Australia 66–8 Fiji — Group A, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2000 · Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, England · Attendance: 4,197
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 66–8 Fiji, at Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead, England on 1 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Rogers (4); Girdler (2); Kennedy (2); Barrett; Gidley; Hindmarsh; MacDougall Goals: Rogers (9) |
| Fiji | Tries: Cakacaka; Tuqiri |
Teams
| Australia | Fiji | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer | Fullback | Lote Tuqiri (c) | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Jone Kuraduadua | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Girdler | Centre | Waisale Sovatabua | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Gidley | Centre | Eparama Navale | 4 |
| 5 | Adam MacDougall | Wing | Semi Tadulala | 5 |
| 6 | Trent Barrett | Stand off/Five eighth | Stephen Smith | 6 |
| 7 | Andrew Johns | Scrum half/Half back | Kalaveti Naisoro Tuiyabayaba | 7 |
| 8 | Jason Stevens | Prop forward | Tabua Cakacaka | 8 |
| 9 | Craig Gower | Hooker | Freddie Robarts | 9 |
| 10 | Michael Vella | Prop forward | Etuate Vakatawa | 10 |
| 11 | Ben Kennedy | Second row | Joe Tamani | 11 |
| 12 | Nathan Hindmarsh | Second row | Samuela Marayawa | 12 |
| 13 | Brad Fittler (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Atunasia Vunivalu | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Scott Hill | Farasiko Tokarei | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Jason Croker | Mesake Navugona | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Robbie Kearns | Amani Takayawa | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Shane Webcke | Peceli Wawavanua | Interchange | |
| Chris Anderson | Coach | Don Furner | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Robert Connolly (Wigan) |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Not identified in sources found |
Match report
Australia thrashed Fiji 66-8 at Gateshead International Stadium, leading 38-4 at half-time. Fullback Mat Rogers had the game of his tournament, scoring four tries and kicking nine goals for 34 individual points as the Kangaroos ran in twelve tries in all.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 66–0 Fiji
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 52–0 Fiji
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 34–2 Fiji
- 2013 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 64–0 Fiji
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 54–6 Fiji
- 2021 Rugby League World Cup (Group B): Australia 42–8 Fiji