Australia 52–6 France — Group A, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
3 Nov 2017 · Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia · Attendance: 12,293
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Australia 52–6 France, at Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia on 3 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| Australia | Tries: Graham (4); Munster (2); Dugan; Frizell; Slater; Holmes Goals: Smith (6/8) |
| France | Tries: Kheirallah Goals: Marginet (1/1) |
Teams
| Australia | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Slater | Fullback | Mark Kheirallah | 1 |
| 2 | Tom Trbojevic | Wing | Fouad Yaha | 2 |
| 3 | Will Chambers | Centre | Bastien Ader | 3 |
| 4 | Josh Dugan | Centre | Olivier Arnaud | 4 |
| 5 | Josh Mansour | Wing | Ilias Bergal | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Morgan | Stand off/Five eighth | Remy Marginet | 6 |
| 7 | Cameron Munster | Scrum half/Half back | Theo Fages (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Jordan McLean | Prop forward | Jason Baitieri | 13 |
| 9 | Cameron Smith (c) | Hooker | John Boudebza | 17 |
| 10 | Reagan Campbell-Gillard | Prop forward | Julian Bousquet | 10 |
| 11 | Wade Graham | Second row | Benjamin Garcia | 11 |
| 12 | Tyson Frizell | Second row | Benjamin Jullien | 12 |
| 13 | Josh McGuire | Loose forward/Lock forward | Mickael Rouch | 15 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 15 | Felise Kaufusi | Maxime Herold | 8 | |
| 16 | Aaron Woods | Eloi Pelissier | 9 | |
| 17 | David Klemmer | Thibaut Margalet | 14 | |
| 18 | Valentine Holmes | Romain Navarrete | 16 | |
| Mal Meninga | Coach | Aurelien Cologni | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Robert Hicks — single-sourced |
| Touch judges | Chris Sutton — single-sourced, Mark Craven — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Australia thrashed France 52-6 at Canberra, Wade Graham scoring four tries, with France's consolation coming from a long-range Mark Kheirallah solo try.
Previous World Cup meetings
- 1954 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 15–5 Australia
- 1957 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 26–9 France
- 1960 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 13–12 France
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 37–4 France
- 1968 Rugby League World Cup (Final): Australia 20–2 France
- 1970 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 15–17 France
- 1972 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 9–31 Australia
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 26–6 France
- 1975 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 2–41 Australia
- 1977 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 21–9 France
- 1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 0–52 Australia
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): Australia 34–2 France
- 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup (World Cup Table): France 10–34 Australia
Sources
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup final — Wikipedia
- Rugby League World Cup: Australia beat England 6-0 to retain trophy — BBC Sport
- Famous Fixtures: Australia v England | 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final — rugby-league.com
- Australia 6-0 England: Kangaroos win Rugby League World Cup — Sky Sports
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup Final Team Lists & Officials — League Unlimited
- 2017 Rugby League World Cup — Wikipedia (full group/knockout results)