England 76–4 Russia — Group A, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2000 · Knowsley Road, St Helens, England · Attendance: 5,736
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: England 76–4 Russia, at Knowsley Road, St Helens, England on 1 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| England | Tries: Sinfield (3); Long (2); Peacock (2); Rowley (2); Deacon; Hay; Pryce; Stephenson; Walker Goals: Farrell (5); Long (5) |
| Russia | Tries: Mitrofanov Goals: — exact goal-kicking detail for Russia not reconciled in sources found; try appears unconverted based on arithmetic |
Teams
| England | Russia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Wellens | Fullback | Robert Ilyasov | 1 |
| 2 | Leon Pryce | Wing | Mikhail Mitrofanov | 2 |
| 3 | Chev Walker | Centre | Andrey Dumalkin | 3 |
| 4 | Keith Senior | Centre | Craig Cygler | 4 |
| 5 | Darren Rogers | Wing | Maxim Romanov | 5 |
| 6 | Kevin Sinfield | Stand off/Five eighth | Andrei Olari | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum half/Half back | Igor Gavrilin | 7 |
| 8 | Francis Stephenson | Prop forward | Ian Rubin (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Rowley | Hooker | Aleksandr Lysenkov | 9 |
| 10 | Darren Fleary | Prop forward | Robert Campbell | 10 |
| 11 | Jamie Peacock | Second row | Petr Sokolov | 11 |
| 12 | Andy Hay | Second row | Aaron Findlay | 12 |
| 13 | Andy Farrell (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Joel Rullis | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Sean Long | Pavel Kalachkine | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Stuart Spruce | Viktor Nechaev | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Harvey Howard | Igor Jiltsov | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Stuart Fielden | Vadim Postnikov | Interchange | |
| John Kear | Coach | Eugene Klebanov | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Bill Shrimpton |
| Touch judges | Not identified in sources found |
| Player of the match | Paul Rowley (England) — single-sourced |
Match report
England thrashed World Cup debutants Russia 76-4 at Knowsley Road, St Helens, running in 14 tries including a Kevin Sinfield hat-trick. Hooker Paul Rowley was named player of the match. Russia's solitary reply came from an unconverted Mikhail Mitrofanov try — the exact conversion/goal detail for Russia could not be reconciled between sources and is shown as unconfirmed rather than guessed.