Australia 34–2 Fiji — Group A, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
2 Nov 2013 · Langtree Park, St Helens, England · Attendance: 14,137
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 34–2 Fiji, at Langtree Park, St Helens, England on 2 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Papalii; Boyd; Jennings; Morris; Cherry-Evans; Lewis Goals: Thurston (5/6) |
| Fiji | Goals: Noilea (1/1) — penalty |
Teams
| Australia | Fiji | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Inglis | Fullback | Kevin Naiqama | 1 |
| 2 | Jarryd Hayne | Wing | Marika Koroibete | 2 |
| 3 | Josh Morris | Centre | Sisi Waqa | 3 |
| 4 | Michael Jennings | Centre | Daryl Millard | 4 |
| 5 | Darius Boyd | Wing | Akuila Uate | 5 |
| 6 | Johnathan Thurston | Stand off/Five eighth | Alipate Noilea | 6 |
| 7 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Scrum half/Half back | Aaron Groom | 7 |
| 8 | Matthew Scott | Prop forward | Ashton Sims | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith (c) | Hooker | James Storer | 9 |
| 10 | James Tamou | Prop forward | Petero Civoniceva (c) | 10 |
| 11 | Luke Lewis | Second row | Tariq Sims | 11 |
| 12 | Josh Papalii | Second row | Jayson Bukuya | 12 |
| 13 | Nate Myles | Loose forward/Lock forward | Korbin Sims | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Boyd Cordner | Apisai Koroisau | 14 | |
| 15 | Robbie Farah | Eloni Vunakece | 15 | |
| 16 | Andrew Fifita | Kane Evans | 16 | |
| 17 | Paul Gallen | Junior Roqica | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Rick Stone | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Richard Silverwood (England) |
| Touch judges | James Child — single-sourced, Tim Roby — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Johnathan Thurston (Australia) — NRL.com editorial pick, not a confirmed official award |
Match report
Australia beat Fiji 34-2 at Langtree Park, St Helens, second-rower Luke Lewis dislocating his shoulder late in the match and being ruled out of the rest of the tournament.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1995 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 66–0 Fiji
- 2000 Rugby League World Cup (Group A): Australia 66–8 Fiji
- 2008 Rugby League World Cup (Semi-final): Australia 52–0 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