England 36–6 France — Group A, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
12 Nov 2017 · Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia · Attendance: 14,744
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group A, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: England 36–6 France, at Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia on 12 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| England | Tries: McGillvary (2); Bateman; Graham; Percival; Ratchford; Widdop Goals: Widdop (4/7) |
| France | Tries: Garcia Goals: Albert (1/1) |
Teams
| England | France | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Widdop | Fullback | Mark Kheirallah | 1 |
| 2 | Stefan Ratchford | Wing | Fouad Yaha | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Percival | Centre | Bastien Ader | 3 |
| 4 | John Bateman | Centre | Benjamin Jullien | 12 |
| 5 | Jermaine McGillvary | Wing | Ilias Bergal | 5 |
| 6 | Kevin Brown | Stand off/Five eighth | Theo Fages (c) | 6 |
| 7 | Luke Gale | Scrum half/Half back | Lucas Albert | 7 |
| 8 | Chris Hill | Prop forward | Antoni Maria | 8 |
| 9 | James Roby | Hooker | John Boudebza | 9 |
| 10 | James Graham | Prop forward | Julian Bousquet | 10 |
| 11 | Ben Currie | Second row | Benjamin Garcia | 11 |
| 12 | Mike McMeeken | Second row | Maxime Herold | 16 |
| 13 | Sean O'Loughlin (c) | Loose forward/Lock forward | Jason Baitieri | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| 14 | Alex Walmsley | Romain Navarrete | 14 | |
| 15 | Thomas Burgess | Thibaut Margalet | 15 | |
| 16 | Scott Taylor | Mickael Rouch | 19 | |
| 17 | George Williams | Nabil Djalout | 20 | |
| Wayne Bennett | Coach | Aurelien Cologni | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Phil Bentham (England) |
| Touch judges | Michael Wise, Chris Kendall |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
England closed out Group A with a 36-6 win over France at Perth, Jermaine McGillvary scoring twice, France's only points coming from Benjamin Garcia's try converted by Lucas Albert.
Previous World Cup meetings
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)