Wales 6–34 Ireland — Group C, 2017 Rugby League World Cup
12 Nov 2017 · Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia · Attendance: 14,744
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
Group C, 2017 Rugby League World Cup: Wales 6–34 Ireland, at Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia on 12 Nov 2017.
Scorers
| Wales | Tries: Morris Goals: Davies (1/1) |
| Ireland | Tries: Roberts (2); Pewhairangi; Philbin; Finn; Kay Goals: Finn (5/6) |
Teams
| Wales | Ireland | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliot Kear | Fullback | Scott Grix | 1 |
| 2 | Rhys Williams | Wing | Shannon McDonnell | 2 |
| 3 | Michael Channing | Centre | Ed Chamberlain | 3 |
| 4 | Ben Morris | Centre | Api Pewhairangi | 4 |
| 5 | Regan Grace | Wing | Liam Kay | 5 |
| 6 | Courtney Davies | Stand off/Five eighth | Joe Keyes | 6 |
| 7 | Josh Ralph | Scrum half/Half back | Liam Finn (c) | 7 |
| 8 | Craig Kopczak (c) | Prop forward | Anthony Mullally | 8 |
| 9 | Steve Parry | Hooker | Mike McIlorum | 9 |
| 10 | Ben Evans | Prop forward | Kyle Amor | 10 |
| 11 | Matty Fozard | Second row | Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook | 11 |
| 12 | Philip Joseph | Second row | Will Hope | 12 |
| 13 | Morgan Knowles | Loose forward/Lock forward | Brad Singleton | 13 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Interchange | Rhodri Lloyd | George King | 14 | |
| Interchange | Joe Burke | Matty Hadden | 15 | |
| Interchange | Gavin Bennion | Joe Philbin | 16 | |
| Interchange | Andrew Gay | Oliver Roberts | 17 | |
| John Kear | Coach | Mark Aston | ||
Match officials
| Referee | Ben Thaler (England) — single-sourced |
| Touch judges | David Munro — single-sourced, Scott Mikalauskas — single-sourced |
| Player of the match | Not confirmed to Tier-1 standard |
Match report
Ireland routed Wales 34-6 at Perth to finish Group C, Oliver Roberts scoring twice as Liam Finn landed 5 of 6 goals. Sources conflict on part of Wales's forward pack between a pre-match named team and the BBC's on-field report; the lineup shown here follows rugbyleagueproject.org.
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)