England 26–16 Ireland — Quarter-final, 2000 Rugby League World Cup
11 Nov 2000 · Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England · Attendance: 15,405
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Quarter-final, 2000 Rugby League World Cup: England 26–16 Ireland, at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, England on 11 Nov 2000.
Scorers
| England | Tries: Peacock; Senior; Walker; Smith Goals: Farrell (5/5) |
| Ireland | Tries: Withers (2); Martyn Goals: Prescott (2) |
This result sent England into the Semi-final against New Zealand.
Teams
| England | Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Wellens | Fullback | Steve Prescott | 1 |
| 2 | Chev Walker | Wing | Brian Carney | 2 |
| 3 | Kris Radlinski | Centre | Tommy Martyn / Michael Withers — #3/#6 disputed between sources | 3 |
| 4 | Keith Senior | Centre | Michael Eagar | 4 |
| 5 | Darren Rogers | Wing | Mark Forster | 5 |
| 6 | Sean Long | Stand off/Five eighth | Michael Withers / Tommy Martyn — #3/#6 disputed between sources | 6 |
| 7 | Paul Deacon | Scrum half/Half back | Ryan Sheridan | 7 |
| 8 | Stuart Fielden | Prop forward | Terry O'Connor (c) | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Rowley | Hooker | Danny Williams | 9 |
| 10 | Paul Anderson | Prop forward | Barrie McDermott | 10 |
| 11 | Adrian Morley | Second row | Chris Joynt | 11 |
| 12 | Mike Forshaw | Second row | Kevin Campion | 12 |
| 13 | Andy Farrell (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Luke Ricketson | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Tony Smith | Gavin Clinch | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Scott Naylor | David Barnhill | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Jamie Peacock | Jamie Mathiou | Interchange | |
| Interchange | Harvey Howard | Paul Southern | Interchange | |
| John Kear | Coach | Steve O'Neill / Andy Kelly | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Tim Mander (Australia) |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
England beat Ireland 26-16 at Headingley in a match that swung when Ireland fullback Steve Prescott was sin-binned, Tony Smith scoring from the resulting extra man to help England pull clear from a 12-10 half-time lead.