Fiji 42–6 France — Group B, 2008 Rugby League World Cup
1 Nov 2008 · Wollongong Showground, Wollongong, Australia · Attendance: 9,213
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group B, 2008 Rugby League World Cup: Fiji 42–6 France, at Wollongong Showground, Wollongong, Australia on 1 Nov 2008.
Scorers
| Fiji | Tries: Uate (3); Hayne (2); Divavesi; Tora Goals: Naiqama (7/10) |
| France | Tries: Wilson Goals: Bosc (1/1) |
Teams
| Fiji | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jarryd Hayne | Fullback | Jared Taylor | 1 |
| 2 | Semi Tadulala | Wing | Justin Murphy | 2 |
| 3 | Wes Naiqama (c) | Centre | John Wilson | 3 |
| 4 | Daryl Millard | Centre | Sebastien Raguin | 4 |
| 5 | Akuila Uate | Wing | Dimitri Pelo | 5 |
| 6 | Alipate Noilea | Stand off/Five eighth | Thomas Bosc | 6 |
| 7 | Aaron Groom | Scrum half/Half back | Christophe Moly | 7 |
| 8 | Iowane Divavesi | Prop forward | Jean-Christophe Borlin | 8 |
| 9 | Waisale Sukanaveita | Hooker | James Wynne | 9 |
| 10 | Ilisoni Vonomateiratu | Prop forward | Olivier Elima | 10 |
| 11 | Ashton Sims | Second row | Jerome Guisset (c) | 11 |
| 18 | Sevanaia Koroi | Second row | Teddy Sadaoui | 12 |
| 13 | Jayson Bukuya | Loose forward/Lock forward | Gregory Mounis | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 12 | Osea Sadrau | Laurent Carrasco | 14 | |
| 14 | James Storer | Remi Casty | 15 | |
| 15 | Nick Bradley-Qalilawa | Jamal Fakir | 16 | |
| 17 | Semisi Tora | Maxime Greseque | 17 | |
| Josaia "Joe" Dakuitoga | Coach | John Monie | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ashley Klein (Australia) |
| Touch judges | Bernard Sutton — single-sourced, David Abood — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Fiji beat France 42-6 at Wollongong, Akuila Uate scoring a hat-trick.