (2) |
Teams
| England | Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kris Radlinski | Fullback | Tim Brasher | 1 |
| 2 | Jason Robinson | Wing | Rod Wishart | 2 |
| 3 | Barrie-Jon Mather | Centre | Mark Coyne | 3 |
| 4 | Paul Newlove | Centre | Terry Hill | 4 |
| 5 | John Bentley | Wing | John Hopoate | 5 |
| 6 | Daryl Powell | Stand off/Five eighth | Brad Fittler (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Shaun Edwards (c) | Scrum half/Half back | Geoff Toovey | 7 |
| 8 | Karl Harrison | Prop forward | David Gillespie | 8 |
| 9 | Lee Jackson | Hooker | Wayne Bartrim | 9 |
| 10 | Andy Platt | Prop forward | Mark Carroll | 10 |
| 11 | Denis Betts | Second row | Steve Menzies | 11 |
| 12 | Phil Clarke | Second row | Dean Pay | 12 |
| 13 | Andy Farrell | Loose forward/Lock forward | Jim Dymock | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 16 | Chris Joynt | Matthew Johns | 15 | |
| 17 | Simon Haughton | Jason Smith | 16 | |
| Paul Harragon | 17 | |||
| Phil Larder | Coach | Bob Fulton | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Andy Farrell (England) — single-sourced |
Match report
England opened the tournament with a famous 20-16 win over defending champions Australia at Wembley, best remembered for Paul Newlove's match-winning interception try in the 74th minute. It remained England's last win over Australia for decades. Andy Farrell was named player of the match.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 10–10 England
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): England 16–13 Australia
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (Challenge Match): England 0–25 Australia
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 16–8 England
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): England 2–22 Australia
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 52–4 England
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 28–20 England
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 18–4 England
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 6–0 England