Australia 66–10 Samoa — Quarter-final, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
11 Nov 2000 · Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance: 5,404
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 66–10 Samoa, at Vicarage Road, Watford, England on 11 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Fletcher (3); Hill (2); Johns (2); MacDougall (2); Fittler; Girdler; Sailor Goals: Rogers (9) |
| Samoa | Tries: Leauma; Solomona Goals: Laloata (1) |
This result sent Australia into the Semi-final against Wales.
Teams
| Australia | Samoa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Lockyer | Fullback | Laloa Milford | 1 |
| 2 | Mat Rogers | Wing | Brian Leauma | 2 |
| 3 | Ryan Girdler | Centre | Peter Lima | 3 |
| 4 | Matthew Gidley | Centre | Anthony Swann | 4 |
| 5 | Wendell Sailor | Wing | Shane Laloata | 5 |
| 6 | Brad Fittler (c) | Stand off/Five eighth | Henry Fa'afili | 6 |
| 7 | Brett Kimmorley | Scrum half/Half back | Willie Swann | 7 |
| 8 | Shane Webcke | Prop forward | Frank Puletua | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Johns | Hooker | Monty Betham | 9 |
| 10 | Robbie Kearns | Prop forward | Jerry Seuseu | 10 |
| 11 | Gorden Tallis | Second row | David Solomona | 11 |
| 12 | Bryan Fletcher | Second row | Phillip Leuluai | 12 |
| 13 | Scott Hill | Loose forward/Lock forward | Willie Poching (c) | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Adam MacDougall | Tony Tatupu | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Jason Croker | Mark Leafa | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Darren Britt | Max Fala | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Jason Stevens | Francis Meli | Interchange | |
| Chris Anderson | Coach | Darrell Williams | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Stuart Cummings (Widnes) |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Australia crushed Samoa 66-10 at Vicarage Road, leading 24-4 at half-time behind a Bryan Fletcher hat-trick, before running in another six tries after the break to book a semi-final against Wales.