Australia 50–0 Ireland — Group A, 2013 Rugby League World Cup
9 Nov 2013 · Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland · Attendance: 5,021
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2013 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 50–0 Ireland, at Thomond Park, Limerick, Ireland on 9 Nov 2013.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Hayne (2); Cronk (2); Bird; Morris; Slater; Cherry-Evans; Fifita Goals: Parker (4/4); Smith (3/5) |
| Ireland | No scorers recorded. |
Teams
| Australia | Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Scott Grix | 1 |
| 2 | Brett Morris | Wing | Damien Blanch | 2 |
| 3 | Josh Morris | Centre | Stuart Littler | 3 |
| 4 | Brent Tate | Centre | Joshua O'Toole | 4 |
| 5 | Jarryd Hayne | Wing | Pat Richards | 5 |
| 6 | Daly Cherry-Evans | Stand off/Five eighth | James Mendeika | 6 |
| 7 | Cooper Cronk | Scrum half/Half back | Liam Finn (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Paul Gallen | Prop forward | Brett White | 8 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith (c) | Hooker | Rory Kostjasyn | 9 |
| 10 | James Tamou | Prop forward | Anthony Mullally | 10 |
| 11 | Greg Bird | Second row | Tyrone McCarthy | 11 |
| 12 | Sam Thaiday | Second row | David Allen | 12 |
| 13 | Nate Myles | Loose forward/Lock forward | Simon Finnigan | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Boyd Cordner | Bob Beswick | 14 | |
| 15 | Robbie Farah | James Hasson | 15 | |
| 16 | Andrew Fifita | Ben Currie | 16 | |
| 17 | Corey Parker | Luke Ambler | 17 | |
| Tim Sheens | Coach | Mark Aston | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Phil Bentham (England) |
| Touch judges | George Stokes — single-sourced, Joe Cobb — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Daly Cherry-Evans (Australia) |
Match report
Australia beat Ireland 50-0 at Thomond Park, Limerick, Daly Cherry-Evans named player of the match after scoring from his own grubber kick.